Russia: Christianity, Atheism or Islam?
Russia’s Journey from Orthodoxy to Atheism, and Back Again Source: Religion & Politics — Fit For Polite Company By Gene Zubovich | October 16, 2018 Based on a book, A […]
Urdu Video: Sir Zafrulla Khan’s role in independence of Islamic countries by Khawaja Asif
Khawaja Muhammad Asif is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National […]
Video: The Worldwide Leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslims Inaugurates a Mosque in Philadelphia
On 17 October 2018, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad traveled to Philadelphia to inaugurate the Baitul Aafiyyat […]
Saudis May Blame Intelligence Official for Killing Jamal Khashoggi
The Saudi General Who Could Take the Fall in the Khashoggi Case By Whitney Hurst and Ainara Tiefenthäler Saudi rulers are weighing whether to blame Maj. Gen. Ahmed al-Assiri, a high-ranking adviser to the crown prince, for the death of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to three people with knowledge […]
Eating Fish May Help Keep You Healthy Into Old Age, Study Says
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME Certain fats found in seafood may help keep you healthy for years to come, according to a new study published in the BMJ. Higher blood levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated […]
Former USA Gymnastics president arrested on charge of evidence tampering in Larry Nassar case
Source: CNN News By Nicole Chavez and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN)The former head of USA Gymnastics was arrested and accused of removing documents linked to the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case from the Karolyi Ranch […]
Tired of war, South Sudanese pray for latest peace deal
Source: Religion News Service By Doreen Ajiambo JUBA, South Sudan (RNS) – During a recent Sunday service, Pastor Jok Chol led the congregation at his Pentecostal church to pray for […]
Candidate: Elections key to countering Afghan conservatism
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan (AP) — Hameeda Danesh was locked away at age 13 and beaten daily for six months by uncles who abhorred the […]
Vatican welcomes Moon with special mass for Korean peace
Source: Yonhap News Agency VATICAN, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended a special mass for peace on the Korean Peninsula at the Vatican on Wednesday. The […]
Taiwan is set to become the first Asian government to recognize same-sex marriage. Now voters could halt that
Source: Los Angeles Times By RALPH JENNINGS More than a year after a landmark legal ruling cleared the way for Taiwan to become the first place in Asia to recognize same-sex […]
In rare campaign for Cuba, churches advocate against gay marriage
Source: Reuters BY Nelson Acosta, Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban evangelical churches are collecting signatures to petition against a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door to gay marriage, […]
Brazil presidential candidates woo religious leaders
Source: Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s presidential candidates wooed church leaders Wednesday ahead of a runoff in this deeply religious country with sizable Catholic and evangelical populations. Leading […]
Texas Man, Who Burnt the Victoria Mosque Gets 24-Years Prison Sentence
Source: Victoria Advocate Marq Vincent Perez, the man who burned down Victoria’s only mosque in 2017, was sentenced to an almost maximum sentence of 24.5 years in prison Wednesday morning. […]
My cheating boyfriend gave me HIV – here’s how I got justice
Source: BBC News Diane Reeve didn’t expect to find love again after her 18-year-long marriage fell apart. But in 2002, at the age of 50, she did. It turned out, […]
A look back: How I got in trouble with the US State Department – by Rafiq A. Tschannen
washingtonpost.com Iraqis With Ties to U.S. Cross Border Into Despair Mustafa Ahmed holds a written death threat and a letter that praises his work for ACDI/VOCA, a U.S.-funded nonprofit group […]
Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
Jamal Khashoggi (Illustration by Alex Fine for The Washington Post) By Jamal Khashoggi October 17 at 7:52 PM A note from Karen Attiah, Global Opinions editor I received this column […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s ‘pope’ visits to dedicate a mosque in North Philadelphia
by Kristin E. Holmes, Posted: October 18, 2018 HEATHER KHALIFA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Nearly a century after the first Ahmadiyya Muslim missionary sailed across the Atlantic to Philadelphia, the sect’s international leader […]
POINT OF VIEW: The Big Blockchain Lie
By Nouriel Roubini THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 18, 2018 “Crypto scoundrels” have taken refuge in blockchain since the collapse of cryptocurrency values. (Keystone) With the value of Bitcoin having […]
US intel links Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi’s disappearance
ANADOLU AGENCY NEW YORK Security members of the consulate wait in front of the gate door of the Saudi Arabian consulate on October 17, 2018 in Istanbul. (AFP Photo) U.S. […]
Saudi may blame crown prince’s adviser for Khashoggi’s murder: report
ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visits in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 16, 2018. (Reuters Photo) […]