Chronicle of a murder foretold
THE EDITORIAL BOARD Published15.03.2019 An anti-Muslim terrorist on Friday killed no less than 49 Muslim worshipers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. A large number of individuals, including two […]
Don’t Impeach Trump. Vote Against Him
Source: Time BY DAVID FRENCH French is a TIME columnist. A lawyer and senior fellow at the National Review Institute, he is a best-selling author whose next book will be The Great […]
Climate strikes spread worldwide as students call for action
Source: BBC News Thousands of school pupils worldwide have abandoned classrooms for a day of protest against climate change. India, South Korea, Australia and the US are among the countries […]
Bangladesh cricket team escape shooting at Christchurch mosque
Source: BBC News Bangladesh cricketers were “minutes” from being inside a mosque in which a fatal mass shooting in New Zealand took place, says team manager Khaled Mashud. Players and coaching staff […]
U.S. says China’s treatment of Muslim minority worst abuses ‘since the 1930s’
Source: Reuters BY Lesley Wroughton, David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday slammed human rights violations in China, saying the sort of abuses it had inflicted on its […]
China accuses US of prejudice over human rights issues
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN BEIJING (AP) — China responded to new U.S. allegations of widespread human rights abuses with its own accusations of prejudice and interference, saying Thursday […]
India, Pakistan officials meet to discuss border opening
Source: Associated Press By ASHOK SHARMA NEW DELHI (AP) — Officials from India and Pakistan met Thursday amid easing tensions to discuss opening a visa-free border crossing to allow pilgrims […]
Mammoth statue of Jesus planned for Russian site once set aside for Lenin
Source: Religion News Service BY Marc Bennetts MOSCOW (RNS) — Authorities in Vladivostok, the largest city in far eastern Russia, are planning to erect a gigantic statue of Jesus Christ […]
More U.S. Catholics are considering leaving the church over the sex abuse crisis, poll says
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein and Sarah Pulliam Bailey The percent of U.S. Catholics who say the clergy sex abuse crisis has them questioning whether to leave the faith has […]
My complaints of Tory Islamophobia were ignored, so I had to resign
Source: The Guardian BY Ajay Jagota In January I took the heart-wrenching decision to resign as chair of South Shields Conservative Association. It was a difficult moment. My parents came to Britain […]
In some countries, theism and patriotism are impossible to separate
Source: The Economist IF PEOPLE in the eastern half of Europe were as devoted to their faith, and as convinced of God’s existence, as they tell pollsters, then one would […]
Trump sees advantage in debate over Israel, anti-Semitism
Source: Associated Press By Zeke Miller WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump can’t get enough of Rep. Ilhan Omar. As Democrats try to turn the page after the freshman lawmaker’s […]
Can acupuncture help menopause symptoms?
Source: BBC News By Laurel Ives For some women, the menopause and the years leading up to it, can be a time of troubling emotional and physical symptoms. Hormone replacement […]
Religious unaffiliation is growing in the US. Why isn’t it in Congress?
Source: Religion News Service BY Bart Worden (RNS) — This fall, voters in the Midwest elected two Muslim women to the U.S. House of Representatives, the first female members of […]
In Australia, Catholic Church’s Bank Is Full, but Pews Are Empty
Source: The New York Times By Damien Cave and Livia Albeck-Ripka SYDNEY, Australia — Despite a series of sexual abuse scandals stretching back decades, Australia’s Roman Catholic Church displays a veneer of strength. […]
EIGHT YEARS OF CONFLICT; Reflections on the lives of Syrian children in exile
By Herve Verhoosel, Senior Spokesperson UN World Food Programme THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 15, 2019 It is estimated that more than 11 million Syrians have left […]
A history of recent attacks linked to white supremacy
Christchurch appears to be the latest in a global series of rightwing terror Lois Beckett @loisbeckett Fri 15 Mar 2019 People arrive for Sunday services at the Mother Emanuel […]
Fraser Anning’s attempt to blame Muslim victims of the New Zealand terror attack is all too familiar
I saw at first hand the blind spot to anti-Muslim hate and Islamophobia during my six years with Tell MAMA Fiyaz Mughal @TellMamaUK The grief had hardly set in for the […]
US to deny visas for ICC members investigating alleged war crimes
Washington also threatened economic sanctions if war crimes court goes ahead with inquiry into US troops in Afghanistan AFP in Washington Fri 15 Mar 2019 The International Criminal Court […]
The Queen’s message to New Zealand in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings
01:24, Mar 16 2019 GETTY IMAGES Queen Elizabeth told Kiwis she is ‘deeply saddened’ by the horrific terror attacks in Christchurch. The Queen has expressed her condolences to the […]