Suu Kyi says outside hate narratives driving Myanmar tension
Source: Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A social media account run by the office of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi quotes her as saying that “hate narratives from […]
China: new rules to prevent sex-selective abortions raise fears
Source: The Guardian By Lily Kuo New rules restricting abortions in a Chinese province have prompted concern from citizens and activists over state control of women’s bodies. Jiangxi province issued […]
British milestones in Holy Land set traditional foundation for royal visit
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prince William will become on Monday the first British royal to pay an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, 70 years after British […]
Palestinians and Israelis remember life under British rule
Source: Reuters BY Maayan Lubell, Rinat Harash JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prince William’s tour of Israel and the Palestinian Territories is the first official visit by a member of the royal family, […]
Church of England’s 2010 abuse inquiry was ‘flawed’ and ‘failed’
Source: BBC News By Donna Birrell & Alex Strangwayes-Booth & Steve Swann The Church of England “botched” its investigation into alleged cases of abuse, a report’s author has said. Sir […]
USA: Concluding Dars-ul-Quran & prayers at Masjid Mahmood
“All blessings with Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are by the Khilafate Ahmadiyyat” said Imam Shamshad Report by Muhammad Ahmad, Detriot Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Rochester Hills, Michigan concluded the Holy month of Ramadhan on Thursday, June 14, 2018, with Dars-ul-Quran and silent prayers led at Masjid Mahmood by Imam Shamshad Nasir, […]
Three men indicted for Minnesota mosque bombing
Source: Reuters (Reuters) – Three men from a rural community in Illinois were indicted on Thursday and charged for the 2017 bombing of a mosque outside Minneapolis, U.S. prosecutors said. […]
Faith Leaders Say Sikh Refugees and Others in Oregon Prison Are Being Denied Access to Religious Services
Source: WILLAMETTE WEEK By Frankie Benitez | Religious leaders from the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice today denounced the treatment of the 123 immigrants detained in a federal prison in Sheridan, […]
A battle over ‘Catholic identity’ at Catholic University of America
Source: Religion News Service BY Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) — In February 2012, about a year after John Garvey was named 15th president of the Catholic University of America, Stephen […]
Muted reaction by ‘pro-family’ groups to family separations
Source: Associated Press By DAVID CRARY Even as many religious organizations, from liberal to conservative, denounced the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border, some major […]
Pope, in Geneva, says Christians must work together on peace
Source: Associated Press By JAMEY KEATEN and FRANCES D’EMILIO GENEVA (AP) — Pope Francis journeyed Thursday to the well-heeled city of Geneva to encourage all Christians, despite their differences, to […]
Iran arrests lawyer for criticizing execution
Source: Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian lawyer has been arrested for “spreading lies” after saying on social media that a Sufi executed this week was wrongfully convicted. […]
Saudi Women Drivers Face One Last Roadblock: Saudi Men
Source: Wall Street Journal By Margherita Stancati and Donna Abdulaziz June 21, 2018 5:30 a.m. ET RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—When this kingdom’s ban on women driving ends Sunday, many Saudi women say they still face […]
In Iran, football, religion and politics often overlap
Source: DW When Iran’s football squad beat Morocco 1-0 in their opening Wold Cup match, Iranians broke out in ecstatic jubilation. It was the first time in 20 years that the […]
Baghdad mall sorry for turning away orphans at Eid
Source: BBC News By Lamees Altalebi Image copyrightRUHMAA BENAHMImage captionAfter this group of war orphans were prevented from entering from a luxury mall in Baghdad, the centre offered to pay […]
Indian official transferred for ‘humiliating’ Hindu-Muslim couple
Source: BBC News A passport official in the northern Indian city of Lucknow has been transferred after a couple complained that he harassed them because they were not from the […]
Egypt fights Islamic extremism by allowing women leaders at mosques
Source: Religion News Service By Jacob Wirtschafter and Amr El Tohamy CAIRO (RNS) – Four years ago, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi called on state-supported Muslim clerics “to improve the image of […]
Scientists Are Using a New Weapon to Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria—Viruses
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN June 21, 2018 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. A new medical research center in San Diego is embracing an innovative way to treat antibiotic resistant […]
The Best Nonfiction Books of 2018 So Far
Source: Time By TIME STAFF June 11, 2018 Many of our favorite nonfiction books of the year so far have unique perspectives on current political debates. Francisco Cantu sheds new light on […]
Thomas Jefferson and Islam as an American Religion
Source: Wisconsin Islam Journal By Denise A. Spellberg, who is an American scholar of Islamic history. She is an associate professor of history and Middle Eastern Studies at the […]