Poland’s church sex abuse scandal becomes political
Source: Politico A documentary exposing child sex abuse in Poland’s Roman Catholic Church has turned religion into a key issue ahead of the European election. The film, “Tell No One,” […]
Poland backs paedophilia law after Church documentary rattles ruling party
Source: Reuters WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland announced plans on Tuesday to tighten sentences for child sex abuse, just days after the country’s politics were upended by a documentary on paedophilia […]
Australian political leaders agree gays don’t go to hell
Source: Associated Press By ROD McGUIRK CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The leaders of both of Australia’s major political parties agreed on Tuesday that gays don’t go to hell because of […]
Sri Lanka vows ‘maximum force’ against anti-Muslim rioters
Source: BBC News Sri Lanka has partially lifted an overnight curfew imposed nationwide after the worst bout of anti-Muslim violence since the deadly Easter Sunday bombings. Mosques and Muslim-owned shops […]
Ireland bars Christian fundamentalist pastor from entering country
Source: The Guardian BY Henry McDonald An anti-gay US Christian fundamentalist pastor who has been accused of Holocaust denial has become the first person to be barred from entering Ireland under a […]
New Haven mosque fire was intentionally set, investigators say
Source: Hartford Courant By ZACH MURDOCK A two-alarm fire that heavily damaged a New Haven mosque over the weekend was arson and a federal criminal investigation is underway, local and state […]
Trump cites Ramadan as time of ‘hope, tolerance and peace’
Source: Associated Press By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated the month of Ramadan Monday evening as a time when people join forces in “pursuit of hope, […]
Austria’s Islamophobia and the construction of the authoritarian state
FARID HAFEZ @ferithafez Published 17.05.2019 Many people reacted with outrage when the current Austrian Minister of Interior Herbert Kickl, who is a staunch right-wing ideologue, proclaimed that “the law has […]
What makes political achievement elusive for Gazans
ALI ABO REZEG Published 17.05.2019 The Arab regimes fear the Palestinian resistance, as it may inspire their own people and eventually threaten their thrones At least 27 Palestinians were killed […]
Is war with Iran the next step?
BURHANETTIN DURAN @burhanduran Published 17.05.2019 Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated dangerously over the past week. Although both sides deny that war is imminent, a violent confrontation […]
Archive Document: Queen Outed Herself as a Fan of the EU
Does Britain’s future lie in Europe? In 1988, long before the prospect of Brexit, the queen spoke about the issue with a German diplomat. A document viewed by DER SPIEGEL […]
Video: Austrian Parliament Member Wears Headscarf to Protest Hijab Ban Law
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Austrian Parliament member Martha Bissmann has worn a headscarf during her address against a controversial bill that prohibits primary school girls across the country from wearing hijab. […]
Second Ashra of Ramadan – Making hay while the sun shines
17th May 2019 http://www.alhakam.org Allah the Almighty graciously granted the Muslims a whole month, namely Ramadan, every year to reap the benefits of worship and to gain nearness to Him. […]
John Bolton: the man driving the US towards war … any war
Donald Trump’s national security adviser is stoking tensions with North Korea, Iran and Venezuela, in line with decades of taking the most hawkish position on any given issue Julian Borger […]
Sanders: Bolton hasn’t learned lessons of war in Iraq
Anderson Cooper Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders responds to a New York Times report about the Trump administration’s potential plan to send thousands of troops to the Middle East, saying […]
Ignore the Propaganda: A US War Against Iran Would Be a Costly Mistake
Democrats must make this an election issue to ensure the Trump administration keeps the country out of another war of choice by Richard Silverstein Last Sunday, four oil tankers at […]
Coca-Cola heir arrested with $1.3M in cannabis, 5K plants
Source: MSN News BY Danielle Wallace A Greek billionaire and heir to the Coca-Cola fortune was arrested on the Caribbean Islandof St. Kitts after a search of his private jet uncovered more than $1.3 million […]
NASA Takes Groundbreaking Photos of Mars’ Weirdest Moon
Source: MSN News BY Avery Thompson NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has captured the best view of the planet’s moon Phobos yet. The image, which depicts Phobos in its full moon phase, gives us […]
If God Is Dead, Your Time Is Everything
Source: The New Yorker By James Wood At a recent conference on belief and unbelief hosted by the journal Salmagundi, the novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson confessed to knowing some good people who […]
Catholic scandals prompt some women who had relationships with priests to ponder whether they, too, were abused
Source: The Washington Post By Marisa Iati He was a 24-year-old seminarian from a blue-collar family. She was an idealistic 19-year-old psychology student. He wanted to teach. She wanted to be […]