Syphilis and gonorrhoea up by one-fifth
Source: BBC News England has continued to see a rise in cases of syphilis and gonorrhoea over the past year. New data shows a 20% increase in cases of syphilis and […]
Urdu Video: Hijab or Purdah In Modern Days — Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra) Speech of Lajna 29th July, 1995; discussing about the Hijab or Pardah in this Speech. Suggested reading Hijab: Quran is to be Understood in the […]
‘He’s Catholic, I’m atheist. How do we raise our kids?’
Source: Sydney Morning Herald By Georgina Fuller As I sat in church looking at my eldest son Charlie standing before the gold altar, clutching a candle at his Holy Communion, I […]
What rules apply to migrants rescued at sea?
AFP news@thelocal.it @thelocalitaly 11 June 2018 Photo: Karpov/SOS Mediterranee/AFP In the standoff between Italy and Malta over a migrant ship stranded in the Mediterranean, both have insisted on their right […]
Taking the US commission on international religious freedom from bad to worse
May 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby The GOP’s appointment of prominent purveyors of anti-Muslim hatred to positions on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is […]
Denmark swings right on immigration – and Muslims feel besieged
Source: The Guardian By Richard Orange, Holbaek “It’s a lovely place,” says Jens Kramer, as he gazes across the harbour from his seat outside the wooden shed that serves as Holbæk’s […]
Christians want marriages recognized in Morocco
Source: Reuters By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) – Christian convert Loubna and her husband Kamal marry in a small ceremony in a meeting room of a human rights group in […]
Cardinal to African faith leaders: Negotiate peace with terrorists
Source: Religion News Service BY Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – As violence-torn Africa grows weary of solutions that haven’t worked, Nigerian Cardinal John Onaiyekan is proposing a controversial alternative: Negotiate with […]
Sikh soldier becomes first to wear turban for trooping the colour
Source: The Guardian Guardsman Charanpreet Singh Lall, 22, makes history during Queen’s birthday parade BY Nadia Khomami A Coldstream Guards soldier has become the first person to wear a turban […]
Afghan Taliban raise hopes with surprise Eid ceasefire
Source: Reuters KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Muslim Eid holiday in the middle of June, their first offer of its […]
Vatican open to official role for women and married men in Amazon
Source: CNN By Delia Gallagher and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Rome (CNN) The Vatican says it is open to discussing the ordination of married men and an official role for women, to address […]
Marine Corps’ Top General Joins Ramadan Meal
June 8, 20184:46 PM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Quil Lawrence Gen. Robert Neller, front row fourth from left, at Bait-us-Samad (House of the Eternal) mosque outside Baltimore, […]
Pope warns energy bosses of global destruction without fuel shift
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis warned that climate change risked destroying humanity on Saturday and called on energy leaders to help the world to […]
Vatican ex-diplomat on trial for ‘child sex abuse images’
Source: BBC News A senior Vatican official who served as a diplomat to the US will face charges of possessing images that show child sex abuse, the Holy See said. […]
Pope begins purge in Chilean church over sex abuse scandal
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis began purging Chile’s Catholic hierarchy on Monday over an avalanche of sex abuse and cover-up cases, starting with accepting the resignations of the bishop at the center of the scandal and two others. More heads were expected to […]
Americans are depressed and suicidal because something is wrong with our culture
Epigraph: It is only in the remembrance of God that the hearts can find comfort. (Al Quran 13:28/29) Source: USA Today By Kirsten Powers, Opinion columnist In September of 2004, […]
Rising Suicide Rates Point to a Crisis in Meaning
Epigraph: It is only in the remembrance of God that the hearts can find comfort. (Al Quran 13:28/29) Source: Psychology Today By Diane Dreher Ph.D. Your Personal Renaissance Where can […]
This Is When You Should Start Collecting Social Security, According to Experts
Source: Time By ELIZABETH O’BRIEN May 17, 2018 It’s one of the most popular questions in retirement planning: When should I claim Social Security? You might as well be asking, how […]
Trump says he may pardon Muhammad Ali — a move the late boxer’s attorney calls unnecessary
Source: The Washington Post By John Wagner Continuing to draw on his clemency powers, President Trump said Friday that he may soon pardon Muhammad Ali — a sentiment that a lawyer […]
PBS Documentary: Islam: Empire of Faith
The Making of Islam: Empire of Faith By Robert Gardner, Producer The production of Islam: Empire of Faith was a big challenge from the beginning, simply because it covered more […]