India Christian priest arrested over rape charge
Source: BBC News One of four Indian priests charged with allegedly raping a woman has handed himself in for police questioning in the southern state of Kerala. The Kerala high […]
Jewish or democratic? Israel debates its founding principles.
Source: The Washington Post By Ruth Eglash JERUSALEM — A bill making its way through Israel’s parliament has sparked fierce debate over the foundations of democracy in the country and what it […]
This Jewish Latina wants to bridge political divides at the border
Source: Fast Company BY RINA RAPHAEL Alma Hernandez doesn’t fit the description of a traditional politician. She’s Jewish, Latina, 25 years old, and she’s fundraising for migrant families at the border. Which […]
When Politicians Determine Your Religious Beliefs
Source: The New York Times By Michele Margolis Ms. Margolis is the author of “From Politics to the Pews: How Partisanship and the Political Environment Shape Religious Identity.” CreditRonda Kimbrow/iStock, via […]
Iranian man flogged 80 times for drinking at wedding over a decade ago
By News Desk Published: July 13, 2018 Iranian authorities conducted various forms of cruel punishments in 2018, including amputating a man’s hand for theft. PHOTO COURTESY: THE SUN A man was lashed 80 times for consuming alcohol at a wedding ceremony back when he was teenager more than a decade ago […]
Pakistan elections: Non-Muslim ‘electables’ of a ‘party for Muslims’
Non-Muslim ‘electables’ of Jama’at Islami In 2000, Pervaiz Masih was informed he would be contesting local government elections in Peshwar’s Town III from the platform of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI). Masih emerged victorious after securing 172 votes in a constituency where the party traditionally polled around 27-35. Today, he heads the […]
Thais demand citizenship for boys, soccer coach rescued from cave
FILE PHOTO: A screen grab shows boys rescued from the Thai cave wearing mask and resting in a hospital in Chiang Rai, Thailand from a July 11, 2018 handout video. […]
Ousted Pakistan PM flying home to face jail, authorities lock down Lahore city
Reuters International This content was published on July 13, 2018 Ousted Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, appears at a news conference at a hotel in London, Britain July 11, […]
Limit drinking: Swiss experts recommend lower alcohol intake
Jul 11, 2018 – A standard glass refers to the quantity of beer, wine or schnapps normally served in a restaurant. (Keystone) Men should drink no more than two glasses […]
The Gambia: Mbullum Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior, Upper Basic schools hold graduation
Thursday, July 12, 2018 Mbullum Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior Secondary school in North Bank Region’s Lower Nuimi District last Saturday held graduation and prize-giving ceremony for its grade 9 and […]
Laughter is the best medicine: Two Muslims get liquor licence in garb of non-Muslims
Islamabad By Rana Mushtaq July 14, 2016 ISLAMABAD: A scam of obtaining liquor licence from the authorities concerned by Muslim citizens under the garb of non-Muslim identity has come to […]
Ahmadis in Pakistan’s electoral paradigm
Perspectives The modern state system does not support any official religion in an independent state. Religious beliefs and faith are the concern of citizens Busharat Elahi Jamil July 13, 2018 […]
How the Ethiopia-Eritrea peace process could reunite one family
12 July 2018 Related Topics Ethiopia and Eritrea peace agreement Ethiopian journalist Addisalem Hadigu hopes to see his Eritrean wife and two daughters for the first time in 16 years. […]
Exclusive: Blackwater founder’s plan to privatise America’s $76bn, 17-year war in Afghanistan
Donald Trump is expected to ask European countries at this week’s Nato summit, one of the most crucial and contentious in the history of the alliance, to step up and […]
I spent my career in the British Army and I know the dangers of privatising the battlefield
I spent my career in the British Army and I know the dangers of privatising the battlefield The expansion of the roles taken on by private sector security companies in […]
Isis may have been defeated a year ago in Mosul, but the ideology that caused it to grow lives on
Isis may have been defeated a year ago in Mosul, but the ideology that caused it to grow lives on One year ago, Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi declared that […]
A pan-Arab initiative is needed
Jul 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh The current state of inter-Arab and intra-Arab affairs is entirely unacceptable. For decades, there have been jealousies, frictions and even levels […]
A bus rider tells a woman in a head scarf ‘ICE should take her kids away’
By Amanda Jackson and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) A woman wearing a Muslim head scarf on a New York transit bus going to Staten Island was subject to racial taunts […]
Women Are Buying Up Plan B Because They’re Terrified of the Future Supreme Court
Source: Time By JULIA GLUM July 11, 2018 Within hours of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement announcement last month, Emily Hauser was standing at a drugstore counter asking a pharmacist for two […]
Is Hummus Actually Healthy? Here’s What the Experts Say
Source: Time By SOPHIA GOTTFRIED Hummus, the chickpea-based dip that’s a staple in many Middle Eastern cuisines, is on the rise in the U.S. Multiple factors are fueling its growing popularity, according […]