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 […]
Pompeo takes aim at China at religious freedom conference
Source: Associated Press By MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said that China was responsible for the “stain of the century” of human rights […]
Pence calls on Saudi Arabia to release critic of Islam
Source: Reuters BY Lesley Wroughton, David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday called out ally Saudi Arabia for the suppression of religious liberties and urged it to […]
Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy
Source: Reuters BY Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Thursday defended signing a letter along with 36 other countries in support of China’s policies in its western region […]
Quebec judge rejects groups’ attempt to have secularism law suspended
Source: Global News By Annabelle Olivier A judge Thursday rejected an attempt by religious and civil liberties groups to have Quebec’s secularism law suspended. Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Yergeau says […]
Eritrea Orthodox Church ex-leader expelled for ‘heresy’
Source: BBC News In an unprecedented move, Eritrean bishops in the Orthodox church have expelled their former patriarch, Abune Antonios. Antonios, who was the head of the church until 2006, […]
Brave Israeli Jewish journalist Gideon Levy speaking about the need for a One State Solution with Equal Rights for all
Brave Israeli Jewish journalist Gideon Levy speaking at #palexpo this past weekend about the need for a One State Solution with Equal Rights for all"Backers of a Two-State solution now […]
Inauguration of the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Foumban, Cameroon
26th July 2019 Oumarou Adamou, Cameroon Correspondent Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Cameroon proceeded on 12 June 2019 at a ceremony to inaugurate the Ahmadiyya Mosque of Foumban. The ceremony was presided over by the Missionary-in-Charge of Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya in Cameroon Nayyar Abdul Khalique Sahib, National President Al-hajj Balla Baba and the 2nd Assistant of […]
Sinking Jakarta needs giant sea wall: Indonesia president
published : 28 Jul 2019 JAKARTA: Indonesia’s president said in an interview that he wants to see the speedy construction of a giant sea wall around Jakarta to prevent the […]
President Joko Widodo says Islam in Indonesia is ‘tolerant’ as rights groups warn of rising fundamentalism
By Anna Coren, Jane Sit and Helen Regan, CNN Jakarta (CNN)In his first international television interview since being re-elected in May, Indonesian President Joko Widodo denied being concerned […]
Singapore: Postgrad course for returning Islamic studies graduates
PublishedJul 25, 2019, Programme aims to help them contextualise what they have learnt overseas to local setting Lee Qing Ping A new postgraduate Islamic studies programme will soon be […]
Flying taxis, robots and dinosaurs: Social media pokes fun at MBS’s desert dream
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman plans to build a futuristic city complete with technology yet to be invented By Zeinab Edah-Tally Published date: 26 July 2019 If Saudi […]
Sanctions only serve a lose-lose game
KILIÇ BUĞRA KANAT @KilicKanat Published 27.07.2019 Last week, one of the most significant developments in regards to Turkish-American relations was the meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump with dozens […]
King Salman to host 2,000 family members of Yemeni army ‘martyrs’ during Hajj
King Salman will host 2,000 family members of Yemeni army and Popular Resistance soldiers who died fighting to restore the legitimate government in Yemen during this year’s Hajj. (SPA) Arab […]
Rise of anti-immigrant parties compounds problems for Europe’s Muslims
Arab News Sunday . July 28, 2019 EMINA OSMANDZIKOVIC July 28, 2019 Constructive debate on pluralism, migrants and asylum seekers delayed by continent’s rightward lurch European Muslims and migrant […]