France’s Paradoxes, Embodied in a Cathedral
Source: The Atlantic By RACHEL DONADIO PARIS—It was the morning after the fire ravaged Notre-Dame, consuming its oak latticework and lead roof, damaging rose windows, toppling its spire. There was a […]
What Will the Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Mean for the Catholic Imagination?
Source: Vanity Fair BY JOHN CORNWELL The cathedral is at once an icon and a sacred place, and thus the response to Monday’s disaster is a crisis of faith […]
After a battle over a Muslim politician divided their party, the GOP fights to keep Texas red
Source: The Washington Post By Annie Gowen April 15 SOUTHLAKE, Tex. — He was called a terrorist and a stealth jihadist out to impose a system of Islamic law on the naive […]
Bahrain jails 139 on terrorism charges, revokes citizenship
Source: Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) – A court in Western-allied Bahrain sentenced 139 people to jail on terrorism charges on Tuesday and revoked the citizenship of all but one of them, […]
Pakistan watchdog decries forced conversions, curbs on media
Source: Associated Press BY Munir Ahmed ISLAMABAD (AP) — An independent rights watchdog on Monday raised concerns about incidents in Pakistan of forced conversions and marriages of girls from the […]
In Attacking Ilhan Omar, Trump Revives His Familiar Refrain Against Muslims
Source: The New York Times By Maggie Haberman and Sheryl Gay Stolberg WASHINGTON — President Trump has often seen the political benefits of stigmatizing Muslims. During the 2016 campaign, he would not rule […]
India temporarily bans BJP state chief minister from campaign after anti-Muslim comment
Source: Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s election commission on Monday banned a Hindu state chief minister from campaigning for three days after anti-Muslim comments in an election that will […]
New Jersey law allows terminally ill to get life-ending meds
Source: Associated Press By MIKE CATALINI TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed legislation making New Jersey the seventh state to enact a law permitting terminally ill […]
‘It has to stop’: Omar says Trump encourages violence, hate
Source: Associated Press By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ilhan Omar says she’s faced increased death threats since President Donald Trump spread around a video that purports to show […]
3 spectacular Istanbul mosques along Bosphorus
The mosques on the Bosphorus shore fascinate those who see their unique architecture and amazing view. Ortaköy Mosque Ortaköy Mosque was built by Sultan Abdulmecid in 1853. The architect of […]
White House’s Kushner urges world to keep ‘open mind’ about upcoming Middle East plan – source
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 17, 2019 White House adviser Jared Kushner at the “2019 Prison Reform Summit” in the East Room of the White House in Washington, […]
In Indonesia’s election, the winner is Widodo – and Islam
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 18, 2019 Incumbent Indonesian president Joko Widodo leaves after a press briefing in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 18, 2019 in this photo taken by […]
INSIDE GENEVA: What to do with the children of Islamic State?
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 18, 2019 A child rides in a makeshift cart at Al-Hol camp in Syria on March 31, […]
Slavery was supposed to be abolished over 180 years ago – so why is it rife within modern Britain?
If we want to end slavery, we must disrupt the entire system that makes people vulnerable and enables their exploitation. We must change the way we do business, economics and […]
Notre Dame is heartbreaking – but so is France’s looting of black history
I was in the cathedral just before it was evacuated. But I can’t help but think the intense mourning of its destruction serves as a metaphor for where we stand in […]
Iraq’s wounded and grief-stricken tell a disturbing tale of a divided country after the ‘defeat’ of Isis
The men of the Shia militias who helped rescue the Iraqi government army as Isis advanced on Baghdad complain bitterly that their government cares little for them Robert FiskKerbala, Southern Iraq @indyvoices […]
Every time I see a Cross, I am Reminded …
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I work in a Catholic hospital and every time I drive to my work, I have […]
Egyptian Soccer Superstar Mohamed Salah Speaks for Women Rights
Mohamed Salah: ‘We Need to Change the Way We Treat Women in Our Culture’ Source: Time By Dan Stewart Egyptian soccer superstar Mohamed Salahar Mohamed Salah has called on men […]
Bangladesh: Nusrat Jahan Rafi: Burned to death for reporting sexual harassment
By Mir SabbirBBC Bengali, Dhaka Share Image copyrightFAMILY HANDOUT Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused with kerosene and set on fire at her school in Bangladesh. Less than two weeks earlier, she had filed a sexual harassment complaint against her headmaster. Her courage in speaking out against sexual assault, her death […]
Did Jesus Die on Thursday or Friday?
The Day Christ Died — Was it on a Thursday or Friday? Source: Huffington Post By James D Tabor, Professor of Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte […]