The fate of children born of IS rape
Iraqi minority shuns children born of IS rape, enslavement Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI, QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SALAR SALIM DAHUK, Iraq (AP) — The 26-year-old Yazidi mother faces a […]
Vatican synod calls for women leaders ‘at all levels,’ avoids using LGBT or gay
Source: Religion News Service BY David Gibson ATICAN CITY (RNS) — A global summit of Catholic bishops on Saturday (Oct. 27) issued a powerful call for the inclusion of women […]
A Christian message about the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: If you hate Jews, you hate Jesus, too
Source: The Washington Post By Russell Moore On the Jewish Sabbath this week, a white-nationalist terrorist killed 11 worshipers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in what is being called the […]
Climate change: Five cheap ways to remove CO2 from the atmosphere
Source: BBC News By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES As well as rapidly reducing the carbon dioxide that we humans are pumping into the atmosphere in huge […]
Angela Merkel to step down as German chancellor in 2021
Source: BBC News Germany’s Angela Merkel has said she will step down as chancellor in 2021, following recent election setbacks. “I will not be seeking any political post after my […]
British Museum’s new gallery celebrates wonders of the Islamic world
October 30, 2018 By lyana khairuddin As I walked into Room 42 on the second floor of the British Museum in London recently, two massive stone engravings greeted me – […]
Home Activities . Events . Islamophobia Awards 2018
October 25, 2018 IHRC’s Islamophobia Awards are back and in 2018 it promises to be bigger and better than ever. Our gala dinner and awards show is a satirical […]
Irish passport applications from British applicants skyrocket
Irish passport holders will retain EU travel benefits after Brexit The number of British applications for an Irish passport has boomed following the UK’s vote to leave the European […]
Trump’s birthright plan: The legality, politics and history
President Donald Trump says he plans to end “birthright citizenship” in the US by executive order. Can he do that? In an interview with Axios President Trump claimed that […]
The mega-dam being crowdfunded by Pakistan’s top judge
By Abid Hussain BBC Urdu, Islamabad 30 October 2018 Cash-poor Pakistan is crowdfunding a drive to collect almost $17bn from its citizens, officials, businesses and stars in order to […]
US Muslims raise hundreds of thousands for Pittsburgh synagogue victims
US Oct 30, 2018 As news of the deadly synagogue shooting rippled through the city of Pittsburgh, members of this close-knit community reached out to provide emotional and even financial support to victims, their families and those scarred by the horror of Saturday’ click on for video report: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/us-muslims-raise-hundreds-of-thousands-for-pittsburgh-synagogue-victims-1.3680429
New book highlights contributions of Muslims: ‘I, Too, Am America’ profiles 50 highly accomplished American Muslims
Book written by: Lekan Oguntoyinbo, who is a Dallas-based journalist. A veteran of several major daily newspapers, including the Detroit Free Press and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, his work has […]
Opinion; The Muslims Are Coming
It’s the hate directed toward Islam that has motivated so many to enter the political arena. By Wajahat Ali Contributing Opinion Writer Oct. 30, 2018 For some Americans — […]
China says interning Muslims brings them into ‘modern’ world
Posted : 2018-10-17 09:48 China on Tuesday characterized its mass internment of Muslims as a push to bring into the ”modern, civilized” world a destitute people who are easily […]
Desperate Pakistani Christians – and Ahmadis – Languish in Thailand
The National Review•October 29, 2018 Bangkok — Thailand’s capital of Bangkok is a large, bustling, chaotic metropolis. The friendly, informal nation of Thailand draws visitors from around the world. […]
Italy’s League blocks Muslims from buying and converting chapel
Oct 28, 2018 Italian Northern League leader Matteo Salvini speaks during a political rally in Milan, Italy February 24, 2018. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (reuters_tickers) ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s far-right League party […]
Switzerland. New study. Foreign workers integrate quickly and earn more than locals
Oct 29, 2018 http://www.swissinfo.ch When they first arrive in Switzerland, immigrant women earn slightly more than Swiss women on average. By their fifth year in the country, the difference […]
‘I wasn’t born a refugee, did not choose to become one’
This year’s annual Kartepe summit on global issues took place last weekend. An important number of international participants, including academics, representatives from nongovernmental organizations, people from intergovernmental organizations and […]
France’s niqab ban violates human rights, UN committee says
Source: CNN France’s niqab ban violates the human rights of Muslim women and risks “confining them to their homes,” the United Nations Human Rights Committee said Tuesday. The committee said two women fined for wearing the full-face Islamic veils should be compensated and it called on France to review its […]
Madinah governor opens conference promoting true understanding of Islam
Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman with religious scholars and researchers at the conference of International Islamic Fiqh Academy in Madinah. (SPA) Arab News October 30, 2018 The conference […]