Calgary Muslims helping feed city’s less fortunate during Eid al-Adha
Ryan Rumbolt August 21, 2018 Meat from a traditional livestoc slaughter at Calgary’s the Baitun Nur Mosque will be given to Calgarians in need, as well as friends and family […]
Muslims at haj blame Arab disunity for Jerusalem embassy move
Source: Reuters By Muhammad Yamany, Seham El-Oraby ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Muslims at the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia criticized what they described as discordant Arab leaders for failing to […]
Rockets fired at Afghan presidential palace during Eid speech
Source: The Guardian The Taliban have fired a pair of rockets towards the presidential palace in Kabul during a live broadcast by Ashraf Ghani to mark the Muslim celebrations of Eid al-Adha, […]
Dublin hospitals told to free up beds ahead of Pope Francis’s visit
Source: The Guardian BY Giuseppe Lami/EPA Hospitals in Dublin have been advised to discharge patients in order to free up beds ahead of the pope’s visit to Ireland this weekend amid warnings […]
Pope will meet sexual abuse victims in Ireland: Vatican
Source: Reuters VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will meet victims of clergy sexual abuse during his visit to Ireland this weekend, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The stage from […]
Catholics consider withholding donations amid scandals
Source: Associated Press By IVAN MORENO and JEFF KAROUB For decades, Michael Drweiga has opened his wallet whenever the donation basket comes around at church, but the latest revelations of […]
Murder Mystery in Ancient Monastery Reverberates in Coptic Church
Source: The New York Times By Declan Walsh WADI NATRUN, Egypt — Christian monks living in the solitude of Egypt’s deserts have always faced the threat of attack from outside. […]
ISIS resurfaces again despite efforts by Europol to block them from the internet
In fight against ISIS’s propaganda machine, raids and online trench warfare Source: The Washington Post By Joby Warrick THE HAGUE – The campaign started with the cyber equivalent of a massive airstrike: law-enforcement agencies from eight countries, moving in unison to smash two of the main propaganda organs of the Islamic State. […]
Erdogan invokes patriotism, Islam as lira remains under pressure
Source: Reuters BY Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks’ religious and patriotic feelings ahead of a major Muslim holiday on Monday, promising they would not […]
7% of Muslims in China have been confined to “political re-education” camps
China’s Uighur Camps Swell as Beijing Widens the Dragnet Source: Wall Street Journal By Eva Dou in Beijing, Jeremy Page in Almaty, Kazakhstan and Josh Chin in Turpan, China China has sharply expanded an […]
Israeli questioning of US Jews at border exposes deeper rift
Source: Associated Press By JOSEF FEDERMAN JERUSALEM (AP) — When Simone Zimmerman arrived at the check-in window at the Israeli border with Egypt, it didn’t take long for the young […]
Argentines want to renounce their ties to the Catholic Church
Movement encourages Argentines to quit Catholic church Source: Associated Press By PAUL BYRNE and LEO LA VALLE BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered in Buenos Aires on […]
Clergy in Ireland convicted of child abuse to be named
Source: Belfast Telegraph By Laura Larkin A list of all Catholic clergy members in Ireland convicted of child sexual abuse will be published for the first time. Pressure has been […]
India, Pakistan must resolve differences through dialogue: Imran Khan
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Aug 21, 2018, Highlights Trade is the best way to uplift the people of the subcontinent and alleviate poverty, Khan said Khan’s tweet came within days of […]
The Church is tempted by power and obsessed with sex
Source: The Washington Post By David Von Drehle The crisis of the Catholic Church is not a matter for Catholics only. Love it or hate it — or anywhere in between […]
Hajj pilgrims laud China-built light rail service in Saudi Arabia
MAKKAH: More than two million Muslims took part in the symbolic stoning of the devil Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, the last major ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage that heralds the […]
The Clergy Abuse Crisis Has Cost The Catholic Church $3 Billion
Source:NPR By TOM GJELTEN Sixteen years after an investigation in Boston highlighted the dimensions of the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic priesthood, the financial and reputational cost to the Catholic […]
Work Hard, Play Hard Summer Camp 2018 – Mahdi Mosque, Jamaica
Umair Khan Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Jamaica launched its first Summer Youth camp, called “Work Hard, Play Hard Summer Camp” on 9 July 2018. The purpose of this summer camp […]
Earthquake hit Lombok preparing for the sacrifices of Eid ul Adha
getting ready for Eid Sacrifice in our neihborhood of Mangsit, Jalan Raya Senggigi, Lombok, Indonesia. trying to cheer up the villagers, all of whom suffered damages or total loss […]
Eid Al-Adha opportunity for Muslims to unite in face of divisive plots: Zarif
TEHRAN, August 21 – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said at a time that enemies are seeking to divide Muslims, Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) is a great […]