About His Holiness – Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad
His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (Mir-za Mas-roor Ah-mad), is the fifth Khalifa (Caliph) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Elected to this lifelong position on 22nd April 2003, he serves as […]
Parties play religious cards as Pakistan poll looms
Islamist groups threaten to deepen social divisions and further discriminate against minorities, women A vendor arranges election party symbols, including lions for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of Shahbaz […]
The Silent Theology of Islamic Art
Shaykh Lutfollah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran Oludamini Ogunnaike College of William and Mary Oludamini Ogunnaike’s research interests include Islamic philosophy, spirituality, art, and African and African diasporic religions. More […]
‘Sensational discovery’ 2,000-year-old papyrus medical mystery solved
This content was published on July 16, 2018 The papyrus contains a previously unknown medical text from late antiquity, describing a condition called “hysterical apnoea”(Hasselblad H5D/ University of Basel) Scientists […]
Expat life: Why do Swiss people move abroad?
By Thomas Stephens This content was published on July 10, 2018 Around one in seven Swiss expats is an ‘explorer’, who finds it easy to settle down in their new […]
How Does Pew Research Center Measure the Religious Composition of the U.S.? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
July 5, 2018 We regularly are asked about how we measure religion. Here are answers to some of the questions we get most often. Question 1: Measuring religious identity How […]
Heat and power cuts force Gazans onto polluted beaches
By Reuters – Jul 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians swim to cool off in the Mediterranean Sea as others enjoy their time on a beach in the northern Gaza Strip […]
Children among eight migrants who suffocated in Libya truck
By AFP – Jul 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES African migrants, who according to the Libyan navy were rescued by the country’s coast guard, arrive at the naval base of […]
Thank you, Ireland
Source: Jul 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES James J. Zogby, who is president of the Washington-based Arab American Institute On Wednesday morning, I watched an amazing debate unfolding in the Irish […]
He said he was ‘going to burn down the building with all the f—— Jews,’ Miami Beach cops say
Source: Miami Herald BY HOWARD COHEN A resident at a Miami Beach condo was angry after learning he was about to be evicted so he planned to burn down the […]
Muslim candidates run in record numbers but face backlash
Source: Associated Press By PHILIP MARCELO and JEFF KAROUB SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A liberal woman of color with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long […]
Southern Baptist officials knew of sexual abuse allegations 11 years before leader’s arrest
Source: Star-Telegram BY SARAH SMITH The missionary arm of the Southern Baptist Convention knew about allegations against Southern Baptist leader Mark Aderholt more than 10 years before he was arrested July […]
He Preyed on Men Who Wanted to Be Priests. Then He Became a Cardinal.
Source: The New York Times By Laurie Goodstein and Sharon Otterman As a young man studying to be a priest in the 1980s, Robert Ciolek was flattered when his brilliant, charismatic bishop in […]
Apple is helping bring education to girls in Brazil
Source: CNN By Heather Kelly Forty students learning how to code in a classroom on the third floor of Pontifical Catholic University in downtown Rio de Janierio got an unusual […]
China’s second quarter growth meets expectations at 6.7%
Source: BBC News China’s economy grew at an annual pace of 6.7% in the three months to June, official data showed, meeting forecasts for the period. That marked a slight […]
Muslims in China’s ‘Little Mecca’ fear eradication of Islam
Source: Dawn News Green-domed mosques still dominate the skyline of China’s “Little Mecca”, but they have undergone a profound change — no longer do boys flit through their stone courtyards […]
Drinking Coffee May Help You Live Longer, Study Says
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME A new study provides more good news for coffee lovers. Drinking coffee is associated with a lower risk of early death — virtually regardless of how […]
There’s More Good News About Immune Therapies for Cancer
Source: Time By ALICE PARK There has been welcome excitement in the cancer field lately about immune-based treatments, which co-opt the body’s own immune system to fight tumors. The so-called immunotherapies have […]
All Christians Are Problematic, Even Me And You
Source: Huffington Post By Brandi Miller, Columnist Let’s be honest, Christians. For professing a belief in a relatively unpredictable God, we have incredibly predictable defensive patterns whenever people question or critique […]
Australian Archbishop Sentenced To 1 Year For Covering Up Child Sexual Abuse
Source: Huffington Post By Alanna Vagianos Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson was sentenced to 12 months in detention on Tuesday after being convicted in May of covering up a priest’s sexual […]