A vision for Australia beyond its borders
Posted by Senator Mehreen Faruqi Dr Mehreen Faruqui, the newly elected Greens Senator in the Australian Federal Parliament reflects on her maiden speech given on Tuesday 21 August 2018 as […]
Why we should all love the vulture
Source: BBC News By Matilda Battersby Have a bone to pick with the scraggy vulture? Just remember they’re vital as nature’s waste disposers – which is why their decline is […]
Trump Is in Trouble. Here’s How Much Worse It Can Get
Source: Time By Brian Bennett Michael Cohen once believed he would lead Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. When that didn’t come to pass, he told friends he might be White House […]
Alcohol Causing 2.8 Million Deaths a Year
No amount of alcohol is good for your overall health, global study says Source: CNN By Sandee LaMotte (CNN) If you’re one of the third of all humankind who drinks […]
U.N. warns of ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya children
Source: Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations warned on Thursday of what it described as a lost generation of Muslim Rohingya children, with half a million in refugee camps […]
Indonesia:Earthquake survivors celebrate Eid in makeshift camps
Rattled quake survivors mark Muslim festival on Indonesian island Source: Reuters KEKAIT, Indonesia (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors on the Indonesian island of Lombok celebrated the Muslim […]
Police probe sexual misconduct claims against Chinese monk
Source: Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police have opened an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against one of the country’s best-known Buddhist monks whose case has highlighted the growth […]
Mass protest against Pope Francis; Say Nope to the Pope
Say Nope to the Pope: Irish snap up tickets to see pontiff – with no plan to go Source: The Guardian In mass protest, demonstrators against Catholic church apply for […]
Deal to sell non-stun-slaughtered lambs to Saudis condemned
Source: The Guardian Fears UK export deal signals it will become normal to lower standards to secure trade deals BY David Batty The deal is estimated by the government to […]
Ahmadi Muslims risk arrest to perform the Hajj pilgrimage
Source: BBC News The Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, that all adult Muslims are expected to complete at least once in their lives. Ahmadi Muslims are not […]
Girls ‘assert independence’ at Ethiopia Virgin Mary festival
Source: BBC News By Girmay Gebru The heavy rains in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have not deterred thousands of girls from taking part in the annual Ashenda festival, which celebrates the […]
It is impossible for all the Muslim population to perform Hajj in their lifetime
To Get All the World’s Muslims toHajj, It Would Take at Least 581 Years Source: New York Times At least 1.7 million foreign pilgrims are in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, this week for the hajj, […]
Women as priests? Some say it’s time but admit it’s unlikely
Source: Associated Press By DAVID CRARY NEW YORK (AP) — Advocates of ordaining women as Roman Catholic priests cite the church’s unfolding sex abuse scandals as powerful arguments for their […]
The world’s most committed Christians live in Africa, Latin America – and the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY JOEY MARSHALL An Ethiopian Orthodox priest celebrates Epiphany. Levels of religious commitment are particularly high among Christians in sub-Saharan African countries like Ethiopia. (Eric Lafforgue/Art in […]
Number of Christians across the Middle East are declining
‘There Are No Girls Left’: Syria’s Christian Villages Hollowed Out by ISIS Source: New York Times By Ben Hubbard TEL TAL, Syria — The memories of the retired oilman dot […]
Book Review: The Prophet of Love: A Catholic’s Note on Prophet Muhammad
The final art cover of my book “The Prophet of Love: A Catholic’s Note on Prophet Muhammad.” Published by @NouraPublishing in Jakarta, Indonesia. Translated into Indonesian. Forthcoming! pic.twitter.com/UwryPSUirY — Dr. […]
PM Justin Trudeau’s Video Eid Message
Eid Mubarak! Sophie and I send our best wishes to Muslims in Canada and around the world as they celebrate Eid al-Adha. https://t.co/dUh9FyQYKf pic.twitter.com/nQa5WdhQ15 — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 21, […]
‘Bigotry has no place in our party.’ Republicans disgusted by Tarrant Muslim controversy
State Politics By Anna M. Tinsley atinsley@star-telegram.com August 22, 2018 Disgusted. Embarrassed. Disappointed. These were among the words many used to describe their reaction this week to an effort by some Republicans to take “our party back” and remove a top Tarrant County Republican official because he’s Muslim. “Why I […]
Do religious scriptures bring harmony or evoke conflict?
State Department and the initiative of your favorite Organization The Center for Pluralism is pleased to present a symposium as a side event in conjunction with the Department of States’ […]
A year after the assault on the Rohingya, Myanmar’s generals are unapologetic
Source: The Washington Post By Shibani Mahtani SINGAPORE — A year ago, the Myanmar military embarked on a sweeping crackdown in restive Rakhine state — driving out almost a million Rohingya to […]