Qasr al-Yahud: a mission to restore faith – and hope
Source: The Guardian By Rachel Cooke Bravery comes in many guises, but in those whose work demands courage on a near-daily basis, it often takes the form of a certain […]
Trump administration halts study that would use fetal tissue ‘to discover a cure for HIV’
Source: The Washington Post By Amy Goldstein and Lenny Bernstein The Trump administration has shut down at least one government-run study that uses fetal tissue implanted into mice even before federal health […]
Jesuits release of names of 153 accused of abuse, including some with Marquette ties
Source: Journal Sentinal BY Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Catholic Jesuit provinces covering much of the United States on Friday released the names of 153 priests and brothers credibly accused of […]
Hundreds of sex abuse allegations found in fundamental Baptist churches across U.S.
Source: Star Telegram BY SARAH SMITH DEC. 9, 2018 Joy Evans Ryder was 15 years old when she says her church youth director pinned her to his office floor and raped […]
Advisor to Mahmoud Abbas says a husband may beat his wife
Source: BLITZ Robert Spencer How generous, compassionate, and merciful! The Qur’an teaches that men are superior to women and should beat those from whom they “fear disobedience”: “Men have authority […]
Believe It or Not, Pope Gregory XIII Is In the Daily Life of Every Muslim
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In a few weeks, every one at least in the Western world, Muslim or non-Muslim, will be […]
Church of Sweden votes against ban on Islamic call to prayer
Source: Weekly Blitz By Robert Spencer “Imagine how amazing it would be that more people could encounter the love of Allah…” “Imagine how amazing it would be that more people […]
National Geographics Best Photos for 2018
Sarah Leen has a job most people in the world would envy. She looks at photographs for a living. And not just any photographs — National Geographic photographs. As our […]
California teacher faces charges after forcibly cutting a student’s hair while singing anthem
Source: CNN By Kimberly Hutcherson, CNN (CNN)A California high school teacher has lost her job and is facing multiple criminal charges after cellphone video emerged showing her forcibly cutting a […]
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A group of Central American migrants near the El Chaparral crossing in Tijuana climb the fence between Mexico and the U.S. on Nov. 25, a day of turmoil at the […]
UN launches aid delivery from Jordan to 650,000 Syrians
AFP December 09, 2018 Known as Jaber on the Jordanian side and Nassib in Syria, the crossing is a key Middle East trade route Reopening in October after […]
‘Islam is a Mental Illness’
Yes it is. It truly is. So says Pam Geller (notice the quotation marks–I didn’t say that) of Atlas Shrugged and one of the world’s most distinguished forensic psychologists and learned scholars of Islam. Er, not really. The only forensic psychology this woman has ever practiced involves writing her own […]
For China, Islam Is a ‘Mental Illness’ That Needs to Be ‘Cured’
Abdulla goes to bed every night dreading that knock on the door, a knock he has heard in recurrent nightmares and in stories from neighbors. He expects it can come at any moment. He is an ethnic Uighur and has always called Xinjiang his home. His forefathers lived and toiled […]
UK can cancel Brexit by unilaterally revoking Article 50, European Court of Justice rules
The UK has the legal power to stop Brexit by unilaterally revoking Article 50, the EU‘s top court has ruled. The ruling matches legal advice given to the court last week by its advocate general, who said as a sovereign country Britain could reverse its decision even at this late stage. Read more…https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-court-case-ecj-ruling-article-50-theresa-may-deal-uk-european-court-justice-latest-a8675541.html
Neurobiology of Dreams and Revelation
Source: Muslim Sunrise Winter 2018 Volume. Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In, “Ancient Greece and ancient Rome — people did not happen to […]
Video: The Holy Quran and How Gender of Babies is Determined
Suggested reading Cataloging 750 verses of the Holy Quran inspiring believers to study nature A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human Rights Launched Did Eve Come from […]
Joao de Deus: Brazil ‘spiritual healer’ accused of sex abuse
Source: BBC News A dozen women have come forward in Brazil to accuse a prominent self-styled spiritual healer of sexually abusing them at his clinic. Joao Teixeira de Faria – […]
Irish Lawmakers Vote to Allow Abortion, Part of Landmark Liberal Shift
Source: The New York Times By Ed O’Loughlin DUBLIN — Fighting off last-ditch resistance, Irish lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill introducing free and legal abortion to a nation that was […]
L.A. Archdiocese reveals list of 54 clergy accused of abusing children
Source: Los Angeles Times By LAURA NEWBERRY For the first time in a decade, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on Thursday updated its listof clergy accused of molesting children, addressing renewed outcry about how the Catholic Church responds to abuse allegations. “We owe it to the victim-survivors to be fully transparent in […]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro lumps native tribes with women in new ministry
Source: Reuters By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro named a pro-life evangelical pastor on Thursday to head a new ministry of Women, Family and Human […]