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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.’ […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]