Abuse of Faith
Source: Houston Chronicle By Robert Downen, Lise Olsen, and John Tedesco Multimedia by Jon Shapley First of three parts Thirty-five years later, Debbie Vasquez’s voice trembled as she described her trauma to a […]
Can this technology put an end to bullying?
Source: BBC News Breaking up with your first love is hard to do, but at the age of 18, it was a particularly traumatic experience for Nikki Mattocks. Rather than […]
How This Ethiopian Photographer Is Giving Storytellers a New Platform
Source: Time By Naina Bajekal When TIME approached photographer Aida Muluneh to create images for the 2019 Optimists issue, she immediately turned to Ethiopia’s political climate for inspiration. A new Prime […]
The Evolution of Pew Research Center’s Survey Questions About the Origins and Development of Life on Earth
Source: Pew Research Center Have living things always existed in their present form, or did they evolve? And if evolution occurred, was a divine hand at play? Measuring public opinion […]
Top Vatican Official Resigns After Being Accused Of Sexual Harassment
Source: Huffington Post By Carla Herreria VOICES OF FAITH Former nun Doris Wagner has spoken publicly about the harassment and abuse she says she faced in the Roman Catholic Church. […]
India court hands seven Muslim men life sentences for killings that sparked 2013 riots
Source: Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian court on Friday sentenced seven Muslim men to life in prison for the murder of two Hindu men in 2013 in the […]
Uighurs fled persecution in China. Now Beijing’s harassment has followed them to Australia.
Source: The Washington Post By Rick Noack February 10 ADELAIDE, Australia — Alfiraa Dilshat and Rashida Abdughufur were picnicking in the small seaside town of Victor Harbor in late December when […]
The Church With the $6 Billion Portfolio
Source: The New York Times By Jane Margolies [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] Since the blockbuster musical “Hamilton,” tourists have been […]
US nuns urge changes to church structure to address abuse
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The largest association of religious sisters in the United States called Thursday for an overhaul of the male-led leadership structure […]
Do Not Adopt Hypocritical Ways
It is incumbent that man not adopt the way of hypocrisy. For example, if a Hindu (despite being a ruler or high official) were to suggest that Ram and […]
Iranians celebrate 40th anniversary of their revolution
February 11, 2019 TEHRAN – Iranians took to the streets in very large numbers to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. The rallies started in more than 1,000 […]
He’s free, but who’s to blame for Hakeem al-Araibi’s ordeal?
Campaigners examine whether the failings of Interpol, Australian police, the world’s footballing bodies and Thai authorities allowed the refugee athlete to fall into Bahrain’s web Helen Davidson @heldavidson Tue 12 […]
South Sudan’s civil war may be over, but the need for humanitarian funding is ever more urgent
In 2019 a staggering 7.1 million, or around two thirds of South Sudan’s population, will require humanitarian assistance Bel Trew Gumuruk, South Sudan The Independent Voices A woman from Pibor, […]
Iran revolution: ‘I wore a hijab and head-banged to Nirvana’
Source: BBC By Faranak Amidi; Women’s Affairs reporter, BBC World Service On my first day of school in Iran we walked down a poorly-lit corridor. I was holding my mother’s hand and crying. She was crying too. On my head I had a black hood, known as a maghnaeh, covering my […]
A far-right politician converted to Islam. It’s not as surprising as it sounds.
Source: Huffington Post By Khaled Diab, who is a journalist and writer. He is the author of “Islam for the Politically Incorrect” and “Intimate Enemies.” The fascinating case of Joram […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses often clash with earthly powers
Source: Economist Even though they profess indifference to them MANY WESTERNERS regard the Jehovah’s Witnesses, handing out tracts on street corners or knocking on strangers’ doors, as somewhere between a […]
For Darwin Day, 6 facts about the evolution debate
Source: Pew Research Center By David Masci, who is a senior writer/editor focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. Tuesday, February 12th, is the 210th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, […]
Mosques losing sway over young Indonesians because of online sermons, study shows
The study also found that social media-based sermons had reduced the influence of religious education in family, organisations or other formal educational institutions. JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – For centuries, mosques served as places where Muslims deepened their knowledge of Islamic teachings. The influence of mosques, however, […]
Coalition warplanes hit last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria
This content was published on February 11, 2019 By Rodi Said NEAR BAGHOUZ, Syria (Reuters) – U.S.-led coalition warplanes struck Islamic State’s last stronghold in eastern Syria and hundreds […]
Inside Geneva: Can the city of peace stop the arms race?
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva This content was published on February 11, 2019 Last week on the train to Geneva, I heard the tell-tale wail of sirens. That time of […]