Reza Aslan’s ‘God: A Human History’
Source: The New York Times By EMMA GREEN A word of advice to the religiously curious: Don’t trust any history of God that has only 171 pages of text. Reza Aslan’s […]
Finsbury Park van attack: why an imam saved a terror suspect
Source: The Guardian BY Burhan Wazir ‘Muslims are portrayed in an unfavourable light in the media’ … Mohammed Mahmoud at his mosque. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian On a humid evening in June, Mohammed Mahmoud, the 31-year-old imam of the Muslim Welfare House in Finsbury Park, north London, finished tarawih, the evening […]
After U.S. veto, U.N. General Assembly to meet on Jerusalem status
Source: Reuters BY Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday at the request of Arab and […]
BBC to increase religious coverage to better represent all faiths
Source: The Guardian BY Nicola Slawson The BBC is set to increase its coverage of religions after a year-long review found that people of all faiths were “often absent, poorly presented or […]
Twitter suspends Britain First leaders
Source: BBC News Twitter has suspended the accounts of two leaders of a British far-right group shortly after revising its rules on hate speech. Paul Golding, Britain First’s leader, and […]
EU laws do not cover Sharia divorce, says ECJ
Source: BBC News A couple in Germany who divorced in a Sharia court in Syria cannot have their divorce validated under EU law, Europe’s top court has ruled. The European […]
The Dutch city that’s more like Dubai
Source: BBC News You should always arrive in Rotterdam by train. That way, as you leave the station, you can turn around, as I did last month, put your bag […]
Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court
Source: BBC News Uber is officially a transport company and not a digital service, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. The ride-hailing firm argued it was an information […]
Is Saudi Arabia being lined up by the US to broker talks between Israel and Palestine for a two-state solution?
Recent events are all feeding into conspiracy stories which say that the Saudis have been in on the Jerusalem plan from day one The writing was on the wall when […]
Organized Religion Recedes As Individual Choices on Rise
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to a recent Pew Research Center polling, the percentage of Protestants Christians, who say they attend church […]
China Just Moved Closer to Becoming the World’s Climate Leader
By JUSTIN WORLAND December 19, 2017 China unveiled plans Tuesday to create the world’s largest carbon market as the country continues to position itself as the world leader in the […]
HHS defends withholding comments critical of abortion, transgender policy
Source: Politico By DAN DIAMOND HHS is defending its decision to withhold more than 10,000 public comments on a proposal that could affect access to abortion and care for transgender patients. […]
Former D.C. area police officer found guilty of trying to back Islamic State
Source: The Washington Post By Rachel Weiner December 18 A former police officer for the D.C. Metro system was found guilty Monday of trying to help the Islamic State, making him the […]
‘I am a Roman Catholic priest. And, yes, I am gay!’ says Milwaukee priest in coming out to his parish
Source: Journal Sentinel The Rev. Gregory Greiten told his congregation Sunday, “I am Greg. I am a Roman Catholic priest. And, yes, I am gay!” The priest in the Milwaukee […]
Attorney general blasts First Church of Cannabis for RFRA claim
Source: IndyStar BY Fatima Hussein, fatima.hussein@indystar.comPublished 3:30 p.m. ET Dec. 18, 2017 Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill says it’s time for a state court to rule against the First Church of […]
Mom sues school district alleging promotion of Christianity
Source: USA Today SHREVEPORT, La. — A mom sued her daughter’s school district Monday, alleging pervasive promotion of Christianity. The lawsuit details more than 30 specific incidents of allegedly unconstitutional use of religion […]
The Italian church is dissolving its links to the mob
Source: The Economist The mutual tolerance of the 1970s and 1980s is at an end by S.D’I. and ERASMUS | ZAFFERANA, SICILY TO ALL appearances, this was a final disentangling of […]
This Is What Happens When A Mosque Becomes A Homeless Shelter
Source: BuzzFeed News By Aisha Gani BuzzFeed News Reporter “I slept in Victoria coach station because I was scared to sleep on the street. I pretended to go somewhere. I […]
Reciprocal rage: why Islamist extremists and the far right need each other
Source: Vox News How two complementary extremisms are defining global politics. By Sean Illing@seanillingsean.illing@vox.com Dec 19, 2017, 8:50am EST Javier Zarracina/Vox Global politics in the early 21st century is being defined by […]
5 facts about Christmas in America
Source: Pew Research Center BY MICHAEL LIPKA AND DAVID MASCI Wherever Americans stand on holiday-time debates on issues ranging from what’s depicted on Starbucks cups to public displays of religious symbols, it’s hard to disagree that Christmas […]