Muslims from around the world arriving in Houston for visit of spiritual leader
By Lindsay Peyton, CORRESPONDENT Oct. 19, 2018 Imam Rizwan Khan is the new imam at the Baitus Samee Mosque in Houston. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, in Spring. ( Marie […]
Libyan FM rejects EU’s ‘disembarkation platforms’
Updated 19 October 2018 AFP October 19, 2018 All north African countries reject this proposal: Siala The EU suggested setting up these “disembarkation platforms” in consultation with the UN High […]
UAE, Egypt and Bahrain commend Saudi Arabia’ decrees on Khashoggi case
ARAB NEWS October 20, 2018 UAE, Egypt and Bahrain issued statements commending Saudi Arabia’s royal decrees Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body, the Council of Senior Scholars, said the king’s decisions […]
More Insulting Lies From Saudi Arabia
What we face now is a test for President Trump and America itself. By Nicholas Kristof Oct. 19, 2018 ImageA portrait of Mohammed bin Salman on display in Riyadh.CreditCreditFayez Nureldine/Agence […]
Malta sets stage for abortion debate
Source: BBC News By Mario Cacciottolo Malta is the only country in the EU where abortion remains illegal, and is still a taboo subject for many. But now, a ground-breaking […]
Message of Peace – Khalifa visits USA again
by HAMEED NASEEM Special to NWA Democrat-Gazette Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the fifth Khalifa (or successor) of the Promised Messiah, landed in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, as a crowd […]
Leader Of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dedicates New Mosque In Philadelphia
By David Spunt October 19, 2018 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — If you happened to be in North Philadelphia Friday afternoon, you may have noticed a heavy security presence. That’s because a […]
The bigots of Politics
By Ali Arqam | Cover Story | Pakistan has a long history of politicians playing the faith or religion card to woo the voter, or to settle scores against […]
Christian graves desecrated in central Israel
Source: Yahoo News Beit Jamal Monastery (Israel) (AFP) – Vandals have torn down concrete crosses marking dozens of graves at a Christian cemetery in central Israel, a church official said […]
The early champions of anti-Ahmadi cause
Manan Ahmed Asif What we often report is that it was Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who passed a constitutional amendment on September 7, 1974 to declare Ahmadis non-Muslims. What we frequently […]
Aging Japan: Unclaimed burial urns pile up in Japan amid fraying social ties
Source: Reuters By Kaori Kaneko YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Unclaimed urns containing ashes of the dead are piling up by the thousands across Japan, creating storage headaches and reflecting fraying […]
Man with ‘religion issues’ set fire to church and temple
Source: BBC News A man who had “issues” with religion started fires at two places of worship within minutes of each other. Paul Johnson was arrested for the fires at […]
Sydney Anglicans set to ban gay weddings and pro-LGBTI advocacy on church property
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald By Michael Koziol The Sydney Anglican diocese is set to ban same-sex weddings from any Anglican church or building, and prohibit its properties from being used […]
In Some Australian Schools, Teachers Can Be Fired for Being Gay
Source: The New York Times Australian politicians are doubling down on a law that allows religious schools, which receive government funding, to discriminate against gay teachers and students. ImageHugo Walker […]
Pope Francis willing to visit North Korea, Vatican official says
Source: The Guardian Pope Francis will seriously consider making an unprecedented visit to North Korea, but some conditions would have to be met, a senior Vatican official has said. An invitation […]
Pope accuser strikes back, blames gay priesthood for abuse
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican ambassador who accused Pope Francis of rehabilitating a disgraced ex-American cardinal is doubling down on his claims, asserting […]
India Religion Courts Indian temple priests turn back women, defying court ruling
Source: Associated Press By ASHOK SHARMA NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of Hindu priests on Friday joined conservative protesters to block women of menstruating age from one of the world’s […]
In China’s Catholic heartland, Vatican deal brings Communist Party closer
Source: Reuters DONGLU VILLAGE, China (Reuters) – In 1996, a tiny village with a huge Gothic-style church in China’s Catholic heartland of northern Hebei province was the scene of a […]
Catholic Dioceses in Pennsylvania Face Federal Inquiry Into Sexual Abuse
Source: The New York Times By Campbell Robertson and Elizabeth Dias ERIE, Pa. — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania accused of covering up sex […]
‘Pope Francis has questions to answer’: America’s Catholics in crisis over abuse scandals
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwoodin Pittsburgh Afew weeks after the devastating extent of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania was laid bare in a 900-page grand jury report, […]