Qasr al-Yahud: a mission to restore faith – and hope
Source: The Guardian By Rachel Cooke Bravery comes in many guises, but in those whose work demands courage on a near-daily basis, it often takes the form of a certain […]
Trump administration halts study that would use fetal tissue ‘to discover a cure for HIV’
Source: The Washington Post By Amy Goldstein and Lenny Bernstein The Trump administration has shut down at least one government-run study that uses fetal tissue implanted into mice even before federal health […]
Jesuits release of names of 153 accused of abuse, including some with Marquette ties
Source: Journal Sentinal BY Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Catholic Jesuit provinces covering much of the United States on Friday released the names of 153 priests and brothers credibly accused of […]
Hundreds of sex abuse allegations found in fundamental Baptist churches across U.S.
Source: Star Telegram BY SARAH SMITH DEC. 9, 2018 Joy Evans Ryder was 15 years old when she says her church youth director pinned her to his office floor and raped […]
Advisor to Mahmoud Abbas says a husband may beat his wife
Source: BLITZ Robert Spencer How generous, compassionate, and merciful! The Qur’an teaches that men are superior to women and should beat those from whom they “fear disobedience”: “Men have authority […]
Believe It or Not, Pope Gregory XIII Is In the Daily Life of Every Muslim
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In a few weeks, every one at least in the Western world, Muslim or non-Muslim, will be […]
Irish woman who married the ghost of a pirate said she’s divorcing 300-year-old husband
The Irish Mirror reported earlier this year the 46-year-old married the spirit of an 18th-century Haitian pirate who was executed for piracy. Author: Chelsea Tatham Published: 4:08 PM EST December […]
We’ve just been found guilty for stopping a deportation flight – but it should have been the Home Office in the dock, not us
Our obstruction of the plane was wholly peaceful. It’s the Home Office’s brutal, secretive and barely legal practice of mass deportation flights that is putting people in danger Melanie Strickland […]
Questions about Mary, Miraculous Birth of Jesus, Christmas, Atonement, Old Scriptures
Faith Matters 31 December 2009. Tags: Faith Matters Mary Jesus Christmas Atonement Scriptures Q1 @ 01:00 May I know how did Mary face the society which must be very hostile towards pregnancy out of wedlock. Her interaction with God was a personal experience which the Temple people did not believe. […]
Christmas Mubarak. Chicago Temple Hosts a Christmas Play Mixing Islam and Christianity
09 Dec 2018 Posted by Gary Nguyen Christmas Mubarak is an original production from Silk Road Rising. For the audience of Christmas Mubarak, a new play, the evergreen Christian Nativity […]
Church of Sweden votes against ban on Islamic call to prayer
Source: Weekly Blitz By Robert Spencer “Imagine how amazing it would be that more people could encounter the love of Allah…” “Imagine how amazing it would be that more people […]
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is doubling its air force !
Second helicopter approved for RCIPS New helicopter to cost US$11 million By Staff – December 9, 2018 The RCIPS plans to add an Airbus H145 helicopter to its arsenal next […]
Tourism in Bethlehem booming as Christmas nears
(Dec 10, 2018 10:10AM ET) By Rami Ayyub BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – Bethlehem is enjoying its busiest Christmas season on record, the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism said on Monday, […]
After Trump’s letter to Imran, US tirade against Pakistan continues
ISLAMABAD: Despite President Donald Trump’s acknowledgment of Pakistan’s vital role in Afghan peace in a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Washington’s envoy to UN Nikki Haley has repeated […]
Blogs, Pakistan: Pakistan’s charity-oriented governance — II
Sajid Mahmood Sajid December 10, 2018 Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar returned Pakistan on 29 November 2018 after completing his nine-days long visit to United Kingdom. […]
National Geographics Best Photos for 2018
Sarah Leen has a job most people in the world would envy. She looks at photographs for a living. And not just any photographs — National Geographic photographs. As our […]
California teacher faces charges after forcibly cutting a student’s hair while singing anthem
Source: CNN By Kimberly Hutcherson, CNN (CNN)A California high school teacher has lost her job and is facing multiple criminal charges after cellphone video emerged showing her forcibly cutting a […]
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A group of Central American migrants near the El Chaparral crossing in Tijuana climb the fence between Mexico and the U.S. on Nov. 25, a day of turmoil at the […]
Taiwan presents Democracy and Human Rights Award to Indonesian NGO
By Shih Hsiu-chuan Taipei, Dec. 10 (CNA) The 2018 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award (ADHRA) was presented Monday to an Indonesia nongovernmental organization that promotes pluralism and works to […]
Retired soldier educating South about Islam
By: Drew Brooks, The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer via the AP FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — When Jason Criss Howk’s Army career came to an end in 2015, he thought he’d spend […]