Source: Associated Press By ILAN BEN ZION JERUSALEM (AP) — Rabbi Chuck Davidson is a criminal in the eyes of Israeli law. However, he wouldn’t be put behind bars for his crime in most countries. His offense: conducting rogue weddings in defiance of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate. Even though Davidson belongs […]
Source: The Atlantic Those who went into exile have creatively adapted their rituals. Those who stayed have been just as innovative. Yezidis light candles and paraffin torches during a ceremony […]
Source: The New York Times By KAI SCHULTZ and SUHASINI RAJ A Christmas display at a New Delhi mall. Though Christians are a small minority in India, celebrating the holiday appeals to many […]
Source: Associated Press By TERRY SPENCER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s office said Friday that it is investigating the videotaped beating of a Muslim teenager by three […]
Source: Associated Press By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and MARTHA BELLISLE HONOLULU (AP) — A federal appeals court panel ruled Friday that President Donald Trump once again exceeded the scope of […]
Source: The Guardian Justin Welby also used his Christmas Day sermon to draw similarities between Nativity and refugee crisis The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, during the Christmas Day service […]
Source: CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN)More pregnant women seem to be using pot — sometimes to ease the nausea of morning sickness or heightened anxiety — and a new study […]
Source: CNN By Ben Wedeman, CNN Senior International Correspondent (CNN)Men in combat fatigues posed for pictures on the border between Syria and Iraq, as they waved national and paramilitary flags. To […]
Source: BBC News By Nick Higham Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Christmas is meant to be a jolly time, the season of good will to all men. But Charles Dickens’s Scrooge wasn’t […]
Source: BBC News An international chess tournament is starting in Saudi Arabia amid controversy after Israeli players were denied visas. A Saudi official said visas could not be granted because […]
Source: BBC News By Sally Abrahams BBC News Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionRestless legs at night can be very disruptive and unpleasant For years, Mary Rose struggled to get off to […]
Source: BBC News A “smart” Brexit deal could serve as a model for the EU’s future relations with other non-EU states, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel says. Turkey and Ukraine […]
Source: BBC News Tunisia has banned Emirates airline from landing in the capital Tunis after a number of Tunisian women were prevented from boarding its flights. The move comes amid […]
Source: CNN By Serenitie Wang, Matt Rivers and Shunhe Wang, CNN Beijing (CNN)With his black, brown and white fur, Longlong looks like most beagles. But the puppy has been sick with a blood-clotting […]
By Chris Perez December 25, 2017 Modal Trigg UN Ambassador Nikki Haley announced Sunday that the United States negotiated a $285 million cut in the United Nations’ “bloated” budget for next […]
Suggested Reading: Merry Christmas to the 300 million Orthodox Christian brothers and sisters; celebrating on Jan 7 Source: Newsweek By Cristina Maza, who is an award-winning journalist who has reported from countries […]
Epigraph: Do they seek a religion (morality) other than Allah’s, while to Him submits whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they […]
Source: BBC News Media caption: Pope Francis urged people to “see Jesus” in the oppressed Pope Francis has used his traditional Christmas Day message to call for “peace for Jerusalem” and […]
Source: MSN BY Megan Riedlinger Jack Nicholson happens to be the most-nominated man in Academy Awards history, with 12 nods and three wins under his belt. But in 1998, Jack set […]
Merry Christmas to All Our Christian Readers and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You The Muslim Times is promoting universal brotherhood and sisterhood in a world, which is divided […]