Aasia Bibi: British imams join calls for UK to give asylum
Source: BBC News Three British imams have joined calls for the UK to offer asylum to Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman recently acquitted of blasphemy. It comes after former […]
Bangladesh army arrives in Rohingya refugee camps as repatriations loom
Source: The Guardian By Hannah Ellis-Petersen, Michael Safi and Shaikh Azizur Rahman Plans to send Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar on Thursday have gathered momentum, with reports of Bangladesh armed forces gathering in the Cox’s […]
Pence issues sharp rebuke to Myanmar’s Suu Kyi over ‘persecution’ of Rohingya
Source: Reuters By John Geddie SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence voiced the Trump administration’s strongest condemnation yet of Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims on Wednesday, telling leader […]
Lebanese premier accuses Hezbollah of blocking government
Source: Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister-designate on Tuesday accused Hezbollah of hindering the formation of a new government six months after parliamentary elections were held, a reflection […]
Jewish religious candidate elected Jerusalem’s mayor
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A religious Jewish candidate won election as mayor of Jerusalem on Wednesday in a run-off against a secular contender for a post that shapes Israel’s […]
It Isn’t an Easy Time to Be a British Muslim. Cricket Helps.
Source: The New York Times By Sameer Rahim Mr. Rahim is a writer and editor at Prospect magazine. England’s Moeen Ali celebrates with his team mates after taking the wicket of […]
What Is the Future of the Evangelical-Republican Coalition?
Source: Religion & Politics By Eric C. Miller It’s now been two years since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, lifted to that office by white evangelical voters, […]
FBI’s new hate crime report captures an America changed by hate
Source: Religion News Service By Simran Jeet Singh (RNS) — Last month, after a gunman entered a Pittsburgh synagogue, yelled anti-Semitic hate speech and opened fire on the congregation, killing 11 […]
Fake news in Turkey: Hunting for truth in land of conspiracy
By Mark Lowen BBC Turkey correspondent, Istanbul 15 November 2018 Image caption The BBC’s Mark Lowen has himself been the subject of absurd allegations in Turkish media A headscarved woman whose baby was kicked while she was urinated on by anti-government demonstrators. Veteran political activist Noam Chomsky championing President […]
Germany: The 48th Mosque
14.11.2018 by Kathrin Spoerr Reporter One Hundred it should be one day in the Republic of Germany – and in Thüringen the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is now starting the first […]
PAKISTAN: Civil disobedience
The last formal call for civil disobedience was by our current Prime Minister Mr Imran Khan during his first dharna in 2014 Yasser Latif Hamdani November 12, 2018 The […]
Indonesia: Ahmadi, Sunni Muslims live in peace in Wonosobo
Thursday, Nov 15, 2018 Dyaning Pangestika The Jakarta Post Wonosobo | Thu, November 15, 2018 The atmosphere was convivial in Wonosobo, Central Java, when 18-year-old Fikri Darmawan […]
Rohingya flee refugee camps in Bangladesh, as Myanmar prepares for first returnees
Source: Reuters By Ruma Paul, Poppy McPherson, Shoon Naing COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh/YANGON (Reuters) – Dozens of Rohingya Muslim families on a list of refugees set to be repatriated to Myanmar later this […]
Is India waging a ‘war’ on Islamic names?
Source: BBC News By Soutik Biswas What’s in a name? For India’s cities and villages, seemingly plenty. More than 100 of them, including the most prominent, have been renamed since […]
Georgia Legislator, Arrested At Work, Says She Was ‘Singled Out As A Black Female Senator’
Source: MSN News By Laura Bassett Georgia state Sen. Nikema Williams (D-Atlanta) was arrested along with more than a dozen other protesters at the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday afternoon […]
Briton dies from rabies after cat bite in Morocco
Source: BBC News A Briton has died after contracting rabies while on holiday in Morocco, health officials have said. Public Health England said the victim became infected after being bitten […]
Fat-clogged cells explain why obesity can cause cancer
Source: BBC News A new discovery could explain why obese people are more likely to develop cancer, scientists say. A type of cell the body uses to destroy cancerous tissue […]
President Trump Leaves Out Hindus in Diwali Tweets
Source: Time By MAHITA GAJANAN November 13, 2018 It took President Donald Trump three tries before he recognized Hindus in a White House celebration of Diwali on Tuesday. Earlier in the […]
Amazon Created Excitement in Middle America With the HQ2 Contest. Then It Picked New York and Washington
Source: Time By KATY STEINMETZ November 13, 2018 If the mayor of a city is its best representative, then Dallas has a broken heart. “We don’t like to lose. This does […]
14 key political trends from the 2018 exit polls
Source: CNN Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large (CNN)It’s been a week since the 2018 election. And while there are 10 House races — and a Senate race (hello, Florida?) — still […]