China investigates high-ranking Buddhist monk accused of coercing nuns into sex Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s religious affairs administration said on Thursday it would investigate claims a high-ranking Buddhist […]
Taliban Surge Routs ISIS in Northern Afghanistan Source: The New York Times By Najim Rahim and Rod Nordland MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — More than 200 Islamic State fighters and their two top […]
Source: Reuters BY Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s national prosecuting authority said on Wednesday that it had asked the government to submit a formal request to the Vatican for […]
Source: Washington Post By Erin Cunningham More than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, including scores who live in Silwan. The settler group Ateret Cohanim […]
My son, Osama: The al-Qaida leader’s mother speaks for the first time Source: The Guardian By Martin Chulov Nearly 17 years since 9/11, Osama bin Laden’s family remains an influential part […]
A crime or a right? Some Danish Muslims defy face veil ban Source: Reuters BY Emil Nielson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – When a ban on the wearing of face veils in […]
‘You Must Vote for the Holy Prophet’: Anti-Blasphemy Party Flexes Muscle in Pakistan Source: Wall Street Journal By Saeed Shah and Bill Spindle A political party formed just last year by a […]
Source: Religion News Service BY Adelle M. Banks (RNS) — The Trump administration has sanctioned two high-level officials in Turkey for what it says is their role in the case of U.S. pastor Andrew […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has decreed that the death penalty is “inadmissible” under all circumstances and the Catholic Church should campaign to […]
Pennsylvania Diocese Orders Removal of Former Bishops’ Names From Church Buildings Source: The New York Times By Laurie Goodstein Anticipating the release of a Pennsylvania grand jury report exposing decades of mishandled sexual […]
Source: Associated Press By GILLIAN FLACCUS The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Wednesday that sex abuse allegations against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick dating back decades raise […]
National Security Council asks agencies to volunteer staff for Kushner, in first tangible sign in months that administration is advancing Israeli-Palestinian talks proposal By AP Today, 3rd August 2018 President […]
Photo: Drew Angerer Cuomo calls for investigation into same-sex marriage license denial Source: Times Union By Rachel Silberstein New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) ALBANY — Gov. Andrew […]
Source: Associated Press STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a Detroit suburb violated no laws when it approved a consent judgment allowing the construction of a […]
Richard Di Natale on Greens and Muslims Source: Australasian Muslim Times Posted by Manarul Islam In late June, Senator Richard Di Natale, Federal Greens leader, granted Manarul Islam, representing AMUST, an […]
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Ethiopia Sweden’s Ambassador to the United Nations says Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed deserves to be the center of attraction at the upcoming United Nations General […]
In western China, Beijing is using the most modern means available to control its Uighur minority. Tens of thousands have disappeared into re-education camps. A journey to an eerily […]
Right-wing agitators are heating up the discussion about immigration in Germany and filling it with hate. Last week’s resignation of national football player Mesut Özil over concerns about racism is […]
By Zoya Azhar For the Gazette/Hampshire Life Friday, August 03, 2018 Saadat Virk is a shopkeeper and a man of faith. The owner of a convenience store — unabashedly […]
Press Trust of India | Washington Last Updated at August 3, 2018 Pakistan has failed to arrest the country’s descent into violence mainly due to its intolerance to religious diversity, […]