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By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 8, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

There is Nothing Inevitable About Dictatorships in Muslim States | Opinion

H.A. Hellyer On 1/8/19 Opinion Earlier this month, former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt as an autocrat for three decades, appeared as a witness against imprisoned former Egyptian […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 8, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

USA: Warrenton-area farm eyed for annual Muslim retreat site

by James Ivancic Times Staff Writer Jan 7, 2019     The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is seeking a special permit from Fauquier County officials to hold four events a year […]

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Ex-president Jammeh was ‘trouble’ for Gambia from the start – first Commission witness

Jan 7, 2019   By Lamin Jahateh BANJUL (Reuters) – Yahya Jammeh was going to be “trouble” for Gambia from the moment he seized power, the first witness to a […]

By Zia H Shah on January 8, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Video: What are cryptic pregnancies and why do they matter in Islam?

In this episode, we explain why women in Islam must wait before starting a new relationship after ending an old one. We also discuss the specific waiting times prescribed for […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 8, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )

Father of Saudi teen asylum seeker in Thailand, seeks meeting

  Jan 8, 2019 – 11:05   By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – The father of an 18-year-old Saudi woman asylum seeker who fled to Thailand saying she feared her […]

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Turkish Islamic union in Germany calls for reducing tensions, returning objectivity

Source: DAILY SABAH; ISTANBUL Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) in Germany called for reducing tensions and returning to “objective issues,” referring to a debate in recent years in which […]

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Turkey cannot accept US condition of protecting YPG terorrists, Erdoğan says

DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL U.S. President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton’s remarks regarding the PKK’s Syrian offshoot People’s Protection Units (YPG) are unacceptable, and Turkey cannot accept the U.S.’ […]

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Turkey’s Erdogan criticizes John Bolton as rift between NATO allies deepens

The national security adviser was accused of making a “serious mistake” in calling for a new condition for the U.S. exit from Syria. National Security Advisor John Bolton announces there […]

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A Quiet Revolution: More Women Seek Divorces in Conservative West Africa

Source: The New York Times By Dionne Searcey   MARADI, Niger — He didn’t hit her. He didn’t yell. He didn’t cheat, as far as she knows. It was just that, […]

By Zia H Shah on January 8, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

France Debates Where to Teach Arabic: Public School or Local Mosque?

Source: The New York Times By Emma Bubola ROMAINVILLE, France — Early on Sunday mornings, Habiba Hatem, 9, prepares her own breakfast, grabs her flashy pink school bag and jumps into […]

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India outcry after scientists claim ancient Hindus invented stem cell research

Source: The Guardian The organisers of a major Indian science conference said they were concerned by speakers citing religious texts and ideas at the event  Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) […]

By Zia H Shah on January 8, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

India transgender gurus in landmark Hindu procession

Source: BBC News The northern Indian city of Allahabad witnessed a historic procession on Sunday led by a Hindu congregation of transgender people. Photojournalist Ankit Srinivas reports. Thousands thronged the […]

By Zia H Shah on January 7, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Cardinal’s cover-up trial a reckoning for French Catholics

Source: Associated Press By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY LYON, France (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church faces another public reckoning when a French cardinal goes on trial Monday for his alleged failure […]

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Pushed by politicians, polygamy enjoys a heyday among Christians in Kenya

Source: Religion News Service By Tonny Onyulo NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Sipping black coffee outside his house in Kibera, a slum district here, James Oketch comes up with as many […]

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Advocate of China-Vatican dialogue named Hong Kong bishop

Source: Associated Press BY Viloet Law HONG KONG (AP) — In a move widely seen as kowtowing to Beijing, the Vatican appointed a retired China-friendly cardinal to head the Catholic […]

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China passes law to make Islam ‘compatible with socialism’

Source: Aljazeera China has passed a new law that seeks to “Sinicize” Islam within the next five years, the latest move by Beijing to rewrite how the religion is practised. China’s […]

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Ecumenical Patriarch hands over decree, sealing Ukraine church independence

Source: Reuters By Daren Butler, Natalia Zinets ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians worldwide on Sunday presented the head of the Ukrainian church with a decree granting it […]

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Who is Fethullah Gulen? And why is the US talking about extraditing him to Turkey?

Source: Religion News Service By Claire Sadar (RNS) — For the past 2½ years, the United States and its NATO ally, Turkey, have been at odds over the fate of […]

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American Jews and Israeli Jews Are Headed for a Messy Breakup

Source: Religion News Service By Jonathan Weisman The events of the past year brought American and Israeli Jews ever closer to a breaking point. President Trump, beloved in Israel and decidedly unloved […]

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Young Muslim men organize to clean up national parks as shutdown enters third week

Source: The Washington Post By Rachel Chason A group of young Muslim men fanned out across the Mall shortly after sunrise Sunday to pick up litter and empty trash cans. Following […]

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