Source: The Guardian BY Lily Kuo Pakistan has asked China to soften restrictions on ethnic Muslims in Xinjiang, one of the first public criticisms from a majority Muslim country over China’s policies in […]
Source: Associated Press By YANAN WANG and DAKE KANG ISTANBUL (AP) — Every morning, Meripet wakes up to her nightmare: The Chinese government has turned four of her children into […]
Source: The Atlantic By Conor Friedersdorf Refugees are not simply impoverished migrants. A refugee is defined, by a 1951 international convention, as a person who, “owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted […]
Source: The Conversation A throng of Trinidadians line up along the streets of St. James and Cedros to admire the vibrant floats with beautifully bedecked models of mausoleums. Their destination […]
AFP/The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 21 September 2018 The government of St Gallen says the proposed ‘burqa vote’ is unnecessary. File photo: Patrick Denker A second Swiss canton will vote Sunday […]
September 20, 2018 Bhubaneswar: In a positive move the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is going to organize a ‘Peace Symposium’ here on 23rd September 2018 at Hotel Swosti Premium where […]
9/22/2018 (MENAFN – NewsIn.Asia) By P.K.Balachandran/DailyFT There are clear signs that Pakistan’s freshly minted Prime Minister, Imran Khan, will make a sincere effort to reduce corruption and maladministration in […]
ACROSS THE BORDER No government in the history of the country has been able to push back against the persecution of the minority Ahmadiyya community. Temporary headstones wait to be […]
AP September 21, 2018 The families say that among these children, 14 are known to be in state-run orphanages and boarding schools ISTANBUL: Every morning, Meripet wakes up to […]
By Reuters – Sep 16,2018 -JORDAN TIMES JERICHO, Occupied West Bank — The United States will not present its long-awaited plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace any time soon and is instead […]
By JT – Sep 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Rania, meets with representatives of international and US Jewish organisations NEW YORK […]
Source: Independent By Sirena Bergman @SirenaBergman Recycling is an easy cop-out for governments and large corporations, but the truth is that we have to take very different action if we […]
Robert Fisk, The Independent September 21, 2018 Abu Yussef Abu Dahuk is 60 years old. But of course he looks around 75 or 80, because he is a Bedouin […]
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica By Adam Augustyn Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster chose feminism as its 2017 Word of the Year, in response to both the massive Women’s Marches in American cities over the weekend following President […]
Source: The Washington Post By Mustafa Salim and Tamer El-Ghobashy BAGHDAD — A top aide to the leader of the Islamic State was sentenced to death by hanging by an Iraqi court Wednesday, […]
Source: The New York Times By Amy Qin ERSHUI, Taiwan — It was bad enough, villagers thought, when the kindly Buddhist nuns were forced out of their historic temple and […]
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Blackpool Tower will light up in rainbow colours this weekend in solidarity with LGBT people as Franklin Graham, the US conservative evangelical with links to […]
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent More than 50 faith leaders around the world are calling on the international community to step up protection for people displaced from their homes […]
Source: BBC News A South Korean church which believes global famine is imminent has set up base in Fiji, where it’s gained considerable influence but faced growing allegations of abuse. […]
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron HAIFA, Israel (RNS) — Congregation Moriah, this city’s only Conservative synagogue, offers Arabic classes, as well as occasional lessons on the Quran and the […]