Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer Taking on positions as clergy in a tradition where women have never been clergy before, they have adopted a variety of titles. Some […]
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Friday that a landmark 900-page grand jury report about child sex abuse by Catholic clergy should be released […]
Source: The New York Times By Kenneth P. Vogel and Elizabeth Dias WASHINGTON — With a lineup of prayer meetings, humanitarian forums and religious panels, the National Prayer Breakfast […]
Source: BBC News By Christian Jarrett Fictional stories are replete with villains and heroes with an almost magical ability to discern other people’s characters – think Hannibal Lecter or Sherlock […]
Source: BBC News The UK faces a “democratic crisis” with voters being targeted with “pernicious views” and data being manipulated, a parliamentary committee is set to warn. The Digital, Culture, […]
Source: The New Yorker By Bernard Avishai On July 19th, the Israeli Knesset, led by Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party, passed a new “basic law,” with the anodyne title of “Israel—The […]
‘We need to learn Arabic quickly, so we could better understand the religion and teach it to you, and return you to it’ Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses his […]
Source: The New Yorker By Rozina Ali A Ph.D. student offers a free Muslim-history walking tour in Donald Trump’s home town. Back when Donald Trump was a Presidential candidate, he […]
Shelley Pascual shelley.pascual@thelocal.com @shelleypascual 4 July 2018 studying in germanyuniversitiesvisasbureaucracy International students from India and Ukraine in Rostock. Photo: DPA In spite of receiving admission offers from universities in Germany, […]
Source: Samad Ghori of Albania One of the Muslim groups with a large presence in the state of Chiapas is the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. Ibrahim Chechev, an imam from San Cristóbal, told Sputnik of the community’s origin and prospects. Today the Ahmadiyya community is made up of 60 families and […]
By Christoph Titz German retirement homes are having trouble finding geriatric nurses. To resolve the problem, they’re looking for help from abroad, recently expanding that search to Africa. Is it […]
The religious police has been stripped of power, pop concerts are now allowed and women are even permitted to drive cars. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is liberalizing Saudi Arabian […]
NOMINATIONS FOR THE NO2H8 AWARDS If You Know an Upstander Against Hate, Nominate Them For the Prestigious No2H8 Awards NOMINATIONS FOR THE NO2H8 AWARDS CLOSING ON THE 10th of AUGUST […]
Reuters International This content was published on July 27, 2018 Ali Can, a 24-year-old Twitter activist and founder of the social media slogan #MeTwo on which thousands of Germans from […]
Reuters International This content was published on July 29, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Women walk past a poster of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during Janadriyah Cultural Festival […]
Reuters International This content was published on July 30, 2018 Indonesian and foreign climbers are seen after walking down from Rinjani Mountain at Sembalun village in Lombok Timur, Indonesia, July […]
By AFP – Jul 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Activists escort a boat carrying Palestinians injured during confrontations along the Gaza security fence as it tries to break through Israel’s naval […]
By AFP – Jul 30,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Palestinian activist and campaigner Ahed Tamimi (centre) celebrates her release from prison as she stands between her father (left) and mother, during a […]
Jul 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ali Kassay In six weeks, the term of office of His Highness Prince Zeid Bin Ra’ad as UN high commissioner for human rights will […]
By Mohammad Ghazal – Jul 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Sunday said it was looking into a US proposal to form an alliance of Arab states to […]