Why the hostility to a US exit from Syria?
Syria is at a point where the western powers must choose whether to cooperate in its future or turn their backs out of resentment for Russia Mary Dejevsky @IndyVoices The […]
Michelle Obama takes ‘most admired woman’
Source: BBC Former US first lady Michelle Obama has ended Hillary Clinton’s 17-year run as America’s most admired woman. Mrs Clinton, ex-presidential candidate, secretary of state and first lady, came third in the annual Gallup poll, with talk-show host Oprah Winfrey in second. The Queen finished in the top 10 […]
Why a ‘Health and Wealth’ Approach to Scripture Leaves Us More Depressed
Source: CT New research suggests that Americans with poor physical health and low socioeconomic status are particularly inclined to look to the Bible for insights into attaining “health and wealth”— an aspect of prosperity gospel teaching—even though doing so often ends up making them feel worse. “At first glance, it […]
With support from Steve Bannon, a medieval monastery could become a populist training ground
Source: The Washington Post By Chico Harlan December 25 COLLEPARDO, Italy — Inside the stone walls of the Trisulti monastery, for more than eight centuries, monks have lived in quiet seclusion, praying, […]
Sister Wendy Beckett, Nun Who Became a BBC Star, Dies at 88
Source: The New York Times By Robert D. McFadden Sister Wendy Beckett, a Roman Catholic nun who interrupted a cloistered life of prayer in England in 1991 and soared to […]
‘It’s God’s plan’: the man who dreams of bringing intensive chicken farming to Africa
Source: The Guardian By John Vidal On the evening of 7 August 2018, a KLM charter flight left Amsterdam, landing 11 hours later at Kilimanjaro airport in northern Tanzania. Its young occupants […]
Can Muhammad’s Ancient Promise Inspire Muslim-Christian Peace Today?
Source: CT “Blasphemy is a serious offense,” wrote judge Asif Khosa, “but the insult of the appellant’s religion … was also not short of being blasphemous.” He referenced a 2013 book by John Morrow, a Canadian convert to Islam. The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the […]
Battle of the bulge: Thailand strives to bring monk obesity crisis under control
Source: The Guardian BY Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Bangkok Every morning at dawn, the food is dished out to Thailand’s monks in abundance: donations of sticky rice, cakes, noodles, sweet pudding, dumplings, […]
Egypt’s Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas, ponder changing date
Source: Religion News Service EL KOSHEH, Egypt (RNS) — This Coptic Christian village about 280 miles south of Cairo calls itself “Little Jerusalem.” Around this time of year, many of the […]
Choose Faith
Source: CT Over the Christmas holiday, many of us will likely spend the holiday with friends and family celebrating around gifts, festive trees, and a feast. We’ll be reminded of the joys of being surrounded by loved ones and hopefully we’ll pause to reflect on all the many blessings in […]
Jeremy Hunt orders global review into persecution of Christians
Source: The Guardian BY Patrick Wintourand Harriet Sherwood The foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has ordered an independent, global review into the persecution of Christians of all nationalities amid claims that not enough […]
Curbing the mullah
Source: Dawn In his 2003 book Uncensored, former general manager of PTV, Burhanuddin Hasan wrote that after coming to power in July 1977, one ‘advice’ which Gen Zia issued to PTV was that TV plays (and films) should always depict clerics in a positive light. The advice had been triggered […]
Exclusive: Former papal abuse commissioners want re-evaluation of group
Source: National Catholic Reporter By Joshua J. McElwee ROME — Three former members of Pope Francis’ commission on clergy sexual abuse are calling on the pontiff’s February Vatican summit on child protection […]
Pope Francis’ early blind spot on sex abuse threatens legacy
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — It has been a wretched year for Pope Francis, whose blind spot on clergy sex abuse conspired with events beyond […]
For The Catholic Church, A Year Of Unending Clergy Abuse Revelations
Source: NPR BY VIRGINIA ALVINO YOUNG 2018 has been an explosive year for the Catholic Church, with renewed revelations of clergy sexual abuse and cover up from one coast to […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims in Kosovo Organised day of Prophet Muhammad s.a.v.s. (Jalsa Seeratun Nabi)
Source and Pictures: Jinah Ud Din Saif of Kosovo This is unique with Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat all over the world to organise Seeratun Nabi (saw) days. During these programs various programs are conducted to high light the unique and noble characteristics of the great prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad (Peace […]
Yes, there is a war between science and religion
Source: The Conversation By Jerry Coyne; Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago As the West becomes more and more secular, and the discoveries of evolutionary biology and cosmology […]
Jinn: Do They Exist?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Muslims, generally speaking, believe in the existence of the unseen world, which generally includes besides Allah, angels, […]
After difficult year, Palestinians pessimistic about future prospects for peace
Daoud Kuttab December 24, 2018 Trump’s proposal, though not yet made public, is being met with skepticism due to his pro-Israel bias “There’s nothing on the horizon to suggest […]
Iraqi lawmakers demand US withdrawal after Trump visit
After visiting American troops in Iraq, Trump left the country without meeting any Iraqi officials. (AFP) AP December 27, 2018 Politicians from both sides of Iraq’s political divide are […]