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By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 2, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Indonesia: That was awkward—at Jokowi event, senior cleric mistakenly prays for Prabowo

News Desk The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Sat, February 2, 2019 / A respected Muslim cleric is in the spotlight after a video of him mistakenly praying for Prabowo Subianto to become “a leader” during an event attended by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo went viral on the web. The incident […]

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Bible classes in public schools? Why Christian lawmakers are pushing a wave of new bills

Source: USA Today By Erin Richards, USA TODAY A wave of “Bible literacy” bills emerging in state legislatures would allow more students in public high schools to study the Old and […]

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Hunt: postcolonial guilt hindering fight against Christian persecution

Source: The Guardian By Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Postcolonial guilt about Britain’s imperial past has held the country back from addressing the deepening persecution of Christians across the world, the […]

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Asia Bibi’s whereabouts shrouded in secrecy over fears for her safety

  By Hollie McKay | Fox News Asia Bibi, 54, is technically a “free woman” – having had her death sentence for blasphemy thrown out by the Pakistani court – […]

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Hindu priest sets date for temple construction at disputed site in India

Source: Reuters BY Krishna N. Das PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – A powerful Hindu priest said on Wednesday he would lead a group of followers to start building a Hindu temple […]

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Marathon church session ends as Dutch let Armenian family stay

Source: Reuters AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A round-the-clock prayer service to stop an Armenian family being deported from the Netherlands was ended after 96 days on Wednesday, after the government agreed […]

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Wikileaks takes a swipe at the famously secretive Vatican

Source: The Washington Post By Chico Harlan ROME — WikiLeaks, the tell-anything anti-secrecy organization, on Wednesday took aim at one of the world’s most secretive institutions, the Vatican, releasing a small collection […]

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‘Why can’t we get this over?’: 9/11 hearings drag on at Guantánamo

  A week at Camp Justice finds proceedings slowed by illness, disputes, and legacy of torture Julian Borger in Guantánamo Bay Sat 2 Feb 2019 A Pentagon-approved sketch showing Khalid […]

By Zia H Shah on February 2, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

The Persistence of Anti-Semitism

Source: The New York Times By Bret Stephens   ANTISEMITISM  Here and Now By Deborah E. Lipstadt As recently as the turn of this century, it was just about plausible to […]

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I crashed an airline industry dinner with 13 other anti-deportation activists – and this is why

While executives dined on luxury three-course meals at the Park Plaza Hotel in central London, thousands of migrants were – and still are – suffering Sam Björn The Independent Voices […]

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What are Muslim prayer rugs?

Source: The Conversation In a recent tweet, President Trump stated that ranchers have been finding prayer rugs scattered along the U.S.-Mexico border. Late last year, he tweeted that “criminals and unknown Middle Easterners” […]

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A Dearborn Muslim-American reflects on Trump’s travel ban

Source: Detroit Free Press By Rana Elmir On this anniversary of the Muslim ban, I can’t stop thinking about the 5-year-old American boy ensnared by the first iteration of the […]

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How to plan your day to get the best out of your brain

Source: BBC News By William Park Our brains are not perfect, smooth-running machines. Our physical responses to the events of the day are not consistent at all times. Intuitively, you […]

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Wanting to die at ‘five to midnight’ – before dementia takes over

Source: BBC News By Andrew Bomford Image copyrightBEFORE IT’S TOO LATE It’s not unusual for Dutch patients with dementia to request euthanasia, but in the later stages of the disease […]

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Humanics: A way to ‘robot-proof’ your career?

Source: BBC News By Tim McDonald As artificial intelligence becomes both more useful and more widespread, workers everywhere are becoming anxious about how a new age of automation might affect […]

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Majority of U.S. Public Supports High-Skilled Immigration

Source: Pew Research Center But U.S. trails other economically advanced nations in share of immigrants with high skills BY PHILLIP CONNOR AND NEIL G. RUIZ Like publics in other economically advanced countries with […]

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Greek bishop convicted over comments attacking gays

Source: Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek court has convicted a prominent Orthodox Church official of violating laws against racism and abusing his office over an anti-gay blog […]

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Student cracks theologian’s baffling religious code

Source: BBC News A divinity student from the University of St Andrews has cracked a religious code that has baffled academics for generations. Jonny Woods has worked out how to […]

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Secret adult male and female sexual relationships with priests have left some with ‘horrendous’ consequences

Joanne McCarthy Editors Pick   Women and men in secret sexual interactions with Catholic priests are being asked to say ‘Me, too’ A WOMAN groomed for sex by the head […]

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Switzerland: “The targeted action in Winterthur is a good approach”

24.01.2019 With posters and an information event in Winterthur, a Muslim reform community wants to promote peaceful Islam. What the Winterthur politician, Blerim Bunjaku, who himself as a Muslim is […]

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