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By Zia H Shah on July 17, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Shock over ruling that ‘brides of Christ’ need not be virgins

Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Christian women who have pledged lifelong virginity as “brides of Christ” have expressed shock at a Vatican document that suggests literal virginity […]

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‘They are shooting at a church’: Inside the 15-hour siege by Nicaraguan paramilitaries on university students

Source: The Washington Post By Joshua Partlow MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The first student I met outside the Church of the Divine Mercy had a fresh bullet hole in his lower […]

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Trump’s remarks about changing European culture draw ire

Source: Associated Press By JESSE J. HOLLAND and RUSSELL CONTRERAS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lament this week that immigration is “changing the culture” of Europe echoed rising anti-immigrant […]

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In India, a Missing Key to a Temple’s Treasure Vault Ignites a Furor

Source: The New York Times By Kai Schultz and Suhasini Raj PURI, India — A group of men in loincloths assembled outside a 12th-century temple on a hot April day […]

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Cows are sacred to India’s Hindu majority. For Muslims who trade cattle, that means growing trouble.

Source: The Washington Post MAHABAN, India — In the year since an extremist Hindu monk was tapped to lead one of India’s biggest states, the country’s Muslim cattle traders have […]

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Contentious bill defines Israel as Jewish nation-state

Source: Associated Press BY Aron Heller JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli parliamentary committee deliberated Monday on the final draft of a contentious legislation that would define Israel as the nation-state […]

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The Refugee Crisis

  | June 2018 Fazal Ahmad – UK June 20th marks World Refugee Day in the world, when the international community celebrates the stories, contribution and bravery of people who […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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‘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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

By Zia H Shah on July 16, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

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 […]

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