Love The Holidays? The Philippines Celebrates 4 Months Of Christmas Mania
Source: NPR BY Julie Mccarthy Sleigh bells, snowy skies and a glowing fire evoke an idyllic Christmas. But the tropics can be just as festive as any wintry holiday this […]
Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years
Source: Associated Press By ISABEL DEBRE BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West […]
Pope’s Christmas wish: World fraternity despite differences
Source: Associated Press By FRANCES D’EMILIO VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish for fraternity among people of different nations, cultures, faiths, races or ideas, describing the […]
Homeowner wins legal fight over nativity with 200,000 Christmas lights and a camel
Source: Religion News Service BY Tracy Simmons SPOKANE, Wash. (RNS) — Jeremy and Kristy Morris believe telling the story of Christmas is a ministry. So they drape their home in Hayden, […]
Record low says religion can solve ‘all or most of today’s problems’: Gallup
Source: The Hill BY MICHAEL BURKE A record low number of Americans says religion can serve as an answer to “all or most of today’s problems,” according to a new poll. […]
Guatemalan boy detained at border dies in US custody
Source: BBC News An eight-year-old boy from Guatemala has died in US government custody, officials say, the second migrant child to die in US detention this month. The border agency […]
President Obama, Mitt Romney and the Original Sin
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times President Barrack Obama has repeatedly professed to be a Christian, so, he presumably believes in the standard Protestant […]
Free Will or Original Sin: We Can’t have Both!
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Ignatius of Antioch was one of the Pioneers of Contradictory belief system of Trinitarian Christianity. In logical terms […]
What a Muslim Could Teach Trump Supporters About Jesus
Source: The New York Times By Wajahat Ali; Contributing Opinion Writer In Catholic school, I learned about compassion. Some Christians must have missed that part. At Bellarmine, an all-boys Catholic […]
Pakistani politician Syed Ali Raza Abidi shot dead
A senior member of a major Pakistani political party has been shot dead. Syed Ali Raza Abidi, 46, was targeted by attackers outside his home in Karachi on Christmas […]
India says: Pakistan is trying to stoke unrest in Punjab by reviving Khalistani militancy, reveals arrested terrorist
Intelligence agencies suspect that ISI is pumping huge money in Punjab to set up terror modules and stir unrest in the state. OpIndia Staff December 26, 2018 The interrogation […]
Pakistan: JUI-F announces long march against govt
Our Staff Reporter December 26, 2018 PESHAWAR – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) announced holding a protest long march against wrong policies and alleged anti-Islam activities of the government from January 27. The announcement was made by JUI-F Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa deputy chief Mufti Kifayatullah while speaking at a news conference at Peshawar […]
London’s Ahmadiyya Muslims launch food drive for winter
Sophia Akram AMC describes itself as a revival movement in Islam [Sophia Akram] Date of publication: 25 December, 2018 Society: Over 1,000 AMYA members across the country are planning to […]
Jordan’s international alliances
Dec 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – HASSAN A. BARARI Long-time observers of Jordan argue that Amman’s regional international alliances have helped the country keep its head above water. Jordan’s foreign […]
Pilgrims gather in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas Eve
By AFP – Dec 24,2018 -JORDAN TIMES BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories — Pilgrims from across the world gathered in Bethlehem on Monday for Christmas Eve, queueing to see the grotto […]
The “post-Millennial” generation is already the most racially and ethnically diverse generation in USA
The “post-Millennial” generation is already the most racially and ethnically diverse generation, as a bare majority of 6- to 21-year-olds (52%) are non-Hispanic whites. https://t.co/369VagFDuS pic.twitter.com/lMEAp3E09i — Pew Research Center […]
BBC Video: How chimpanzees reveal the roots of human behavior, especially empathy
Eminent anthropologist Frans de Waal explains that politicians have a lot to learn from how chimpanzees show empathy. A film by Harold Morris and Melissa Hogenboom for BBC Reel. Additional Reading […]
How a breakdown in relations with Turkey could lead to an MBS-Bibi bromance
Jerusalem Post Middle East The current saga regarding Khashoggi’s murder would prove to be the final straw in the Saudi-Turkish relations. By Haisam Hassanein December 25, 2018 23:20 SAUDI […]
Millennials are much less likely than older generations to say they celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday
Millennials are much less likely than older generations to say they celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday, and more likely to say they celebrate it as a cultural holiday. https://t.co/u8MJgarUm7 […]
How the 14,000 Migrant Children in Federal Custody Will Spend Christmas
Source: Time By GINA MARTINEZ More than 14,000 migrant toddlers, children and teens will spend the Christmas in U.S. government detention and processing centers across the country. About 5,400 detained migrant children […]