No, American Religious Liberty Is Not in Peril
Source: Wall Street Journal By Marci Hamilton The First Amendment doesn’t exempt believers from general laws for the public good, especially when their conduct harms others I was clerking for […]
Yes, American Religious Liberty Is in Peril
Source: The Wall Street Journal By David French As the 2020 presidential contest begins, it’s worth reflecting on one of the issues that made Donald Trump president—religious liberty. And it’s worth […]
President Joko Widodo says Islam in Indonesia is ‘tolerant’ as rights groups warn of rising fundamentalism
Source: CNN By Anna Coren, Jane Sit and Helen Regan Jakarta (CNN)In his first international television interview since being re-elected in May, Indonesian President Joko Widodo denied being concerned about the rise of fundamentalism in his […]
More than 60 killed in extremist attack on Nigeria villagers
Source: Associated Press By ISMAIL ALFA ABDULRAHIM MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Boko Haram extremists killed more than 60 people in an attack on villagers leaving a funeral in northeastern […]
Utah has required schools to have ‘In God We Trust’ posted publicly for 17 years
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Courtney Tanner A recent law in South Dakota requiring the phrase “In God We Trust” to be prominently displayed in all public schools was […]
Resistant malaria spreading in South East Asia
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News Malaria parasites resistant to key drugs have spread rapidly in South East Asia, researchers from the UK and […]
Hajj memories: what it’s like as a girl growing up in Makkah
Source: The National By Balquees Basalom As a young child, I had the privilege of living in the holiest and most sacred city in the world for Muslims: Makkah. To […]
Saudi Arabia to allow women to travel without male permission, protection from firing while pregnant
By mark osborn Saudi Arabia is touting new relaxed laws for women — including traveling without consent from their husband or male relative, equal pay to men and the ability to open and run independent businesses — as part of “sweeping legal changes to enhance the role of women in […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at celebrates the 728th Swiss National Day
(Please use google translate to read the German article in your language) Eine grosse Schweizer Fahne und Girlanden mit dem Schweizer Kreuz – die Mahmud-Moschee an der Forchstrasse in Zürich ist bereit für den Schweizer Nationalfeiertag am 1. August. Das freut Leser-Reporter Johny Wüest: «Das ist doch mal eine schöne […]
Iran says new sanctions show US ‘afraid’ of top diplomat Zarif
US says to freeze Zarif’s assets, squeeze his ability to function as globe-trotting diplomat By AFP – Aug 01,2019 – JORDAN TIMES TEHRAN — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday […]
How genetics is settling the Aryan migration debate
Tony Joseph June 16, 2017 New DNA evidence is solving the most fought-over question in Indian history. And you will be surprised at how sure-footed the answer is, writes […]
More Presidential Candidates Are Visiting Mosques Than Ever Before
Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz, who is a reporter at HuffPost based in NYC where she focuses on Islamophobia and social justices issues within the Muslim community. Prior to […]
Have archaeologists found the church of the apostles of Jesus
Archaeologists have searched for the Church of the Apostles for years. They say they’ve found it near the Sea of Galilee By Doug Criss (CNN) — An ancient church long-rumored […]
BBC Videos: Does Heaven Exist?
Suggested Reading Afterlife A Dream-State or A Virtual Reality? Stephen Hawking: ‘There is no heaven; it’s a fairy story!’ Surah Al Waqi’ah (The Event or the Resurrection) Video: Does Heaven Exist? https://t.co/M5QwG0DDGr pic.twitter.com/T0u71xJmT8 […]
King asserts Jordan’s stance on Palestine at talks with Kushner
Senior adviser to US president visiting Kingdom as part of regional tour By JT – Aug 01,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, on Wednesday at Al Husseiniya […]
Special Report: How Sisi’s Egypt hands out justice
Jul 31, 2019 – 11:27 By Reuters staff KAFR AL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Security forces detained Lotfy Ibrahim, a young construction worker, as he left a mosque near his home on the Nile Delta in the spring of 2015. When his family finally saw him again nearly three months later, […]
Lies and buffoonery: How Boris Johnson’s fantasy world casts dark shadows in the Middle East
Arab dictators have much in common with the British prime minister. They too know how to deal with ‘doomsters and gloomsters’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices I’ve worked out […]
Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism
Source: New York Times The nation’s ideals are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them. Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target […]
Dutch ‘burqa ban’ rendered largely unworkable on first day
Police and transport companies have signalled unwillingness to enforce face covering ban Daniel Boffey in Brussels Thu 1 Aug 2019 The Netherlands’ so-called burqa ban has been rendered largely unworkable on its first day in law after both the police and Dutch transport companies signalled an unwillingness to enforce it. […]
Khadijah Mellah becomes first UK jockey to wear hijab – and wins race
18-year-old from Peckham earns fairytale win Mellah sat on a racehorse for first time in April Greg Wood at Goodwood @Greg_Wood_ Thu 1 Aug 2019 Play Video At 1.10pm on Thursday, Khadijah Mellah, an 18-year-old from Peckham, became the first jockey to ride in a race in Britain wearing […]