The Rise of a Moderate (and Persecuted) Islamic Caliphate
Source: OZY By Sophia Akram The Ahmadiyya movement is growing faster than any other strand of Islam. Half a mile from South London’s busy Morden station is the vast complex […]
Abuse of religion to foster extremism a universal phenomenon
Jul 29,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby When Americans express concern about religious extremism and violence, they almost always are thinking about Islam. The problems posed by the politicisation […]
Opinion Rendition: The Guardian view on rendition and torture: a shame that Britain cannot erase
Editorial Boris Johnson’s decision to discontinue a necessary inquiry is immoral, and against the national interest too Sun 28 Jul 2019 Anew prime minister, from the same party as […]
Ethiopia plants 350m trees in a day to help tackle climate crisis
National ‘green legacy’ initiative aims to reduce environmental degradation Anna Ploszajski Mon 29 Jul 2019 About 350m trees have been planted in a single day in Ethiopia, according to […]
Officials at UN agency for Palestinians face ethical abuse claims
Investigation launched into UNRWA over alleged nepotism and discrimination Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem and agencies, 29.7.2019 Senior figures at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees have been accused […]
Ahmadiyya Mosque in Galway vandalised in early morning attack
Source: The Irish Times Imam of Galway Ahmadiyya Muslim mosque says he was warned of attack 3 months ago By Sorcha Pollak Locks and windows were broken during the attack […]
I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here’s why I left | Megan Phelps-Roper
Suggested reading The Best Ted Talk to understand Democratic & Republican divide in USA Nobel Prize for a noble woman Refuting Islamophobia: Demystifying ‘the Other’ by Harris Zafar PM New Zealand: ‘The believers […]
THE GYPSIES OF KOSOVO
Paul Polansky Writer describes ethnic cleansing in war-torn Kosovo By KRISTIN BUEHNER, Of The Globe-Gazette Kosovo Romas – Life behind bars Roma History and their Caste System THE GYPSIES OF […]
Region hosts largest Muslim Youth Camp in Canada (11 photos)
More than 3,000 youth participated in event in Bradford West Gwillimbury; Credo is: ‘Nations cannot be reformed without the reformation of the youth’ by: Miriam King 1 / 11 Participants […]
Who wants a new war in the Middle East?
Jul 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh While tensions in the region are reaching alarming levels, and the increasing pressure on Iran is having wider impacts, there is […]
Syrian refugees in Beirut and Istanbul detained and deported
Lives put at risk as thousands face forcible return to warzones under air attack Martin Chulov in Beirut, Shawn Carrie and Asmaa Al Omar in Istanbul Mon 29 Jul 2019 […]
We need to talk about the rising wave of anti-Roma attacks in Europe
The intensification of antiziganist sentiment has become a hallmark of authoritarianism, yet it continues to go ignored Andrea Carlo @andcarlom The Roma community is Europe’s largest and most persecuted minority. […]
110-year-old Houston woman credits longevity to faith in God
Source: ABC7 News The year Elizabeth Francis was born, the Oval Office was built, the NAACP was formed, Cadillac joined General Motors and the life expectancy for an American woman […]
Yoga Reconsiders the Role of the Guru in the Age of #MeToo
Source: The New Yorker By Eliza Griswold Last week on Instagram, Sharath Jois, a grandson of Pattabhi Jois, the hugely influential founder of Ashtanga yoga, which has millions of followers worldwide, finally responded to several years’ worth of claims of sexual misconduct against his grandfather, who died in 2009, at the age of […]
It’s time to revive religious civil disobedience
Source: Religion News Service BY John Gehring (RNS) — The Catholic nuns who occupied a revered place of awe and fear in my childhood psyche never talked about the the […]
Overcoming the Mormon legacy on race
Source: The Economist EVEN AS American debates over race and identity turn increasingly toxic, one of the country’s most powerful religious groups and one of its most venerable anti-racist groups […]
Saudi Guardianship Laws Could Be Set to Change. Here’s How Women Are Reacting.
Despite recent reforms, Saudi Arabia’s repressive guardianship laws have remained intact. Credit: Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times By Megan Specia and Hwaida Saad The renewed prospect that Saudi Arabia might lift […]
Xinjiang’s Uighurs didn’t choose to be Muslim, new Chinese report says
Source: CNN By Ben Westcott and Yong Xiong, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) China has delved back centuries in an attempt to justify its controversial policies in the far-western region of Xinjiang, where […]
Polish abuse scandal: Victims take on the Catholic Church
Source: BBC News By Adam EastonBBC News, Warsaw Image captionMonika, now 28, has spoken of years of abuse as a teenager at the hands of priests Marek Mielewczyk was a […]
Search for Missing Teenager in Vatican Cemetery Unearths Thousands of Bones Image
Source: The New York Times Earlier this month, workers opened two tombs on Vatican’s grounds as part of an inquiry into the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, 15.CreditCreditAgence France-Presse — Getty […]