Jolo church attack: Many killed in Philippines
Epigraph: And if Allah did not repel some men by means of others, there would surely have been pulled down cloisters and churches and synagogues and mosques, wherein the name […]
New citizens must take ‘French’ names, right-wing politician Julien Aubert insists
Proposal part of pamphlet aimed at helping Muslims better ‘integrate’ into French society Rory Mulholland Paris Sunday 9 December 2018 The Independent Anyone who wants to take French nationality, including […]
Europe has a model for integrating Muslim migrants. It’s in Sicily
Source: Euro News By Stefania D’Ignoti On February 5th, Kheit Abdelhafid took the day off from work as a sign of respect towards Catania’s patron saint – St Agatha, whose […]
Singapore: Daughter converts to Islam, father approves
Nation Wednesday, 23 Jan 2019 by bernard cheah PETALING JAYA: A Singaporean civil servant won praises after she wrote a post on Facebook about her father’s understanding reaction to […]
Books to Mend a Divided America. New books offer ways to mend a divided country
By Lynn Garrett | Jan 25, 2019 Wrestling with Religious Freedom Evolving ideas about which civil rights should be protected by law are increasingly clashing with what some see as the principles and practices of their religious groups. A baker in Colorado who refused to make cakes for gay weddings […]
‘We want to give something back to this land and its people’: Meet the Muslims celebrating Australia Day by firing up the BBQ, raising the flag and holding special Islamic prayers
Muslim people are challenging the typical views of their community They are hosting an Australia Day BBQ inviting everyone to their mosque #MuslimsForLoyalty say ‘It is our responsibility to promote […]
Migration pushes German population to record high of 83 million
Source: Swiss info Jan 25, 2019 BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s population last year reached a record high of 83 million people due to positive net migration that easily offset a […]
Philippine referendum returns big ‘yes’ vote on Bangsamoro self-rule
Jan 26, 2019 By Martin Petty MANILA (Reuters) – A predominantly Muslim area of the southern Philippines has returned a resounding “Yes” in this week’s referendum on greater autonomy, […]
Pakistan eases visa rules to ‘heaven for tourists’
Jan 25, 2019 By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has loosened travel restrictions in the hope of reviving tourism by offering visas on arrival to visitors from 50 countries […]
The Western world may no longer underestimate Isis, but we’ve failed to learn the most important lessons from its rise and fall
Looking to Venezuela, it’s clear the US, UK and allied governments have learned nothing from their disastrous actions in the Middle East and North Africa over the past 20 years […]
‘Absolutely out of control’: Cliff Sims’s book depicts life in Trump’s White House
Source: The Washington Post By Philip Rucker January 21 President Trump watched on television, increasingly angry as House Speaker Paul D. Ryan criticized his handling of the deadly white supremacist rally […]
Supreme Court allows Trump restrictions on transgender troops in military to go into effect as legal battle continues
Source: The Washington Post By Robert Barnes and Dan Lamothe January 22 The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Trump’s broad restrictions on transgender people serving in the military to go into […]
Trump voters now blame him for the government shutdown
Source: The Washington Post By Matt Viser MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. — Two years ago, Jeff Daudert was fed up with politics. He wanted to shake up the status quo. He didn’t mind […]
A tale of two sanctuary churches: Congregants in Ohio and the Netherlands find ‘instant connection’
Source: PRI By Tania Karas For the past 15 months, a Mennonite church in Columbus, Ohio, has offered sanctuary to an undocumented immigrant mother from Mexico who sought to avoid deportation. […]
Threatened with an end to Shariah divorce, Egypt’s imams work to save marriages
Source: Religion News Service By Jacob Wirtschafter and Amr El-Tohamy CAIRO (RNS) – Egypt’s skyrocketing divorce rate has spurred a debate among Muslim religious leaders and government officials about how […]
Iran arrested 7,000 in crackdown on dissent during 2018 – Amnesty
Source: BBC News Amnesty International says Iran arrested 7,000 people last year in a “shameless campaign of repression”. Those swept up by the crackdown included protesters, students, lawyers, journalists, environmental […]
Governor convicted of blasphemy freed from Indonesian prison
Source: Associated Press By STEPHEN WRIGHT and NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A polarizing Christian politician whose campaign comments ignited the largest protests in years in Muslim-majority Indonesia was […]
Does Duterte’s wrath against the Catholic Church have no limit?
Source: PRI By Patrick Winn Rodrigo Duterte delights in shock value. He’s threatened to slap UN officials. He once told former US President Barack Obama to “go to hell.” As for his signature policy, […]
D.C. attorney general proposes making clergy ‘mandated reporters’ of abuse
Source: Washington Post Fenit Nirappil and Michelle Boorstein D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine is proposing legislation to add clergy to the list of “mandatory reporters” who must tell authorities about suspected […]