Australia senate appoints first Muslim woman amid race row
Source: BBC Mehreen Faruqi has joined Australia’s senate as its first female Muslim member, on a day the country is caught up in a bitter row over racism. Ms Faruqi, […]
First female Muslim senator of Australia
Australia senate appoints first Muslim woman amid race row Source: BBC News Mehreen Faruqi has joined Australia’s senate as its first female Muslim member, on a day the country is […]
Chile authorities actively investigating churches for sexual abuse, setting high standards for other countries
Chile authorities raid Episcopal Conference in abuse probe Source: Associated Press By EVA VERGARA SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean authorities raided the headquarters of the Catholic Church’s Episcopal Conference on […]
Muslims and Jews at Auschwitz test new bonds amid season of intolerance in Europe
Source: The Washington Post By Griff Witte and Luisa Beck OSWIECIM, Poland — He saw the gas chambers and the incinerators, the mounds of matted hair and the massed shoes […]
‘Lifelong trauma endured by hundreds of victims at the hands of Pennsylvania priests’
Priest abuse victims detail lifetime of trauma and broken trust Source: CNN By Holly Yan (CNN)It’s been 70 years since Robert says he was sexually abused by a priest. […]
Sarah Huckabee Sanders: ‘I Can’t Guarantee’ Trump Never Said Racial Slur
Source: Huffington Post By Michelle Lou White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Tuesday she “can’t guarantee” that Americans will never hear President Donald Trump say the “N-word” […]
No more safe passage for Red Cross in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Taliban withdraws protection for Red Cross Source: BBC News The Taliban says it will no longer allow safe passage to Red Cross staff working in Afghanistan. The militants accuse […]
Ilhan Omar Wins Democratic Primary For Congress In Minnesota
Source: Huffington Post By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar won the Democratic primary on Tuesday for the state’s 5th Congressional District, putting her on a path to make history. […]
Hajj: how it demonstrates Unity
Hajj: How the true face of Islam in unity is reflected in this once-in-a-lifetime journey 1 / 3 Young Asian Muslim man in ihram clothes with prayer beads. (Shutterstock) 2 […]
Saudi Arabia praised for services and facilities for Hajj pilgrims
Members of the Sports Academy, Kyrgyzstan, reach Makkah under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Guests Program. (AN photo) Tareq Al-Thaqafi August 16, 2018 Guests laud King Salman’s efforts […]
How Europe can learn to stop worrying and love power
Aug 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Zaki Laidi PARIS — US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker may have averted a trade war last month, but the […]
Translating Quran for today
By Chicago Tribune By Laleh Bakhtiar, who is a former lecturer at the University of Chicago. Her translation of the Quran from classical Arabic to contemporary English After spending 40 […]
The Elephants May Hold Key to Prevent Cancers in Humans
Elephants rarely get cancer. Here’s why this matters to humans Source: CNN By Michael Nedelman, CNN You’d think elephants would be getting cancer left and right: They are giants of […]
Pakistan’s Religious minorities: The significant “Other”
Source: Global Village Space By Asif Aqeel, who is a prominent journalist, researcher and writer, and a vocal member of Pakistan’s Christian community. His area of work is “Marginality & […]
Turkey’s Economy Takes a Tumble. What’s Next?
(CHRIS MCGRATH/Getty Images) Stratfor’s geopolitical guidance provides insight on what we’re watching out for in the week ahead. The Big Picture After recent elections, the biggest challenge for the Turkish […]
Pakistan leader Imran Khan risks Trump’s wrath by backing TURKEY in lira crash crisis
PAKISTAN’S prime minister-elect Imran Khan has risked angering Donald Trump by siding with Turkey in its dispute with the US. By Tom Parfitt PUBLISHED: 16:07, Tue, Aug 14, 2018 | […]
‘Hijab is like a key’ – Myanmar blogger battles bias with beauty campaign
Reuters International This content was published on August 14, 2018 Blogger Win Lae Phyu Sin, 19, attends a beauty product launch event with other beauty bloggers in Yangon, Myanmar, May […]
The Iraqi Spy Who Infiltrated ISIS
Source: The New York Times By Margaret Coker BAGHDAD — The driver was sweating as his white Kia pickup truck sped along a rain-slicked Baghdad highway toward a neighborhood bustling […]
Event held by the Roman Catholic church denies stall to LGBT Catholic group
Catholic LGBT group rejected by event pope will attend in Dublin Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent An organisation representing LGBT Catholics around the world has been denied permission […]
Abbot’s murder in desert monastery shocks Egypt’s Christians
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI and SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — It reads like a murder mystery set in an exotic locale: an abbot found dead in a desert […]