Jerusalem mayoral race narrows to religious and secular Jewish candidates
Source: Reuters By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The race for mayor of Jerusalem, a role shaping Israel’s rule over the sacred city at the heart of its conflict with […]
Nigerian army fire live rounds to disperse Shiite protesters
Source: CNN By Isaac Abrak and Bukola Adebayo, for CNN Members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) wave flags and chant slogans as they take part in a demonstration to […]
UK confirms reports of Chinese mass internment camps for Uighur Muslims
Source: The Guardian By Lily Kuo British diplomats who visited Xinjiang have confirmed that reports of mass internment camps for Uighur Muslims were “broadly true”, the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has […]
Rights group says 9 Christians detained, abused in Sudan
Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A human rights group is calling on the Sudanese government to investigate reports of torture and abuse of nine Christians, including a priest, it […]
France’s Jews Look to Pittsburgh ‘Across a Narrow Bridge’
Source: The Atlantic BY RACHEL DONADIO PARIS—So many times in the past few years, as France underwent a wave of terrorist attacks that killed hundreds of people from 2012 to 2016, […]
Can artificial intelligence help stop religious violence?
Source: BBC News By Mark Easton Home editor Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Software that mimics human society is being tested to see if it can help prevent religious violence. Researchers used […]
The Muslims are coming
Source: The New York Times By Wajahat Ali Rashida Tlaib of Michigan is among many Muslim candidates on the midterm ballots.CreditCreditAnthony Lanzilote for The New York Times The Muslims are coming! […]
Donald Trump Could Lift Democrats to Victory in Kansas
Source: Time By CHARLOTTE ALTER/OVERLAND PARK, KANS. October 29, 2018 Mary Joyce of Overland Park, Kans., is a lifelong Republican. Her husband Dave has voted for both parties, but idolizes Richard […]
Religious Leaders Fear Armed Guards Must Now Become the Norm After the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Source: Time By KATIE REILLY October 31, 2018 For the past four years, the New Reform Temple in Kansas City, Mo., hasn’t hosted a Shabbat service or other religious event without […]
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Asia Bibi: anti-blasphemy protests spread across Pakistan
Anti-blasphemy campaigners bring country to standstill in protest over acquittal of Bibi Memphis Barker and Aamir Iqbal in Islamabad Thu 1 Nov 2018 A supporter of a radical Islamic group […]
Pakistani lawyer is now an ‘easy target’ for extremists after helping Asia Bibi escape execution for blasphemy
South China Morning Post Edition: International Demonstrations against the Asia Bibi’s acquittal erupted across the country, with extremists calling for the assassination of Supreme Court justices Bibi was accused of […]
The release of Asia Bibi is a small step towards a more open Pakistan
Kunwar Khuldune Shahid Her acquittal could signal a relaxation of strict blasphemy laws and create a better country in the process On Tuesday, Pakistan’s supreme court acquitted Asia Bibi in […]
Halloween From a Christian Perspective
Review of Religions | October 2018 While Halloween is being celebrated across the globe this week, we thought it would be interesting to hear from a Christian perspective on this […]
Halloween: An Islamic Perspective
Review of Religions – October 2018 Reem Shraiky – UK On October 31st people around the world celebrate Halloween, and while this custom did not originate in […]
If there is no proof against someone, how can we punish them: CJP
Haseeb Bhatti Updated November 01, 2018 Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar. ─ File photo A day after religio-political parties criticised and threatened the judiciary following the top court’s […]
Asia Bibi acquittal: Opposition criticises PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah on Thursday condemned Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech that he delivered on Wednesday after protesters took to streets against Supreme Court orders […]
The true face of Islam won’t be found in mosques or Muslim schools, but at the British Museum
There, the new Islamic gallery, dazzles visitors and defies every certainty promoted by today’s hardline Muslim activists Ed Husain Right, a page from the Hamzanama, c.1558-73, depicting Elijah rescuing Amir […]
International Muslim leader talks peace, inclusion during Houston visit as part of U.S.-Guatemala tour
By Eva Vigh | 12:21 pm Oct. 29, 2018 Friday, Oct. 26, marked a notable day for Greater Houston-area Muslims as over a thousand devotees poured into the […]
Europe torn over Islamic State children in Syria
Reuters International Nov 1, 2018 – 08:06 A woman looks through a window at a meeting of “Mothers’ Jihad”, a group aiming to repatriate Belgian women and children held in […]