Indian court gives life sentence to guru, 14 followers
Source: Associated Press HISAR, India (AP) — A court in northern India sentenced a Hindu guru and 14 followers to life imprisonment on Tuesday in the deaths of four women […]
Religious hate crimes: Rise in offences recorded by police
Source: BBC News Police have recorded a surge in hate crime directed at people in England and Wales because of their religious beliefs. It rose by 40%, from 5,949 in […]
Egypt extends state of emergency for another 3 months
Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has extended its state of emergency for another three months. The government declared a state of emergency after an Islamic State affiliate bombed […]
Jewish lobby in far-right German party denounced for anti-Muslim views
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan PARIS (RNS) — A small group of German Jews has launched a lobby group within the far-right Alternative for Germany party, prompting a swift […]
Stephen Hawking Concludes in His Last Book: ‘There is No God!’
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Catholic priest killed in northern Mexico
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the northern Mexican state of Baja California are investigating the apparent slaying of a Roman Catholic priest in […]
Australia considers following US on Jerusalem embassy
Source: BBC News Australia will consider recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving its embassy there from Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. If acted upon, the move would […]
Russian Orthodox Church breaks with Constantinople in row over Ukraine
Source: Reuters By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) – The Russian Orthodox Church said on Monday it had decided to sever all relations with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in protest […]
In the Wake of Khashoggi’s Disappearance, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Is Pushed to the Brink
By Dexter Filkins October 16, 2018 Mohammed bin Salman has been celebrated in Hollywood, on Wall Street, and in the Trump White House, even though his violent, impulsive character was […]
Mohammed bin Salman: The dark side of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince
Touted as Saudi Arabia’s progressive reformer, Mohammed bin Salman has an ominous human rights record. 16 Oct 2018 Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of the kingdom, has been […]
Washington Catholic Archdiocese releases names of 31 clergy members ‘credibly accused’ since 1948 of sexually abusing minors
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein and Julie Zauzmer Four days after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl amid criticism of his handling of clerical sex abuse, Washington’s archbishop released a […]
The Japanese Man Who Saved 6,000 Jews With His Handwriting
Source: The New York Times By David Wolpe Mr. Wolpe is the rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles and the author of “David: The Divided Heart.” NAGOYA, Japan — […]
Zimbabwe’s radical cure for depression
Source: BBC News By Rachel Nuwer from Zimbabwe Late one evening, Dixon Chibanda, a psychiatrist in Harare, Zimbabwe, received a call from a doctor in an emergency room. A 26-year-old […]
M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion
Source: The New York Times By Steve Lohr Every major university is wrestling with how to adapt to the technology wave of artificial intelligence — how to prepare students not […]
Religious Hate Crimes In England And Wales Mostly Target People Thought To Be Muslim
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla New U.K. data show that nearly two-thirds of the targets were perceived to be either Muslim or Jewish. Religious hate crimes have spiked dramatically […]
‘The greatest embarrassment’: Inside the kingdom, Saudis rattled by handling of Jamal Khashoggi case
Exclusive: Jamal Khashoggi was caught up in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s attempts to consolidate his power, eliminate rival royals, and seize the assets of his country’s billionaires Borzou DaragahiIstanbul, The dissident Saudi […]
Humanity First Disaster Relief Emergency Medical team assessing patients in Palu, Central Sulawesi
REPORT from Humanity First International Published on 10 Oct 2018 —View Original After the devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Sulawesi Island in Indonesia on the 28th of September 2018, […]
Arab lawmaker from Zionist Union quits Knesset over nation-state law
Zouheir Bahloul hands in resignation 3 months after saying he could not sit in a parliament that passed discriminatory laws; he earned over NIS 100,000 during Knesset recess By RAOUL […]
Islam: Containing Beauty and Joy
Source: Patheos By Daniel Thomas Dyer, who is an author and artist and Creative Director of Chickpea Press. A great lover of poetry, he was called to Islam after falling in love with the beautiful poems of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi. I have often wondered why the Beautiful and the Joyful […]
Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community arrives in United States
USA Tour 2018 Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad greeted by 2,000 Ahmadi Muslims The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad […]