What is the Shia-Sunni divide?
By Ken Chitwood | June 8, 2017 A boy is evacuated during an attack on the Iranian parliament in central Tehran, Iran, on June 7, 2017. Photo by Omid Vahabzadeh/TIMA via Reuters (The […]
New York Times Responds To Backlash From Mormons Over Late Leader’s Obit
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg GEORGE FREY/GETTY IMAGES Thomas Monson, the late president of the Mormon church, died at the age of 90 on Jan. 2. More than 160,000 people have signed a petition urging The New York Times to rewrite its obituary for Mormon leader Thomas Monson, who died […]
God’s Existence and Natural Disasters
Source: The longest serving Muslim publication of North America: Muslim Sunrise Winter 2017 volume November, 2017 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Hurricane season […]
Muslims May Become America’s Second-Largest Religious Group By 2040, Pew Report
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla MUSLIM GIRL VIA GETTY IMAGES The Pew Research Center estimates that Muslims make up about 1.1 percent of Americans. America’s Muslim population is growing […]
Germany worried about ‘imported anti-Semitism’ after immigrant protests
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan (RNS) — Germany is rethinking its approach to combating anti-Semitism after a protest against President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital turned the […]
Pakistan’s Transgender Women, Long Marginalized, Mobilize For Rights
Source: NPR BY DIAA HADID In a Muslim shrine in Lahore’s ancient quarter, men and women pray around the tomb of a local saint. They hurl garlands and flower petals toward […]
Tunisia arrests 237 in clashes with protests as Jewish school gets attacked
Source: Reuters By Tarek Amara, Ulf Laessing TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police arrested 237 people, including two Islamists, for attacking police stations and government buildings and for vandalism in anti-government protests, […]
Oprah: Prophet, Priestess … Queen?
Source: The New York Times In the fall of 2014, Oprah Winfrey ran a “transformative two-day live event,” a traveling roadshow that was held in eight cities around the country. For this […]
Oprah Winfrey and Donald Trump Promote the Same Populist Theology
Source: Time By ELIZABETH DIAS January 9, 2018 Oprah Winfrey’s public image could not be more different from Donald Trump’s. While the longtime talk show host is famous for getting her […]
How US mosques are dealing with Muslims’ mental health issues
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — They meet in a conference room on the second floor of the Islamic Association of Raleigh, a therapist and a member […]
An American Muslim Preacher Faces His Own Mortality
Source: NPR BY LEILA FADEL On a recent night in Chicago, a Muslim preacher sits on the floor in the center of an ethnically mixed and mostly young group of men […]
Mohammed bin Salman’s Next Saudi Challenge: Curtailing Ultraconservative Islam
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Margherita Stancati Updated Jan. 10, 2018 7:16 a.m. ET ABHA, Saudi Arabia—Arwa Alneami wanted to be an artist ever since she was a child. […]
Exiled Iranian royal sees chance to end the Islamic Republic
Source: Associated Press By BRADLEY KLAPPER WASHINGTON (AP) — Reza Pahlavi concentrates intently on the little cellphone in his hand, scrolling through clips of chanting Iranians and explaining why the […]
Joe Arpaio, the Controversial Sheriff President Trump Pardoned, Is Running for Senate
Source: Time (PHOENIX) — Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has announced he plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Jeff Flake. The 85-year-old Arpaio is a […]
Noose law conviction challenged in Virginia Supreme Court
Source: Richmond Times By FRANK GREEN Richmond Times-Dispatch Jack Eugene Turner (left) and lawyer C. Holland Perdue III argue that Turner’s conviction for displaying a noose to intimidate others should […]
Iran Bans English in Primary Schools to Block ‘Cultural Invasion’
Source: The New York Times Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, during a meeting with the Iranian government in Tehran last month.CreditGovernment of Iran DUBAI — Iran has banned the teaching of […]
Egypt’s el-Sissi attends Christmas Mass amid tight security
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — In a show of solidarity with Egypt’s embattled Christians, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi Saturday made a symbolic appearance at an Orthodox Christmas […]
Polygyny : Muslims Scared of His Other Wife
patheos.com: Polygyny (Polygamy) remains a contentious marital option in Muslims cultures globally. There is a spectrum of cultural contextual practices and notions about the institution. Muslims either are staunch proponents, vehement detractors or somewhere in between when it comes to how many women one man marries. More:
Pope Francis Once Again Encourages Mothers To Breastfeed In The Sistine Chapel
Source: NPR BY MAGGIE PENMAN There are many spaces where women are discouraged from breastfeeding in public. Museums, airlines, and even hospitals have come under fire for not giving new moms enough support, or admonishing […]
Pope on Epiphany: Don’t make money, career your whole life
Source: Associated Press By FRANCES D’EMILIO VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday advised against making the pursuit of money, a career or success the basis for one’s whole […]