Asia Bibi, and the dangers of being Christian in Pakistan
Asia Bibi, and the dangers of being Christian in Pakistan https://t.co/I4NPXr0wV9 — CNN Religion (@CNNbelief) November 12, 2018
Trump Says Extraditing Turkish Cleric Fethullah Gulen Is ‘Not Under Consideration’
Source: NPR BY SASHA INGBER President Trump shot down reports on Saturday that his administration was considering extraditing a Pennsylvania-based foe of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in order to […]
The Greek Orthodox Church faces a battle over secularisation
Source: The Economist Archbishop Ieronymos is struggling to sell a deal to his bishops THERESA MAY is not the only public figure in Europe who is making a rearguard defence […]
From slavery to possible sainthood: The story of America’s first black Catholic priest
Source: The Washington Post Augustus Tolton’s miraculous journey has inspired a canonization effort and a one-man play By DeNeen L. Brown The story of America’s first black Catholic priest begins with […]
Why artificial intelligence is shaping our world
Source: BBC News We stand on the edge of a crucial moment in the history of our species – a time when a creation of our own inventiveness has the […]
Younger adults in Western Europe are more socially, politically progressive than older age groups
Source: Pew Research Center BY LAURA SILVER AND COURTNEY JOHNSON People line up to vote at Els Llorers school in Barcelona, Spain, on Oct. 1, 2017. (Nicolas Carvalho Ochoa/Picture Alliance via Getty Images). […]
Despite Rising Economic Confidence, Japanese See Best Days Behind Them and Say Children Face a Bleak Future
Source: Pew Research Center BY BRUCE STOKES AND KAT DEVLIN (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images) Japanese feel better about their economy than at any time in nearly two decades. But the overall mood in Japan […]
Season 2 of Re-Sight Islam!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 20th, we are launching Season 2 of Re-Sight Islam! 1) Because of your support (we had close to 20,000 downloads), Season 1 was a wild success and we were consistently ranked as the #1 Podcast on Islam by iTunes. We have a ton of great ideas and compelling […]
The Smile of God by Joel Osteen
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism and success. […]
Belize’s thriving Afro-Caribbean community
When West Africans on their way to the New World’s slave markets escaped in 1635, they intermarried with Caribbean islanders to create a new and distinct culture. 19 […]
Taliban say no pact struck with U.S. over deadline to end Afghan war
Reuters International This content was published on November 19, 2018 10 By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Jibran Ahmed KABUL (Reuters) – A three-day meeting between the Taliban and the […]
No justice Del Ponte criticises UN, Swiss attorney general
November 18, 2018 Swiss prosecutor Carla del Ponte gave a scathing critique of the United Nations in an interview published on Sunday. She also took aim at Switzerland’s attorney […]
From economic crisis to World War III
Nov 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – QIAN LIU BEIJING — The next economic crisis is closer than you think. But what you should really worry about is what comes after: […]
Muslim Congresswoman-Elect Ilhan Omar Began Victory Speech With Islamic Blessing
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla lhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women elected to U.S. Congress, began her acceptance speech Tuesday night in Minnesota with a universal Islamic […]
Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ Is a Book America Needs, From a Woman It Does Not Yet Deserve
Source: Time By ANGIE THOMAS Angie Thomas is the author of the award-winning young adult novel, The Hate U Give. Her next book, On the Come Up, will be published in February 2019. […]
Our First World War centenary commemorations ignored something crucial – it hasn’t quite passed yet in East Africa
The Independent Voices and more: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/armistice-centenary-first-world-war-britain-east-africa-germany-a8639766.html With the passing of the centenary of the end of the First World War, I am sure that many will have moved their […]
Macron’s vision for French Islam may present him with his biggest challenge yet
Reported plans to provide state funding for places of worship mark a radical and contentious departure from secular republican principles By Colin Randall, who is a former executive editor of The […]
‘The mission’: Riyadh’s version of Khashoggi murder
By AFP – Nov 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES http://jordantimes.com/news/region/‘-mission’-riyadhs-version-khashoggi-murder Riyadh — Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor on Thursday released its account of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s […]
Merkel protege eyes female quota for lawmakers, takes aim at dual citizenship
Reuters International This content was published on November 17, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Christian Democratic Union (CDU) candidate Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer speaks at a regional conference in Luebeck, Germany, November 15, […]
Early Benchmarks Show ‘Post-Millennials’ on Track to Be Most Diverse, Best-Educated Generation Yet
Source: Pew Research Center BY RICHARD FRY AND KIM PARKER (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) As a new generation of Americans begins to take shape and move toward adulthood, there is […]