Source: The Independent The exodus of Christians from the Middle East is real and tragic. So are attempts by the Saudis to reheat divisions between Sunnis and Shia. Are we […]
Tea with Simon Critchley: The Separation of Church and State Is Impossible The New Yorker (blog) February 15, 2012: by Rollo Romig “Religion is the basis and Foundation of Government.” That’s […]
Greek Orthodox bishop convicted of hate speech resigns Souce: Associated Press Amvrosios, 81, announced his resignation Sunday at Mass. He has served in the diocese of Kalavryta, in southern Greece, […]
Source: Mirage News Ibadism is a theological sect within Islam that stands alongside the more widely practiced Shi’a and Sunni traditions. But it isn’t nearly as well known in North America – a blind spot a recent conference at the University of Toronto sought to rectify. The conference, titled “Ibadism […]
Source: IQNA A resident in Canterbury, New Zealand’s South Island, felt called to Islam and converted to become Muslim after the Christchurch mosque attacks. “I was always kind of searching […]
Source: Newsweek The tragic attacks earlier this month reminded the nation what many have long known to be true: Most violent domestic terrorism now originates from white supremacists, according to […]
Source: The Atlantic The writer Ben Howe grew up in the world of conservative evangelicalism. When he looks at the religious right now, all he sees is a thirst for […]
Source: USA Today By Stacia Datskovska Church should offer more open-ended resources such as meditation, discussion groups and even nature walks. Let teens come to God in their own way. […]
The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese scientists are at the forefront Source: The Washington Post China’s formidable investment in quantum technology, which could transform information processing and confer big […]
Speech by Dr. John Andrew Morrow Delivered on Saturday August 3, 2019, and Sunday, August 4, 2019, at the Jalsa Salana in the United Kingdom A‘udhu billahi min al-Shaytan al-rajim. […]
Source: The Washington Post By Kapil Komireddi, who is the author of “Malevolent Republic: A Short History of the New India.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the Muslim-majority state as […]
Source: The Times By Bryan Appleyard A leading Muslim scholar’s encyclopaedia of the holy book proves Islam does not condone terrorism, he says To the terrorist’s eye it is there […]
Source: Dunya News More and more women wearing veils can be seen walking through the picturesque streets of old Havana, but these women aren’t tourists from far-flung places, they are […]
An anecdote-filled study of the Islamic world and its global impact told through 15 of its greatest cities. Review by Peter Frankopan Source: The Times I am embarrassed to […]
As a Jewish refugee from Uzbekistan, I know the truth about the history between Jews and Muslims – and I won’t be swung by propaganda Rafael Shimunov The Independent Voices […]
Source: The New York Times By Lisa Abend COPENHAGEN — Because of the summer vacation, the crowd that gathered early Wednesday morning in the lobby of Copenhagen’s central library was […]
Source: Religion News Service By David A. Guba Jr. Last summer in France, dozens of “CBD cafés” suddenly opened across the country. Exploiting a legal loophole originally created for hemp […]
Source: Associated Press By KARIN LAUB and NINIEK KARMINI YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Hundreds of tourists, many of them young Westerners, sat on gray stone steps atop the world’s largest […]
Source: Reuters By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Ali usually marks the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha with his family in the Gaza Strip by sacrificing a sheep, a customary annual […]
Source: Sheikh Saaliq NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s surprise move to carve out sparsely populated Ladakh from the state of Jammu and Kashmir to make it a territory directly controlled […]