Source: BBC By Faranak Amidi; Women’s Affairs reporter, BBC World Service On my first day of school in Iran we walked down a poorly-lit corridor. I was holding my mother’s hand and crying. She was crying too. On my head I had a black hood, known as a maghnaeh, covering my […]
Source: Huffington Post By Khaled Diab, who is a journalist and writer. He is the author of “Islam for the Politically Incorrect” and “Intimate Enemies.” The fascinating case of Joram […]
Source: Economist Even though they profess indifference to them MANY WESTERNERS regard the Jehovah’s Witnesses, handing out tracts on street corners or knocking on strangers’ doors, as somewhere between a […]
Source: Pew Research Center By David Masci, who is a senior writer/editor focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. Tuesday, February 12th, is the 210th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, […]
The study also found that social media-based sermons had reduced the influence of religious education in family, organisations or other formal educational institutions. JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – For centuries, mosques served as places where Muslims deepened their knowledge of Islamic teachings. The influence of mosques, however, […]
This content was published on February 11, 2019 By Rodi Said NEAR BAGHOUZ, Syria (Reuters) – U.S.-led coalition warplanes struck Islamic State’s last stronghold in eastern Syria and hundreds […]
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva This content was published on February 11, 2019 Last week on the train to Geneva, I heard the tell-tale wail of sirens. That time of […]
Source New York Times KOCHI, India — When Bishop Franco Mulakkal agreed to personally celebrate the First Communion for Darly’s son, a rare honor in their Catholic Church in India, […]
By Sibilla Bondolfi This content was published on February 11, 2019 Pakistanis protest the release of Asia Bibi, who was accused of blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed (EPA/RAHAT DAR) […]
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Anthony Dosseto A new report has warned that even if global warming is held at 1.5℃, we will still lose a third of the glaciers in the Hindu […]
Josh Gabbatiss Lady Gaga highlights mental health issues in Grammys speech Councils are making “deep cuts” to addiction services despite soaring alcohol-related hospital admissions and deaths, with further cuts […]
Achilleas Zavallis/The Guardian Foreign fighters reportedly executed after launching attack against Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by Martin Chulov in Baghouz, eastern Syria Sun 10 Feb 2019 Fresh details have emerged of […]
Provost’s office issues statement reminding faculty to grant reasonable accommodations to Muslim students during final examination period By Fateme Tavakoli | 02/05/2019 The Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights […]
Published on: 7 February 2019 Anti-Muslim sentiment is affecting young Muslims in contradictory ways, with some being motivated to become more politically active while others feel pushed away from participating […]
Date: Feb 10 , 2019 BY: graphic.com.gh The youth wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Khuddam-Ul- Ahmadiyya) in the Abura Zone of the Central Region Saturday donated assorted items worth […]
Education department officials will accommodate students into other nearby schools. Published: 08th February 2019 By PTI PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government has closed a primary school being run […]
This content was published on February 8, 2019 RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco has recalled its ambassador to Saudi Arabia for consultations, indicating apparent cracks in relations between the traditional Sunni […]
This content was published on February 7, 2019 By Paul Carsten ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerians will on Feb. 16 choose between two septuagenarians to lead Africa’s largest democracy: President Muhammadu Buhari and former vice president Atiku Abubakar. The pair have run for president nine times between them. There are […]
This content was published on February 8, 2019 By Krishna N. Das PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – At the world’s biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India’s […]