Will Young Evangelicals Come Back to Church?
Source: Religion And Politics By Myriam Renaud Beth Seversen rarely saw young adults at the evangelical church in Kansas where she served as an associate pastor until 12 years ago. But […]
Moroccan women press to legalize abortion amid pending bill
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — It was a small demonstration on a big topic for some Moroccan women trying to make some abortions legal. Two dozen activists gathered in […]
Lebanese town bans Muslims from buying, renting property
Source: Associated Press By BASSEM MROUE BEIRUT (AP) — Mohammed Awwad and his fiancee, both Muslims, recently found an affordable apartment for rent online in a town in Lebanon, southeast […]
Pakistan plays down accusations of Christian persecution
Source: The Guardian By Daniel Boffey in Brussels Pakistan’s foreign minister has sought to dismiss accusations of Christian persecution, claiming there were “individual incidents” comparable to knife crime in the UK. Shah […]
India rejects U.S. report on attacks on minority Muslims
Source: Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Sunday rejected a U.S. State Department’s annual report on religious freedom that raised questions about the government’s inability to curb violent attacks […]
Appeal court overturns forced abortion ruling
Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent A court ruling that a woman with learning disabilities must have an abortion against her wishes has been overturned on appeal. The decision came […]
Ethiopia mosque ban: ‘Our sacred city of Aksum must be protected’
Source: BBC News By Hana Zeratsyon For Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians, the ancient city of Aksum is a sacred place, home to the Biblical Queen of Sheba and Ark of the […]
Muslim women defy ban to swim in burkinis at French pool
Source: BBC News Muslim women in France are disobeying the rules at a local swimming pool by wearing burkinis. In a protest inspired by US civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, […]
The Supreme Court’s ‘Peace Cross’ case demonstrates the fine art of pretending religious symbols aren’t religious
Source: The Washington Post By Steven Waldman The Supreme Court Thursday ruled that a large cross erected as a memorial to the dead may continue to stand on public land in Maryland […]
Controversial telescope to be built on sacred Hawaiian peak
Source: Associated Press By CALEB JONES HONOLULU (AP) — After years of protests and legal battles, officials have announced that a massive telescope which will allow scientists to peer into […]
Bible underscores Lincoln’s belief he was to end slavery
Source: Associated Press By JOHN O’CONNOR SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Bible given to Abraham Lincoln in the final months of the Civil War ties together the 16th president’s budding […]
India uses yoga diplomacy to assert rising global influence
Source: Associated Press By EMILY SCHMALL NEW DELHI (AP) — If China has panda diplomacy, India has yoga. Prime Minister Narendra Modi successfully lobbied the United Nations to designate June […]
As the wildfire of hate speech spreads, fighting it must be a job for everybody
Source: Guardian Addressing hate speech does not mean limiting freedom of speech. To prevent it from escalating, we need to treat it as we treat every malicious act Around the […]
Forty Hadiths or Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad about Compassionate Living
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The world appears to be a more dangerous place since September 11, 2001, more so than any time that I […]
First public inquiry into Islamophobia launched in Scotland
Researchers hope new inquiry will help identify steps that can be taken to tackle anti-Muslim bigotry Holyrood’s Cross-Party Group on Tackling Islamophobia and researchers at Newcastle University will cooperate on […]
Canada has a discrimination problem when it comes to hiring — here’s why
Source The Global News By Meghan Collie A new study has found that visible minorities in Canada are slightly more likely than those in the United States to face discrimination […]
Was Abraham Lincoln an Atheist?
As a young man, Lincoln openly admitted to his lack of faith. As a politician, he spoke about God but refused to say he was a Christian. By Becky Little Every U.S. president has been a member of a church, except for one: Abraham Lincoln. Famously opaque on the […]
The Best Documentation of Muslim Heritage: Science and Islam, Jim Al-Khalili’s – BBC Documentary
Science and Islam is a three-part BBC documentary about the history of science in medieval Islamic civilization presented by Jim Al-Khalili. The series is accompanied by the book Science and […]
The real story of the last days of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
August 27, 2018 Ismail Akwei | Head of Content Ismail Akwei is an international journalist, communications and media consultant, editor, writer, human rights advocate, pan-Africanist, tech enthusiast, history fanatic and […]
Muslim women defy ban to swim in burkinis at French pool
Source: BBC Muslim women in France are disobeying the rules at a local swimming pool by wearing burkinis. In a protest inspired by US civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, they bathed in suits covering their entire bodies – apart from the face, hands and feet – in the city of […]