New Israeli election highlights tense ties to ultra-Orthodox
Source: Associated Press BY ARON HELLER JERUSALEM (AP) — The trigger for Israel’s unprecedented repeat election touches upon one of the major fault lines in Israeli society — the role […]
Moon sightings, politics play a part in Muslim holiday
Source: Associated Press By ZEINA KARAM BEIRUT (AP) — Muslims across the Middle East and beyond began Tuesday marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, one of the most celebrated […]
Southern Baptist leaders plan to remedy ‘insufficient’ approach to abuse claims
Source: Religion News Service By Adelle M. Banks (RNS) — Southern Baptists hope to take steps at their upcoming annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala., to address continuing reports of sexual […]
Messages from the Mecca summits
Jun 04,2019 JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF There were a number of important messages coming out of Mecca last week after Saudi Arabia successfully concluded three important summits; […]
Erdogan officiates at footballer Mesut Özil’s wedding
German World Cup winner Mesut Özil has married the former Miss Turkey, Amine Gulse, at a plush ceremony in Istanbul. His best man was Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. […]
Does reading fiction make us better people?
Source: BBC News By Claudia Hammond Every day more than 1.8 million books are sold in the US and another half a million books are sold in the UK. Despite […]
Özil, fiancée Gülşe direct fans to charity for wedding gifts, donate to Turkish Red Crescent
DAILY SABAH WITH DPA ISTANBUL Published 07.06.2019 German World Cup winner Mesut Özil, who is to wed actress Amine Gülşe on Friday, received praise from the head of Turkish Red […]
GM fungus rapidly kills 99% of malaria mosquitoes, study suggests
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher A fungus – genetically enhanced to produce spider toxin – can rapidly kill huge numbers of the mosquitoes that spread malaria, a study suggests. […]
Pastor fears cross burning on NC Baptist church lawn may have been racially motivated
Source: Charlotte Observer BY JOE MARUSAK The pastor of a Baptist church in Gastonia, North Carolina, fears a cross was burned on the church lawn because a black evangelist is […]
Survivors Of Sexual Abuse By Nuns Want Greater Visibility For Their Accusations
Source: NPR By LAURA BENSHOFF When Patricia Cahill was 15, she received an unexpected request. A nun who taught at a Catholic high school near her home in Ridgewood, N.J., […]
Immigrant-run manufacturing co-op aims to change culture of fast fashion, starting with Muslims
Source: Religion News Service By Aysha Khan CHICAGO (RNS) — Perhaps no item of clothing so immediately expresses a person’s values as a hijab. Why then, asks Hoda Katebi, do […]
The young imam fighting hate
BBC News•June 7, 2019 Sabah Ahmedi is one of the UK’s youngest Imams and is trying to tackle hate crime in the country. He’s a member of the Ahmadiyya […]
We should not stand by while Palestinian healthcare is decided by Israel’s deeply flawed permit regime
As a doctor, I cannot begin to imagine the pressure on hospital staff to tell parents over the phone that their children have died. That’s why I have urged Jeremy […]
As an Iranian American journalist in exile, I’m used to online attacks. But I didn’t expect the State Department to fund them
The Iran Disinformation Project, funded by US taxpayer dollars, repeatedly used its social media accounts to attempt to discredit me. And I wasn’t their only target Negar Mortazavi Washington […]
Is Christianity Losing to Islam?
Suggested reading: If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! Source of the Op Ed: Project Syndicate By Paul Seabright, who is Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse […]
Viral video of Ogun pastors converting to Islam in Ogun state, Nigeria
by Caroline Yaakugh Social media is currently buzzing with reactions following a video showing two pastors converting to the Islam faith during a Ramadan lecture in Ogun state.In a bid to find spiritual fulfillment, many people embark on their spiritual journey in various ways and under various faiths. However, it […]
The Future of Christianity and Atheism
June 7, 2019 by Bob Seidensticker A Pew Research study, “The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050,” makes interesting predictions about how religion will change. Part 1 discussed […]
The Impossible Future of Christians in the Middle East
An ancient faith is disappearing from the lands in which it first took root. At stake is not just a religious community, but the fate of pluralism in the region. […]
Indiana Amish couple could set new religious freedom precedent with lawsuit settlement
Source: Indy Star By Casey Smith, Indianapolis Star A southern Indiana Amish couple with 13 children has settled a multi-year lawsuit with the federal government, allowing the Canadian wife to become […]
‘World’s smallest’ surviving premature baby released from US hospital
Source: BBC News A baby born weighing just 245g (8.6oz), believed to be the tiniest on record to survive premature birth, has been discharged from hospital in the US. Baby […]