Roman Catholic church could allow married men to become priests
Source: CTV The Vatican formally opened debate Monday on letting married men be ordained as priests in remote parts of the Amazon where priests are so few that Catholics can […]
Europe’s oldest person dies aged 116 after crediting her long life to faith in God and avoiding booze
THE oldest person in Europe has died at the age of 116 after crediting her long life to faith in God and avoiding booze. Source: The Sun Giuseppina Robucci passed […]
The Anti-Islamic Movement In China – Analysis
Source: Hudson Institute By Haiyun Ma; Assistant Professor, Frostburg State University The mass human rights atrocities in Xinjiang—the region in China’s far west, where Chinese Communist authorities have imprisoned upwards […]
Surprise: Ashkenazi Jews Are Genetically European
By Tia Ghose, Staff Writer | October 8, 2013 The origin of the Ashkenazi Jews, who come most recently from Europe, has largely been shrouded in mystery. But a new […]
The Hypocrisy of Quebec’s MNAs on Full Display in the Crucifix in the Parliament Building
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In March, 103 MNAs in Quebec voted in favor of a motion to remove the crucifix, which has […]
Black Muslims account for a fifth of all U.S. Muslims, and about half are converts to Islam
January 17, 2019 By Besheer Mohamed and Jeff Diamant This is one of an occasional series of posts on black Americans and religion. Even in the early 20th century, […]
Historic win for Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire after halting global cocoa sales until farmers get fair price
June 14, 2019 at 11:00 am | Money Moves Etsey Atisu | Staff Writer Etsey Atisu prefers to be called a born writer, before anything else. He is a […]
Why Israel Should Be ‘Singled Out’ For Its Human Rights Record
Unlike other countries, ordinary citizens are complicit in the perpetual crimes committed against defenseless Palestinians. Published on June 13, 2019 By Waleed S. Ahmed Why is everyone so obsessed […]
A New Zealand man jailed for 2 years for sharing a video of the Christchurch mosque shootings that killed 51
(CNN) A New Zealand man has been jailed for almost two years for sharing a video of the Christchurch mosque shootings that killed 51 people. Philip Neville Arps, 44, was […]
Far-right sympathiser suspected of killing German pro-migrant politician
This content was published on June 17, 2019 ) By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) – A man arrested in Germany on suspicion of murdering a senior local politician known for […]
Critics denounce Quebec ban on religious symbols in public sector
Jun 17, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Civil liberties and Muslim groups on Monday vowed to challenge a new law in the Canadian province of […]
Don’t open ‘Pandora’s Box’ in Middle East, China warns
Jun 18, 2019 By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government’s top diplomat warned on Tuesday that the world should not open a “Pandora’s Box” in the Middle East, […]
Muslim men face pressure to ignore their mental health problems – it is time to stop the denial
Stoicism and the belief that faith should be able to overcome mental illness is stopping men from getting the help they need. This has to change Mohammedabbas Khaki The Independent […]
The rise of female Sharia judges in India
Source: Aljazeera Mumbai, India – Earlier this year, Maya Rachel McManus, a British Muslim, walked down the aisle in Kolkata on her wedding day and exchanged garlands with her partner. Later, […]
The gift of overcoming barriers eludes the world’s Orthodox Christians
Source: The Economist SCORES OF millions of Orthodox Christians will on June 16th mark the feast of Pentecost. This celebration centres on the moment when, according to church tradition, the […]
The EU’s Islamophobia is getting worse – Britain must fight this from within
Suggested reading: ‘Egg Boy’ Donates Almost $70,000 To Victims Of New Zealand Massacre Source: The Guardian By Yasmin Qureshi, who is shadow justice minister and Labour MP for Bolton South East. She […]
Vatican Opens Door to Limited Ordination of Married Men as Priests
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Quebec Bans Religious Symbols in Some Public Sector Jobs
Source: The New York Times By Dan Bilefsky MONTREAL — The Quebec government passed a bill late Sunday barring schoolteachers, police officers, judges and other public employees from wearing religious […]
Indian magician Chanchal Lahiri drowns attempting Houdini trick
Source: BBC News An Indian magician who was lowered into a river while shackled in a bid to recreate Harry Houdini’s world-famous trick has drowned, police confirmed. Chanchal Lahiri was […]
Iran nuclear deal: Enriched uranium limit will be breached on 27 June
Source: BBC News Iran has announced it will breach on 27 June the limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium that was set under a 2015 nuclear deal with world […]