Joao de Deus: Brazil ‘spiritual healer’ accused of sex abuse
Source: BBC News A dozen women have come forward in Brazil to accuse a prominent self-styled spiritual healer of sexually abusing them at his clinic. Joao Teixeira de Faria – […]
Irish Lawmakers Vote to Allow Abortion, Part of Landmark Liberal Shift
Source: The New York Times By Ed O’Loughlin DUBLIN — Fighting off last-ditch resistance, Irish lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill introducing free and legal abortion to a nation that was […]
L.A. Archdiocese reveals list of 54 clergy accused of abusing children
Source: Los Angeles Times By LAURA NEWBERRY For the first time in a decade, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on Thursday updated its listof clergy accused of molesting children, addressing renewed outcry about how the Catholic Church responds to abuse allegations. “We owe it to the victim-survivors to be fully transparent in […]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro lumps native tribes with women in new ministry
Source: Reuters By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro named a pro-life evangelical pastor on Thursday to head a new ministry of Women, Family and Human […]
Around 20 million Yemenis food insecure due to ongoing conflict: UN
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP DUBA “As many as 20 million Yemenis are food insecure in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis,” a joint statement by the UN’s Food and […]
Vatican investigates after nuns report sex abuse by priests
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has launched an investigation into a small Chilean religious order of nuns after some sisters denounced sexual abuse […]
India man jailed for tweets about erotic temple statues released
Source: BBC News An Indian man has been released from prison after more than a month, for posting satirical tweets about erotic sculptures in a temple. In September, Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, […]
US opposes discontinuing support to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
Reuters December 09, 2018 The US believes that the Yemen that emerges from civil war should not contain any Iranian-backed threat to Saudi Arabia and the UAE The US is […]
Black Forest sanctuary set up for Daesh-abused Yazidi women
By AFP – Dec 09,2018 -JORDAN TIMES DONAUESCHINGEN, Germany — After surviving torment and rape at the hands of her Daesh captors, Nadia Murad rebuilt her life at a trauma […]
‘Turkey’s top spy in US to meet senators, intelligence officials’
By Reuters – Dec 09,2018 – JORDAN TIMES WASHINGTON — Turkey’s head of intelligence has travelled to Washington to meet with US lawmakers and intelligence officials, sources said, in […]
Syrian refugees: Returning?
Dec 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Fares Braizat Jordan and the international community should embrace having to deal with over 50 per cent of Syrian refugees in Jordan who will […]
With France on the brink and Germany in limbo, Europe is in a dangerous place
The continent is richer, freer, and more open than ever before – and yet it is witnessing the return of political evils not seen since Europe ended its last civil […]
Prince Charles calls for coexistence in speech on persecuted Christians
Guardian: Prince Charles has made a strong plea for coexistence and understanding between people of different faiths, saying extremism and division are not inevitable. The prince delivered a reflection on the dire situation for Christian minorities, particularly in the Middle East where many have been forced to flee their homes, during a special […]
Garry Wills & Chaplain Tahera Ahmad: “What the Qur’an Meant: And Why It Matters”
Garry Wills (born May 22, 1934) is an American author, journalist, and historian, specializing in American history, politics, and religion, especially the history of the Catholic Church. He won a Pulitzer Prize for […]
Jubilant Malays rally after Malaysia refuses U.N. racial equality pledge
Dec 8, 2018 – swissinfo.ch KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Malay Muslims rallied in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to celebrate the Malaysian government’s refusal to ratify […]
Global compact on refugees: Switzerland to vote in favour of global compact on refugees
Dec 7, 2018 – 20:57 The pact envisages reducing the pressure on host countries like Uganda, Lebanon, Turkey and Bangladesh. (Keystone) The Swiss Federal Council has approved voting in favour […]
Begum Rokeya: A trailblazer in women’s rights / Celebrating the iconic activist on her 138th birth anniversary
Mitali Jahan Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, the legendary Bengali writer-activist whose leadership had transformed the lives of thousands of people in this region and beyond, was born on […]
Zarathustra’s message seems to have impressed the Greeks: Professor Kreyenbroek
By Mohammad Mazhari Zarathustra’s message seems to have impressed the Greeks: Professor Kreyenbroek International December 4, 2018 TEHRAN – “Zoroastrianism” as one of the oldest religions still in existence and […]
More than 1.5m Umrah visas issued so far
Most pilgrims — 1,094,403 — came to the Kingdom by air, while 96,523 entered by land and 35 arrived by sea. (SPA) Arab News December 01, 2018 The largest […]
Imran Khan Pledges Help On Afghan War After Meeting US Peace Envoy
Officially allies in fighting terrorism, Pakistan and US have a complicated relationship, bound by US’ dependence on Pakistan to supply troops in Afghanistan. World | Reuters | Updated: December 05, […]