Prince William visits Christchurch massacre mosque
Source: CNN By Bard Wilkinson, CNN (CNN)Britain’s Prince William has visited a mosque in New Zealand where 42 people were killed in March, saying “the forces of love will always prevail over […]
A Monk’s Son Struggles to Find Meaning
Source: The Atlantic Video by Yoko Okumura Finding a path in life is a tall order for anyone. But when you’re the son of a Buddhist monk, discovering your purpose can […]
Sri Lanka bombings ringleader died in hotel attack, president says
Source: BBC News The alleged ringleader behind Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings was killed in the attacks, President Maithripala Sirisena said. Mr Sirisena said Zahran Hashim, a radical preacher, died […]
AP joins global initiative to expand reporting on religion
Source: Associated Press The Associated Press is joining with the Religion News Service and the nonprofit publisher The Conversation to form a global initiative to expand news reporting on religion […]
‘Eco mosque’ opens for prayers in Cambridge, UK
Source: BBC News The architects behind the UK’s “first green mosque” say the building will be a “cultural bridge” for Islam in Britain in the 21st Century. Cambridge Central Mosque, […]
Beto O’Rourke Calls Trump A Racist Islamophobe In Defense Of Ilhan Omar
Source: Huffington Post By Andy Campbell During a campaign event on Tuesday, presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke came to the defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who’s been receiving death threats as President Donald Trump […]
Bermuda: Lord Ahmad in talks with Premier
Paul Johnston Published Apr 26, 2019 Citizen rights such as the ability to vote are best dealt with by the Bermuda Government, a visiting politician said yesterday. Lord Ahmad of […]
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Landmark Civil Rights Law Applies to Gay
Source: New York Times By Adam Liptak WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would decide whether the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guarantees protections from workplace […]
Lawsuit ends as ‘Muslim-free’ gun range in Muskogee County changes sign
Source: Tulsa World By Anna Codutti Tulsa World A lawsuit against a Muskogee County store and gun range has been dismissed after it removed an anti-Muslim sign. Raja’ee Fatihah, […]
How Would Jesus Vote?
Source: NPR By TOM GJELTEN For most of the last 40 years, the notion that one’s Christian beliefs should guide one’s voting has largely been promoted by conservative Republicans. Two […]
Mick Mulvaney: Faith is driving many Trump administration policies
Source: Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) — White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney declared at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday (April 23) that faith drives the Trump […]
Why Conservatives Are So Angry About Obama’s Reference to “Easter Worshippers”
Source: Slate By RUTH GRAHAM To most people, former President Barack Obama’s tweet about the brutal terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on Sunday read as standard post-presidential material: correct, sensible, and […]
Why Sri Lanka Silenced Social Media
Source: The Atlantic By Graeme Wood Today the Sri Lankan government named a culprit in Sunday’s coordinated bomb blasts, which killed almost 300 people at Easter services and in hotels […]
A Scholar of Extremism on How Religious Conflict Shapes Sri Lanka
Source: The New Yorker By Isaac Chotiner On Easter Sunday, terrorists slaughtered nearly three hundred people in Sri Lanka, in coördinated attacks at three churches and three luxury hotels. The government has […]
Trump administration discourages use of ‘two-state solution’
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency WASHINGTON (JTA) — The White House is discouraging the use of the term “two-state solution” when describing possible outcomes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A senior White […]
Pope sends aid to migrants stranded at the US border
Thousands of Central American migrants in Mexico are in need of assistance. By Vatican News Pope Francis has donated 500,000 dollars to assist migrants in Mexico. The funds, from the […]
AP Interview: Sri Lanka’s PM says potential bombers at large
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS PUBLISHED 3:06 PM ET APR. 25, 2019 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister said Thursday that suspects linked to the coordinated Easter Sunday bomb […]
The Orientalist Sale. – Upcoming Auctions
30 APRIL 2019 | VIEW PRINT CATALOGUE EXHIBITION TIMES LONDON THU, 25 APR 19 | 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM BST FRI, 26 APR 19 | 09:00 AM – […]
Elite US Navy SEAL facing war crimes charges for killings in Iraq
Previous 1 / 2 2 / 2 AFP April 28, 2019 Platoon commander’s behavior horrified his own men, yet Republican lawmakers want him to be set free Barbarian officer’s men […]
Stand United: Sri Lanka must not fall into the terrorists’ trap and allow communal disharmony
April 26, 2019, In signs that the Sri Lankan terror bombings have put a strain on social relations in that country, several Pakistani refugees were violently attacked by locals […]