Hindu hardliners clash with police over women at shrine
Source: Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hindu hardliners vandalized shops, shut businesses and clashed with police in a southern state Thursday to protest the entry of two women in […]
Pre-Aztec ‘Flayed god’ temple uncovered in Mexico
Source: BBC News Archaeologists in Mexico say they have made an important discovery, uncovering a temple to Xipe Tótec – the pre-Hispanic “Flayed lord”. Historically, throughout the region, priests paid […]
Rashida Tlaib made history with her swearing-in. Here’s what to know about the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress
Source: CNN BY Clare Foran Washington (CNN)Rashida Tlaib likes to tell a story about how when she found out she had been elected to Congress, her 13-year-old son whispered in […]
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar embody a new era for Muslim women
Source: CNN By Rafia Zakaria (CNN)As a Muslim-American woman living in what feels like, based on growing hate crimes and bigoted political rhetoric, an increasingly Islamophobic America, I get few chances to feel victorious […]
Lauren Underwood Makes History As Youngest Black Woman To Serve In Congress
Source: Huffington Post By Kimberley Richards Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) has become the youngest black woman to serve in Congress, according to congressional archives. The 32-year-old was sworn into office on Thursday, after […]
Saddam Hussein’s daughter publishes last message before his death
Raghad Hussein posted the message on her Twitter account on the 12th anniversary of her father’s death. 31 Dec 2018 Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein sits in the dock during […]
Asia Bibi’s lawyer wants to return to Pakistan
January 1, 2019 Saif ul Malook REUTERS/Eva Plevier Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman cleared of blasphemy charges, spent Christmas in a safe house in Islamabad, and it is […]
Why I defended Asia Bibi in Pakistan
The lady ran afoul of blasphemy laws often exploited by extremists Published: January 04, 2019 By Saif ul Malook This file undated handout photo released to AFP on November 1, […]
The ‘Enemy’ Within?
Jan 04 2019 By Khaled Ahmed Mohammed al-Shaikh—AFP Baroness Warsi’s book on Muslims in the U.K. offers eye-opening insights into the community’s failure to assimilate Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, a former […]
Ethiopia expects Nile dam to be ready to start operation in late 2020
Egypt fears project would restrict river waters from Ethiopia’s highlands By Reuters – Jan 03,2019 – JORDAN TIMES ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s $4 billion dam project on the Nile River, […]
As an Afghan citizen, this is why I’m not worried that Trump is withdrawing his troops from my country
Afghanistan is stronger today than it was when the Taliban could easily take advantage, but a plan needs to be put in place if peace is to be maintained Hizbullah […]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib uses own Quran, not Jefferson’s, for oath
Author: Michael Buckner Newly elected Rep. Rashida Tlaib made history by being one of the first two Muslim women to be elected to Congress in the United States. Newly elected […]
Catholics in Western Europe are more accepting of Muslims than those in other European countries
Epigraph: And you shall assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants and monks and because they are not proud. (Al Quran 5:82/83) Source: Pew Research Center At least half of Catholics […]
Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 116th Congress
Source: Pew Research Center The new, 116th Congress includes the first two Muslim women ever to serve in the House of Representatives, and is, overall, slightly more religiously diverse than […]
What’s coming for religion in 2019? Here’s what the experts predict.
(RNS) — This year saw wave after wave of new revelations about the extent of the Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis. It saw deadly hate crimes, the explosion of state-sponsored persecution against China’s Uighur Muslims, major #MeToo moments in a slew of congregations and faith communities, critical milestones for religious minorities […]
California’s first Muslim Judge
By Mike Ghouse, Speaker, Thinker, Writer, Pluralist, Socialist and Interfaith Speaker Congratulations to Judge Dhanidina, a Muslim Judge. As an American Muslim, I am proud of this appointment, and indeed, […]
Texas Girl’s Inoperable Brain Tumor Unexpectedly Disappeared, Her Doctors Say
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Roxli Doss’ parents are convinced a miracle healed their daughter, who was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. The parents of an 11-year-old Texas […]
Making Sunni-Shia Unity a Reality
Source: Patheos One of my life-long dreams came true at the Sunni-Shia Unity Conference to launch efforts to promote Intra-Faith dialogue on December 15, when a group of dedicated local […]
Can Muslims Integrate Into Western Societies?
Source: The Review of Religions – March 2013 Address by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaba, Khalifatul Masih V, Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, at the Bait-ur-Rasheed Mosque in Hamburg, […]
Can Imran Khan take Turkey-Pakistan ties to the next level
Kamal Alam As Khan has previously described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as one of his political heroes, it remains to be seen how the two countries will further […]