Philippine leader approves autonomy law for troubled Muslim region
Reuters International This content was published on July 26, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A signage of “I love Marawi” is seen in front of damaged houses, buildings and a mosque […]
U.S. threatens sanctions against NATO ally Turkey over American pastor
Reuters International This content was published on July 26, 2018 U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Washington, U.S., July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis (reuters_tickers) By Lesley Wroughton and Daren […]
U.N. chief warns staff, member states – We’re running out of cash
Reuters International This content was published on July 26, 2018 U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, speaks to the media after a meeting with Costa Rica’s President Carlos Alvarado at the […]
True Talk: What goes on within a sect?
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44277294&locale=en Embed code This content was published on July 26, 2018 5:00 PMJul 26, 2018 – 17:00 Katharina spent her childhood in the Central American jungle as a member of the Lichtoase” sect, until she finally managed to leave aged 20. In “True Talk” she speaks openly about “mind hacking” and […]
One Year Ago, Tunisia Passed a Groundbreaking Law to Protect Women. Has It Worked?
Source:Time By CHARLOTTE BAILEY/TUNIS 4:57 AM EDT In the 1990s, Ahlem Behladj learned to brave being hassled each day by the police officers that hung around outside the women’s shelter in […]
Pakistan election: Imran Khan leads in early counting
Source: BBC News Early results from Pakistan’s election suggest ex-cricket star Imran Khan is on course to become prime minister. With nearly half the votes counted from Wednesday’s parliamentary election, […]
Pakistan election: Five things to know about Imran Khan
Source: BBC News Early election results suggest the ex-cricketer is on course to become Pakistan’s prime minister. Original Story
Report Documents Disturbing Rise In Anti-Muslim Street Incidents In The U.K.
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla PETER NICHOLLS / REUTERS Women attend Eid Festival 2017 in London. A British hate-monitoring group said in-person Islamophobic incidents in the U.K. rose 30 percent from […]
Delaware Mayor Apologizes After Muslim Kids In Shirts, Hijabs, Kicked Out Of City Pool
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla The mayor of Wilmington, Delaware, has apologized to a local Islamic school after a group of Muslim children wearing shirts, shorts and hijabs were […]
These Candidates Could Be America’s First Muslim Women In Congress
Source: Huffington Post By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman DEEDRA ABBOUD / STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES / RASHIDA TLAIB / FAYROUZ SAAD / TAHIRAH AMATUL-WADUD From left: congressional candidates Deedra Abboud, Ilhan Omar, Rashida […]
Nicaraguan priest says church is being persecuted during government crackdown
Source: Washington Post By Carol Morello From the rectory where he lives in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua, the Rev. Raul Zamora had been hearing gunfire from a distance for months. […]
Chile summons Roman Catholic cardinal in sex abuse case
Source: Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A cardinal has been summoned to appear in a Chilean court as the scandal over sex abuse by priests and others tied to […]
Eritrean Christians released from shipping container prisons
Source: Religion News Service BY Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – Eritrean Christians and human rights advocates are cheering the release of 35 Christian prisoners as a new peace pact […]
Haiti missionary sentenced to 23 years for child sex abuse
Source: Associated Press By DAVID McFADDEN BALTIMORE (AP) — A Mennonite missionary from Virginia who lived in Haiti for more than a decade has been sentenced to 23 years in […]
Punk Muslims erase tattoos (and sin) in conservative Indonesia
Source: AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION Dot by dot the laser sears the ink from Ucup’s flesh, leaving it red and raised, but there’s a look of calm satisfaction on his face. With […]
Company unveils moving mosque to welcome Muslims in Japan
Source: Associated Press By NICOLA SHANNON TOKYO (AP) — A large white and blue truck pulls up outside a stadium in central Japan and slowly expands into a place of […]
Syria war: More than 200 dead in suicide attacks
Source: BBC News At least 215 people have died in a series of apparently co-ordinated attacks in south-western Syria, local officials and a monitoring group say. Several suicide bombings struck […]
Will Modi stop India’s cow terrorists from killing Muslims?
Source: Washington Post By Barkha Dutt There is a repugnant euphemism that has entered the lexicon of Indian prime-time television lately. “Cow vigilantes” has become contemporary shorthand for murderous right-wing mobs […]
The Latest: Outlawed Pakistan group fails to win single seat
Posted: Jul 26, 2018 ISLAMABAD (AP) – The Latest on general elections held in Pakistan (all times local): 9:15 p.m. Moderate voices in Pakistan seem to have prevailed after none of the 265 candidates fielded in general elections by the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba won a seat in parliament. That includes the […]
Islamic Leaders Have Nothing to Say About China’s Internment Camps for Muslims
Source: Foreign Policy BY NITHIN COCA A demonstrator wearing a mask painted with the colors of the flag of East Turkestan and a hand bearing the colors of the Chinese flag […]