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By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 3, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

The rise and fall of the Sokoto Caliphate, the African empire that existed for 94 years

by Nduta Waweru, at 01:00 pm, February 02, 2019 Africa was home to numerous empires, many of which are still spoken about today. One of these is the Sokoto Caliphate, […]

By Zia H Shah on February 3, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Virginia Governor Apologizes for ‘Racist and Offensive’ Costume in 1984 Yearbook

Source: Time By ALAN SUDERMAN / AP  (RICHMOND, Va.) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s page in his 1984 medical school yearbook contains a photo of a person in blackface and another […]

By Zia H Shah on February 3, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

In a quiet French village, a cleric plotted Iran’s revolution

Source: Reuters BY Michaela Cabrera NEAUPHLE-LE-CHATEAU, France (Reuters) – Forty years ago this month, the man who would go on to lead the Islamic revolution in Iran lived in a […]

By Zia H Shah on February 3, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Pope wants ‘new page in history’ on first trip to Arabian peninsula

Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella, Sylvia Westall VATICAN CITY/ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Pope Francis is hoping to persuade a country enmeshed in a regional war that he has condemned to give […]

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Cuban evangelicals push back against gay marriage

Source: Associated Press By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ HAVANA (AP) — A Cuban government push to legalize gay marriage has set off an unprecedented reaction from the island’s rapidly growing evangelical churches, […]

By Zia H Shah on February 3, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

School defends LGBT lessons after religious parents complain

Source: The Guardian BY Nazia Parveen North of England correspondent The assistant headteacher of a school teaching children about homosexuality as part of a special programme has defended its decision after […]

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Russian leader assails Ukraine Orthodox church reform

Source: Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has criticized Ukraine’s move to set up a new Orthodox church independent from Moscow and promised to defend religious freedom. Earlier […]

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N. Korean Christians keep faith underground amid crackdowns

Source: Associated Press By HYUNG-JIN KIM SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — One North Korean defector in Seoul describes her family back home quietly singing Christian hymns every Sunday while someone […]

By Zia H Shah on February 3, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

A Jewish Republican called Ilhan Omar anti-Semitic. She suggested he’s Islamophobic. Then came a voice mail.

Source: The Washington Post By Meagan Flynn Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), who is Jewish, received a voice mail on Thursday that he wanted Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who is Muslim, […]

By Zia H Shah on February 3, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Lecture: Noah’s Ark, Christian Creationist theories and Evolution: Dogmatism and Fundamentalism

By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The short 10-12 minute talk is within the first 22 minutes of the video, from minute 10 to 22, after the […]

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

Facebook takes down Indonesia accounts linked to fake news syndicate

Feb 1, 2019 – 05:02   http://www.swissinfo.ch JAKARTA (Reuters) – Facebook Inc has removed hundreds of Indonesian accounts, pages and groups from its social network that the company has found […]

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

Pope wants ‘new page in history’ on first trip to Arabian peninsula

Feb 1, 2019 – 17:09   By Philip Pullella and Sylvia Westall VATICAN CITY/ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Pope Francis is hoping to persuade a country enmeshed in a regional war […]

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

Erik Prince company to build training centre in China’s Xinjiang

This content was published on February 2, 2019 BEIJING (Reuters) – Hong Kong-listed Frontier Services Group (FSG), co-founded by former U.S. military services contractor Erik Prince, has signed a deal […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 2, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

West Bank: Switzerland consults with partners on Hebron observer mission

This content was published on January 30, 2019 Switzerland says it has taken note of Israel’s decision to end the mandate of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) civilian […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 2, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Learning from an American drawn to Indonesian Islam

Ixora Tri Devi – Evanston, Illinois / Tue, January 29, 2019 / 04:36 pm “Before I turned to Islam, I was living in a life of suicide.” This what my […]

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 […]

By Zia H Shah on February 2, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

By Zia H Shah on February 2, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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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