What’s Next for Fleeing Saudi Woman?
By RICHARD C. PADDOCK Mohammed Alqunun views her mobile phone as she sits barricaded in a hotel room at an international airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Alqunun says she […]
Protest against Muslim group draws flack in Indonesia. Break up of Ahmadiyya book launch sparks call for official restrictions imposed on community to be lifted
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta Indonesia January 8, 2019 Muslim hardliners in Indonesia have come under fire from rights activists for breaking up a recent book launch held by members of […]
A Rohingya girl’s journey from refugee camps to college
Zeba Siddiqui CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh Formin Akter, a Rohingya refugee girl, smiles as she poses for a picture before heading to Chittagong to attend school at the Asian University […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.’ […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]