Christine Blasey Ford: Kavanaugh accuser ‘faces death threats’
Source: BBC News The woman who accuses US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of attempting to rape her will not testify to the Senate next week, her lawyer says. Christine […]
A former sex-crimes prosecutor analyzed Ford’s allegations against Kavanaugh. Here’s her take.
Source: The Washington Post By Deanna Paul September 18 Soon after Christine Blasey Ford was revealed as the author of a letter alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh had […]
A Blessed Yom Kippur to All Our Jewish Readers and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You
An Introduction To Yom Kippur, The Jewish Day Of Atonement Source: Huffington Post By HuffPost Religion Editors Dates, prayers, history and more. Yom Kippur begins on October 11 in 2016. Known as the Jewish […]
China hits back at Trump with tariffs on $60bn of US goods
Source: BBC News China has hit back at President Donald Trump by imposing new trade tariffs on $60bn of American goods. It comes after the US slapped duties on $200bn […]
Senate to Hold Public Hearing for Brett Kavanaugh and Accuser Christine Blasey Ford
Source: Time By ALANA ABRAMSON September 17, 2018 The Senate Judiciary Committee said it would hold a public hearing next week with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, […]
Here’s What a One-Bedroom Apartment Costs in 50 Major Cities
Source: Time By JOEL ANDERSON/GOBANKINGRATES August 27, 2018 It typically costs less to own a home than to rent one in most cities. So if homeownership is out of reach for […]
$1.5M settlement for Muslim workers fired in prayer dispute
Source: Associated Press By JAMES ANDERSON DENVER (AP) — A big U.S. meatpacker has agreed to pay $1.5 million to 138 Somali-American Muslim workers who were fired from their jobs […]
Pressing pope to accept his resignation, Cardinal Wuerl does the right thing
Source: Religion News Service By Thomas Reese (RNS) — Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., has done the right thing. He has asked Pope Francis to accept his resignation, which he […]
Inside a Millennial Women’s Quran Study Group
Source: Time By Lucy Feldman | Photographs by Miranda Barnes for TIME A few minutes past 3 p.m., after Henna Qureshi and Adeela Khan take a moment to pray, they settle on a living room […]
Dr Abdus Salam’s biopic is a happy film… if you don’t have a conscience
Source: Dawn News BY Zainab Imam The documentary took 14 years to make and is sourced using rare interviews and painstakingly obtained archival material Salam, a 75-minute documentary that stays […]
Steve Bannon drafting curriculum for right-wing Catholic institute in Italy
Source: Reuters By Mark Hosenball (Reuters) – Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon is helping to craft the curriculum for a leadership course at a right-wing Roman Catholic institute […]
Muslim Women, Who Are Likely to Make to US Congress
Two Muslim women are headed for Congress Source: Economist IN HIS first presidential campaign, George W. Bush received 42% of the Muslim-American vote, compared with 31% for Al Gore. The […]
Fall of a West Virginia Bishop Widens the Catholic Crisis Over Sex Abuse
Source: The New York Times By Laurie Goodstein The blows seem to land nearly every day: Bishops are accused, investigations are ordered, resignations are demanded, damning documents are leaked. The […]
Woman sues Allentown Diocese over effort to ‘smear’ her over sexual abuse claims
Source: The Morning Call BY Peter Hall Of The Morning Call A woman described as a victim in Pennsylvania’s grand jury report on sexual abuse by clergy has sued the […]
Manafort will cooperate with Mueller as part of guilty plea, prosecutor says
Source: The Washington Post By Spencer S. Hsu and Devlin Barrett President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded guilty Friday to two criminal charges under terms of a plea deal that […]
Cardinal Donald to discuss his resignation with Pope Francis amid increasing pressure
Cardinal Donald Wuerl says he will go to the pope soon to discuss his potential resignation Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer and Michelle Boorstein Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who has faced […]
Pope to meet US bishops Thursday over abuse scandal
SOURCE: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — With the Catholic Church in crisis once again over clerical sex abuse and cover-up, Pope Francis will meet Thursday with […]
Trump considering to sanction Chinese officials because of human rights violations
U.S. weighs sanctions against Chinese officials over Muslim detention camps Source: The New York Times By Edward Wong WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering sanctions against Chinese senior officials and […]
John Bolton threatens ICC with US sanctions
Source: BBC News The US has threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it goes ahead with prosecutions against Americans. The court is currently considering prosecuting US servicemen […]
Film review: Is Fahrenheit 11/9 truly incendiary?
Source: BBC News Fahrenheit 9/11, the 2004 screed against George W Bush, remains the highest-grossing documentary of all time. But many argued that despite its box-office numbers it had little […]