Water pollution in Iraq threatens Mandaean religious rites
Source: Associated Press By PHILIP ISSA BAGHDAD (AP) — Every Sunday in Iraq, along a strip of embankment on the Tigris River reserved for followers of the obscure and ancient […]
Chaldean cardinal says promised US aid for Iraq hasn’t come
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and SUSANNAH GEORGE VATICAN CITY (AP) — The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church complained on Tuesday that promised U.S. aid for religious minorities […]
Jailed preacher Anjem Choudary faces strict controls after release
Source: The Guardian BY Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Convicted Isis supporter Anjem Choudary will be in effect banned from any public statements after his release from prison this week, as […]
Bishops calls for urgent action on UK welfare program
Source: Associated Press By DANICA KIRKA LONDON (AP) — Church of England bishops on Tuesday called for urgent action to improve Britain’s new comprehensive welfare program, known as universal credit, […]
U.S. general says conditions for Islamist extremism still linger
Source: Reuters By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States’ top military officer said on Tuesday that little progress had been made in dealing with the underlying conditions that […]
‘Acknowledging reality,’ a splinter church in Kenya ordains married Catholic priests
Source: Religion News Service By Tonny Onyulo NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – At the Renewed Universal Catholic Church in Nyeri, in central Kenya, celebratory ululations filled the air last spring after Bishop […]
‘It’s part of who I am’: proposed Quebec law could push hijab-wearers out of jobs
Source: The Guardian BY Martin Patriquin in Montreal As an elementary school teacher in Montreal, Maha Kassef should be in high demand: the city is in the midst of a […]
Tensions rise at Indian temple over entry of menstrual-age women
Source: Reuters BY Jose Devasia NILAKKAL, India (Reuters) – Tensions rose at an Indian hill temple on Tuesday before an expected face-off between women of menstrual age who can enter […]
The Muslim Sunrise: Prayer and Meditation
Source: The Muslim Sunrise; the longest running Islamic magazine since 1921: Muslim Sunrise Fall 2018 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The word ‘course,’ […]
Pew Research Center’s Video: Being Muslim in the U.S.
This video offers a look inside the beliefs and attitudes of Muslims in America; it features data from Pew Research Center’s 2017 survey, as well as the personal stories of […]
India: Minister M.J. Akbar resigns amid allegations of sexual misconduct
(NEW DELHI) — M.J. Akbar, India’s junior external affairs minister, resigned Wednesday amid accusations by 20 women of sexual harassment during his previous career as one of the country’s most prominent news editors, becoming the most powerful man to fall in India’s burgeoning #MeToo movement. Akbar said in a statement […]
‘There is no God,’ says Stephen Hawking in final book
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 […]
Most news coverage of Muslims is negative. But not when it’s about devotion.
Source: The Washington Post By Erik Bleich ,Julien Souffrant , Emily Stabler and A. Maurits van der Veen Are Muslim religious practices more intense than those of other religions and inherently dangerous to Western societies? […]
Orthodox Church split: Five reasons why it matters
Source: BBC News By Laurence Peter Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionKiev held a mass to thank Constantinople for recognising the Ukrainian Church’s independence The Russian Orthodox Church has cut ties with […]
Khashoggi’s Death Is Highlighting the Ottoman-Saudi Islamic Rift
Source: Foreign Policy BY MUSTAFA AKYOL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi King Salman during the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Summit at the Istanbul Congress Center on April 14, 2016. […]
Canada becomes second country to legalise recreational cannabis
Source: BBC News The first recreational cannabis to be legally bought in Canada was purchased at midnight on Wednesday (02:30 GMT) on the eastern island of Newfoundland amid queues of […]
Canada cashes in on legal cannabis
Source: BBC News Canada has legalised the sale and use of cannabis, becoming only the second country after Uruguay to do so for recreational use. So it’s not surprising that […]
Khashoggi was beaten to death in front of Saudi consul general, then dismembered: sources
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL PublishedOctober 16, 2018 Reuters Photo Washington Post journalist and Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi was drugged, murdered and his body was cut into pieces, several news outlets reported […]
Humanity First Indonesia continues its relief efforts in Palu, Sulawes after earthquake and Tsunami
Posted on 18 Oktober 2018 (sorry, google translate being used): Representative of HF Indonesia, Ir. Kandali Achmad and Ahmad Masihuddin and the Head of Public Relations and Protocol Section of the Central Arsyas Province DPRD secretariat. Pontoh, MH during a photo session with the Central Sulawesi Provincial Government Assistant II, Dr. […]
Jamal Khashoggi’s killing took seven minutes, Turkish source tells MEE
#Khashoggi Middle East Eye publishes first details of audio tape acquired by Turkish investigators probing what happened to Saudi journalist The residence of the Saudi consul-general in Istanbul remains cordoned […]