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 […]
Nigeria police arrest traditional priest after laying curse
Source: BBC News A 94-year-old traditional priest has been arrested in Nigeria after cursing the alleged perpetrators of a recent spate of violence. Anazo Ilomuanya was hired by a group […]
Australian drought: Muslims hold Eid event to pray for rain
Source: BBC News About 30,000 Australian Muslims gathered in Sydney on Tuesday to pray for an end to what’s been called the worst drought in living memory. Worshippers from 16 […]
Taliban to travel to Moscow for peace talks after 17 years of war
Source: The Guardian BY Emma Graham-Harrison The Afghan Taliban will travel to Moscow for peace talks next month in a high-profile embrace of public diplomacy that will be a landmark for the group […]
Sexual abuse cases against the catholic church are spread all over the globe
US not alone in grappling with Catholic sex abuse, cover-up Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Recent revelations of sexual misconduct and cover-up within the highest […]
Malaysia accused of ‘state-sponsored homophobia’ after LGBT crackdown
Source: The Guardian Discrimination against community intensifies after politicians ratchet up anti-gay rhetoric to gain votes BY nah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia correspondent The LGBT community in Malaysia face arrests, canings and […]
Catholics seek encouragement as World Meeting of Families opens in Dublin
Source: Religion News Service BY Christine A. Scheller DUBLIN (RNS) – As 750,000 Catholics gather in Dublin for the start of the World Meeting of Families, the week is shaping up […]
The New Arab Order
Power and Violence in Today’s Middle East By Marc Lynch In 2011, millions of citizens across the Arab world took to the streets. Popular uprisings from Tunis to Cairo promised […]
All of Trump’s Problems Came Together on Tuesday
Source: Time By RYAN TEAGUE BECKWITH Michael Cohen once believed that he would lead Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. When that didn’t come to pass, he told friends he might become White House […]
Michael Cohen trial: Trump accused of directing hush money
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, has pleaded guilty in a New York court to violating campaign finance laws. He said he had done so […]
UK urged to intervene as female Saudi activist becomes ‘first to face death penalty’
Officials are pushing for a women known to document protests to be executed if she is convicted by a secret terrorism court. 18:22, UK, Wednesday 22 August 2018 Image: […]
Muslims are challenged to think about Eid-al-Adha
Source: World Muslim Congress Muslims are challenged to “think” in the following three pieces written about the true meaning of Eid-al-Adha. Each article seeks to align it with the universal […]
Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with Saudi Prince Mohammad Bin Salman
Pakistan Mateen Haider August 22, 2018 Rawalpindi, 22 August 2018: Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa who is in Saudi Arabia to perform hajj, met Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammad Bin […]
Man charged after threatening to kill people at Fairfax County mosque, police say
Source: The Washington Post By Justin Jouvenal A 22-year-old man has been charged after police said he threatened to kill everyone he encountered at a Fairfax County mosque, rammed parked cars […]
Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s named 200 times in the grand jury report on child abuse
Cardinal Wuerl target of rising anger after Pa. grand jury report Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein In the week since a Pennsylvania grand jury reported on child sex abuse […]
Maine town’s Amish population quadruples in less than two years
Source: Bangor Daily News By Jessica Clifford, Lincoln County News In March 2017, three Amish families moved into Whitefield. Today, the population has quadrupled. The town is home to 13 […]
Movie star’s lifestyle reversal sparks a debate in Egypt
Source: Associated Press By MENNA ZAKI CAIRO (AP) — Hala Shiha quit the glamorous film industry a decade ago to embrace a more religious lifestyle, adopting the traditional Muslim headscarf, […]
Indonesian woman sentenced 18 months in prison for complaining about noisy mosque
Indonesia woman irked by mosque noise convicted of blasphemy Source: Associated Press MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has sentenced a woman who complained about a noisy mosque to […]
Hajj and Universal Brotherhood and Sisterhood
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times More than two million have performed Hajj this year. Hajj is the best symbol for universal brotherhood and the […]