Open Day at the mosque: ‘Everyone must contribute’
Source: DW “If not now, then when?” thought Dana and Julia. The two young women have travelled from their hometown of Olpe to the Central Mosque in Cologne, not despite […]
Turkish Cypriots fear being part of Erdoğan’s ‘pious generation’
Source: Politico By ZIA WEISE NICOSIA — On the northern edge of Europe’s last divided capital, signs of Turkey’s growing influence are hard to miss. A brand-new mosque, sponsored by […]
Birds Drunk on Fermented Berries Causing Havoc in Minnesota, Police Say Birds Will ‘Sober Up’
Source: People By Kelli Bender Drunk and disorderly conduct is coming from the sky in Gilbert, Minnesota. According to TwinCities.com, numerous birds have started to act erratically in the Midwest […]
Muslim women in Britian undergo training to lead in mosques
Muslim Council of Britain to train women to run mosques Source: The Guardian Britain’s leading Muslim organisation has launched a scheme to train women for leadership positions in mosques and […]
Tory London mayoral pick under fire for remarks about Muslims and Hindus
Source: The Guardian By Dan Sabbagh Accommodating Muslims and Hindus “robs Britain of its community” and risks turning the country into a “crime-riddled cesspool” as a result, the Conservative candidate for […]
Greek theologians seek school book boycott
Source: Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An association of theologians in Greece is urging school teachers not to use new books in religious studies classes, arguing that too much emphasis is placed on other faiths in the predominantly Orthodox Christian country. The association’s chairman, Iraklis Rerakis, on Wednesday said […]
Iraq’s New Leaders Seen as Technocrats, in a Break From Sectarian Politics
Source: The New York Times By Ben Hubbard and Falih Hassan BEIRUT, Lebanon — For nearly five months, Iraqi politicians have wrangled over the shape of their new government. The bloc led […]
How should we judge people for their past moral failings?
Source: The Conversation The recent allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have further divided the nation. Among the questions the case raises are some important ethical ones. Not […]
To overcome patriarchy, men first have to see it in themselves
Source: Religion News Service By Simran Jeet Singh (RNS) — I wish I had grown up with sisters. Maybe then I wouldn’t have felt so blindsided by the conversations about […]
Michigan AG seizes Catholic dioceses’ records in sex abuse investigation
Source: CNN By Steve Almasy and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN)Michigan authorities have seized records from every Catholic diocese in the state as part of an investigation into possible sexual abuse […]
After months of deadlock, Iraqis name new president and prime minister
Source: The Washington Post By Mustafa Salim and Tamer El-Ghobashy BAGHDAD — Iraqis named a president and a prime minister designate Tuesday, capping five months of halting negotiations that played out amid widening […]
Chilean president to meet Pope amid Catholic Church abuse crisis
Source: Reuters By Aislinn Laing, Natalia A. Ramos Miranda (Reuters) – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera will meet Pope Francis in Rome later this month during a tour of Europe, as the […]
India to begin deportations of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar
Source: Associated Press By WASBIR HUSSAIN GAUHATI, India (AP) — India plans to send seven Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar in the first deportation of members of the Myanmar minority […]
Pope opens youth meeting as sex abuse survivors stage sit-in
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged Catholic bishops to dream of a future free of the mistakes of the past as he opened […]
The Vatican worries the church is losing the young — and abuse is just one factor
Source: The Washington Post By Chico Harlan VATICAN CITY — By age 9 or 10, she had her first doubts about the faith, and not long after, she felt confident telling her […]
CBS Video: The Duality of President Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is remembered as a progressive man who wrote the Declaration of Independence and called slavery an abomination, yet he was also a slaveholder himself who fathered several children […]
Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali’s ancestry traced back to heroic slave Archer Alexander
DNA evidence links Muhammad Ali to heroic slave, family says Source: The Washington Post By Ben Strauss When Cassius Clay joined the Nation of Islam in 1964 and changed his […]
China mounts publicity campaign to counter criticism on Xinjiang
Source: Reuters By Ben Blanchard, Tom Miles BEIJING/GENEVA (Reuters) – China is mounting an increasingly sophisticated counterattack to criticism of its policies in the restive, heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang, courting […]
China: ‘Arabic-sounding’ river renamed to curb Islamic influence
Source: Aljazeera In yet another move aimed at reducing Islamic influence in China, authorities there have renamed a river because it had an “Arabic-sounding name”. The name of the river “Aiyi” […]
French police raid Shi’ite Muslim club in counter-terrorism swoop
Source: Reuters LILLE, France/PARIS (Reuters) – French police raided a Shi’ite Muslim faith center and arrested three of its leaders for illegal weapons possession in pre-dawn swoops on Tuesday that […]