How Hinduism Became a Political Weapon in India
Source: The Atlantic BY Jonah Blank VARANASI, India—The seven pandits draped in cloth of gold are clearly competing against the five in saffron. In front of thousands of assembled pilgrims, […]
Let Hindus build their temple at razed mosque site, some Indian Muslims say
Source: Reuters BY Mayank Bhardwaj AYODHYA, India (Reuters) – A thumping election win for India’s Hindu nationalist party on Thursday has instilled a sense of resignation among Muslims, some of whom […]
During Ramadan, virtual spaces help stave off the loneliness for some Muslims
Source: Religion News Service By Aysha Khan (RNS) – For most Muslims, Ramadan is a month filled with community and fellowship: waking up together to eat before dawn, sharing communal […]
In India’s City of Temples, Narendra Modi Is Both Hero and Villain
Source: The New York Times By Mujib Mashal VARANASI, India — It was 4 a.m. at the Yadav family home down a narrow lane in Varanasi, the constituency of the […]
SpaceX puts up 60 internet satellites
Source: BBC News By Jonathan Amos The SpaceX company has begun the roll-out of its orbiting broadband system. A Falcon-9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida late on Thursday, […]
India’s Modi wins resounding election victory with potent appeal to nationalism
Source: The Washington Post By Joanna Slater and Niha Masih NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party won a landslide victory in the world’s largest election as voters endorsed his vision […]
India’s Modi paints image of Hindu ascetic called to power
Source: Associated Press By EMILY SCHMALL NEW DELHI (AP) — The man in the saffron robe sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, back to the wall of a cave framed […]
New Haven mosque struggles to resume Ramadan rituals after arson attack
Source: Religion News Service By Rhonda Roumani NEW HAVEN, Conn. (RNS) — A week after an arson attack left the imposing Diyanet Mosque of New Haven uninhabitable, nearly three dozen […]
Houses of worship are supposed to be safe. So why do they keep getting set on fire?
Source: The Washington Post By Marisa Iati The first fire lit up the shingles of the rabbi’s home, forcing him and his family into their car for safety. Less than a […]
The Subtle Ways Your Friends Change You, For Better and Worse
Source: BBC By William Park Our health choices are constantly influenced by our friends, both consciously or unconsciously. We often think that self-control comes from within, yet many of our […]
Books: Thilo Sarrazin’s ‘Hostile Takeover’: An Islam expert’s take on the book
Eight years after his last contentious work, former politician Thilo Sarrazin is back with another controversial take on Muslim culture, “Hostile Takeover.” A political science and Islam expert reviews the […]
Ramadan 2019: Longest and shortest fasting times in the world
Source: Gulf News Our graphs show the countries that have the longest and shortest intervals from Fajr to Maghreb Published: May 02, 2019 16:30 Yousra Zaki, Web Features Editor Which […]
Hajj Ministry: More than 7.46m Umrah visas issued so far
The number of Umrah visas issued this year has reached 7,463,259, the Hajj ministry said. (File/AFP) Arab News May 25, 2019 The largest number of pilgrims are from Pakistan The […]
Bulgaria’s Turks remember exodus, fight for their names
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Published 25.05.2019 It has been 30 years since Turks in Bulgaria were forced into an exodus due to an assimilation policy forcing them to change […]
Life after death? Washington becomes first US state to legalize human composting
Source: Deccan Chronicle Washington on Tuesday became the first US state to legalize human composting after its eco-friendly governor signed a bill to that effect in a bid to cut carbon emissions from burials and cremations. Under the new law that will go into effect in May of next year, people […]
‘Death by donation’: Why some doctors say organs should be removed from some patients before they die
Under so-called ‘euthanasia by organ donation,’ the act of organ donation itself — not a lethal injection or a doctor-prescribed, life-ending dose of barbiturates — would be the mode of death Source: The National Post By Sharon Kirkey Three years after assisted death became legal in Canada, the medical community […]
One-third of Canadians don’t want politicians to wear religious symbols: poll
Source: CTV While most Canadians firmly back the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and strongly support the idea of diversity, a new poll suggests a third of Canadians would ban their elected officials from wearing religious symbols. A majority of Quebecers canvassed in the survey agreed that federal, provincial and […]
Trump confirms considering pardons for US soldiers convicted of war crimes
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP WASHINGTON 24.05.2019 President Donald Trump confirmed Friday he is considering pardons for several military servicemen accused or convicted of war crimes, in what critics say […]
Indonesia election: presidential rival challenges Widodo victory in court
Prabowo Subianto files lawsuit in constitutional court in Jakarta, scene of fatal clashes between protesters and police this week Staff and agencies Sat 25 May 2019 The defeated candidate […]
The west turns a blind eye to Middle Eastern violence at its own peril
In failing to hold Egypt and Saudi Arabia to account over the deaths of Giulio Regeni and Jamal Khashoggi, the west is making a rod for its own back Dr […]