Mass protest against Pope Francis; Say Nope to the Pope
Say Nope to the Pope: Irish snap up tickets to see pontiff – with no plan to go Source: The Guardian In mass protest, demonstrators against Catholic church apply for […]
Deal to sell non-stun-slaughtered lambs to Saudis condemned
Source: The Guardian Fears UK export deal signals it will become normal to lower standards to secure trade deals BY David Batty The deal is estimated by the government to […]
Ahmadi Muslims risk arrest to perform the Hajj pilgrimage
Source: BBC News The Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, that all adult Muslims are expected to complete at least once in their lives. Ahmadi Muslims are not […]
Girls ‘assert independence’ at Ethiopia Virgin Mary festival
Source: BBC News By Girmay Gebru The heavy rains in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have not deterred thousands of girls from taking part in the annual Ashenda festival, which celebrates the […]
It is impossible for all the Muslim population to perform Hajj in their lifetime
To Get All the World’s Muslims toHajj, It Would Take at Least 581 Years Source: New York Times At least 1.7 million foreign pilgrims are in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, this week for the hajj, […]
Women as priests? Some say it’s time but admit it’s unlikely
Source: Associated Press By DAVID CRARY NEW YORK (AP) — Advocates of ordaining women as Roman Catholic priests cite the church’s unfolding sex abuse scandals as powerful arguments for their […]
The world’s most committed Christians live in Africa, Latin America – and the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY JOEY MARSHALL An Ethiopian Orthodox priest celebrates Epiphany. Levels of religious commitment are particularly high among Christians in sub-Saharan African countries like Ethiopia. (Eric Lafforgue/Art in […]
Number of Christians across the Middle East are declining
‘There Are No Girls Left’: Syria’s Christian Villages Hollowed Out by ISIS Source: New York Times By Ben Hubbard TEL TAL, Syria — The memories of the retired oilman dot […]
Book Review: The Prophet of Love: A Catholic’s Note on Prophet Muhammad
The final art cover of my book “The Prophet of Love: A Catholic’s Note on Prophet Muhammad.” Published by @NouraPublishing in Jakarta, Indonesia. Translated into Indonesian. Forthcoming! pic.twitter.com/UwryPSUirY — Dr. […]
PM Justin Trudeau’s Video Eid Message
Eid Mubarak! Sophie and I send our best wishes to Muslims in Canada and around the world as they celebrate Eid al-Adha. https://t.co/dUh9FyQYKf pic.twitter.com/nQa5WdhQ15 — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 21, […]
U.N. warns of ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya children Politics
Reuters International This content was published on August 22, 2018 Rohingya refugee children attend an Arabic school to learn to recite the Koran at Jamtoli camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain – RC1EDE937F60 (reuters_tickers) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations warned on […]
Islamic State chief, in rare speech, urges followers to fight on
Reuters International This content was published on August 22, 2018 A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi at a mosque in […]
Uri Avnery, the Israeli optimist who played chess with Yasser Arafat, has died – he was one of my few Middle East heroes
There he is in my six-year-old notebook, very much alive, still demanding peace with the Palestinians, peace with Hamas, and generosity and a Palestinian state on the old 1967 borders […]
‘Bigotry has no place in our party.’ Republicans disgusted by Tarrant Muslim controversy
State Politics By Anna M. Tinsley atinsley@star-telegram.com August 22, 2018 Disgusted. Embarrassed. Disappointed. These were among the words many used to describe their reaction this week to an effort by some Republicans to take “our party back” and remove a top Tarrant County Republican official because he’s Muslim. “Why I […]
Learn all about the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha
(Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images) Eid al-Adha (say “EED al UDD-ha”) is a Muslim festival, which lasts for several days (it varies based on where you live). Keep reading to learn more about this special festival. Where does the festival come from? Allah is said to have replaced Ibrahim’s son with a […]
Do religious scriptures bring harmony or evoke conflict?
State Department and the initiative of your favorite Organization The Center for Pluralism is pleased to present a symposium as a side event in conjunction with the Department of States’ […]
A year after the assault on the Rohingya, Myanmar’s generals are unapologetic
Source: The Washington Post By Shibani Mahtani SINGAPORE — A year ago, the Myanmar military embarked on a sweeping crackdown in restive Rakhine state — driving out almost a million Rohingya to […]
How These Muslim Women Became NYC Civic Leaders
Source: Religion & Politics By Elisabeth Becker “It’s difficult to avoid the elephant in the room,” says Faiza Ali, a 33-year-old New Yorker. “Walking the streets of New York, you can’t […]
Two New Lawsuits Seek to Stop Discrimination Against Religion
Source: Wall Street Journal By Tim Keller and Michael Bindas Aug. 20, 2018 6:22 p.m. ET Dave and Amy Carson live with their 15-year-old daughter, Olivia, in Glenburn, Maine. Like many […]
Saudi Arabia ‘seeks death penalty for woman activist’
Source: BBC news Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor has reportedly sought the death penalty for five activists, including the female rights defender Israa al-Ghomgham. Human Rights Watch said they recently went […]