Pew: Why Americans Go to Church or Stay Home
Source: Christian Today By JEREMY WEBER Among regular attenders of religious services: 2 in 3 go because of their kids, Catholics half as likely as Protestants to value sermons, and […]
Why fewer Americans are attending religious services
Source : Religion News Service BY Emily McFarlan Miller (RNS) — Fewer adults are attending religious services in the United States, but not necessarily because they don’t believe. Many cite […]
Chinese Surveillance Expands to Muslims Making Mecca Pilgrimage
Source: Wall Street Journal By Eva Dou July 31, 2018 10:01 a.m. ET BEIJING—China’s close watch over its Islamic minority is being extended abroad, as Muslims from some Chinese regions […]
This Woman Says She Breastfed Her Baby At Church, Then Was Punished By Its Leaders
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Jim Dalrymple II BuzzFeed News Reporter Posted on July 31, 2018, at 11:11 p.m. ET George Frey / Getty Images A Mormon woman attending church in […]
Metro can ban all religious ads on buses and trains, court rules
Source: The Washington Post By Ann E. Marimow The Washington region’s transit system can bar religious messages on its buses and trains and in its stations, a federal appeals court ruled […]
I have irritated, I think, all gov’ts during my tenure — Prince Zeid
UN human rights commissioner’s tough approach triggers debate as he gets ready to leave office By AFP – Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES HH Prince Zeid will leave office as […]
Religion: Modernizing the Case for God
Epigraph: Eyes cannot reach Him but He reaches the eyes. And He is the Incomprehensible, the All-Aware. (Al Quran 6:103/104) Source: Time Philosophers refurbish the tools of reason to sharpen […]
GUEST COLUMN: Extremist group that cried ‘wolf’
Published: July 31, 2018 Members of the Markham Synchro club — shooting victim Julianna Kozis, 10, was a member — paying their respects during a vigil at Alexander the […]
Crescent and Swiss Cross: 1st August Swiss National Day Celebration in Mahmud Mosque, Zurich
The reputable Swiss Newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung brought a good report on the Swiss National Day Celebration at the Mahmud Mosque in Zurich on 1st August 2018. Besides […]
Persecuted Indonesian Christians, Muslims strengthen bonds
Ahmadiyya, Protestant youths unite at gatherings in show of defiance against intolerant Islamists, authorities Muslim and Christian youths from communities facing discrimination by Muslims and local authorities hold a […]
With religious freedom ministerial, an opportunity to act on behalf of oppressed Ahmadi Muslims
By Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Peter King (R-N.Y.), Opinion Contributor — 08/01/18 The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill […]
Pakistan dismisses US concerns over use of IMF funds
Pakistan’s economy has hit severe turbulence over the past year and most analysts expect the nation to seek a bailout, either from the IMF or closest ally China, to avoid […]
The Danish government has chosen to ban face veils – but I’ll still wear mine
Source: Independent By Sally Rashid Today, Denmark’s ban on the public wearing of face veils came into force. Joining the likes of France and Belgium, Denmark’s outlawing of the niqab […]
Germany lifts ban on family reunions for refugees amid ongoing integration debate
REUTERS BERLIN A Syrian woman cries as she sits on a folding bed in a former newspaper printing house used as a refugee registration centre for the German state of […]
The Catholic Church Offering Reasons to a Billion to Examine Islam
The Catholic Church has obliterated its ability to inspire trust Source: The Washington Post By Elizabeth Bruenig, who is an opinion columnist at The Washington Post. We live in an era of diminished trust and heightened cynicism. It is hard, now, to imagine someone expressing unqualified faith in government, the […]
Ahmadiyya/Humanity First in cooperation with Mali Zmaj extend help to School Children in Croatia.
Source: Rana Muhammad Munawwar Khan The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Croatia succeeded to carry out an humanitarian Project with the help of Humanity First Germany and Local organisation Mali Zmaj on 1st of August in Zagreb, Croatia. Donation presented by Humanity First comprised of: 100 T-shirts, 1000 notebooks, 85 schoolbags, […]
Vietnam bridge: Walking through a god’s hands
Source: BBC News Fancy a stroll through a deity’s hands? Vietnam has unveiled its latest tourist attraction: the 150m-long Golden Bridge, perched on a mountaintop near the city of Danang. […]
The Sunk Cost Fallacy Is Ruining Your Decisions. Here’s How
Source: Time By Jamie Ducharme If you’ve ever let unworn clothes clutter your closet just because they were expensive, or followed through on plans you were dreading because you already […]
For many Muslim grocery shoppers, a shifting definition of ‘halal’
Source: The Conversation BY Febe Armanios & Boğaç Ergene For Muslims, halal food follows certain rules proscribed by Islamic law. It usually pertains to ritual slaughter and abstention from […]
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Attack On Cyclists In Tajikistan
Source: NPR By Scott Neuman Two Americans are among four foreign cyclists killed over the weekend in the Central Asian country of Tajikistan when a car swerved to hit them […]