Saudis arrest another women’s right activist
Source: Al Jazeera News Saudi Arabia has arrested Hatoon al-Fassi, a Saudi women’s rights activist and writer, as part of its crackdown on activists in the kingdom, a human rights group […]
Poland parliament approves change to controversial holocaust law
Source: Al Jazeera News Poland‘s parliament approved on Wednesday changes to a controversial bill that imposed fines and prescribed a maximum three-year sentence to anyone found guilty of ascribing “responsibility or co-responsibility […]
Syria’s war: Calls for help as Deraa hospitals are forced shut
Source: Al Jazeera News by Arwa Ibrahim Air strikes on rebel-held parts of southern Syria have put at least three hospitals and medical centres out of service as the Syrian army presses […]
Entire police force of Mexico town detained after mayoral candidate’s assassination
Source: CNN By Emanuella Grinberg and Fidel Gutierrez The entire police force of a Mexican town in the state of Michoacán is being questioned in the assassination of a mayoral candidate, the […]
Harford ordered to release permits for houses in Joppatowne subdivision disputed as ‘Muslim community’
Jim JoynerThe Baltimore Sun A federal judge has given a partial victory to the developer of a Harford County subdivision that some residents had opposed, calling it a Muslim-only community. […]
Harford should welcome Muslim-centered community
A top Harford County official told Joppatowne residents, who are concerned about a new housing development possibly targeted to Muslim families only, that the county will enforce all code and […]
Chinese Uyghurs forced to welcome Communist Party into their homes
Source: CNN By Steven Jiang Beijing, China (CNN)More than a million Chinese Communist officials are being dispatched to live with local families in the western region of Xinjiang, a move seen […]
A 28-year-old Democratic Socialist just ousted a powerful, 10-term congressman in New York
Source: CNN Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old Latina running her first campaign, ousted 10-term incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in New York’s 14th congressional district on Tuesday, CNN projects, in the most shocking upset of a rollicking political season. An activist and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, Ocasio-Cortez won over […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Germany Excels in spreading the Message of True Islam.
By Zubair Khan Source: Pictures/Video: Mr Farid Khalid.National Head Tabligh Department AMJ-Germany Through a campaign to reach all house holds, the Tabligh department of AMJ Germany has undertaken an ambitious program. All the members of German Jamaat including men and women are extensively involved in this effort. In addition to […]
Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban
Source: Religion News Service BY Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld President Trump’s temporary ban on refugees and immigrants from a group of primarily Muslim-majority […]
Britain’s Prince William brings message of homage, hope on first Israel visit
Source: Reuters BY Dan Williams TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Prince William envisaged a strong future for Israel while making the first official British royal visit to the country on Tuesday […]
Six people with albinism will stand for election to fight stigma in Malawi
Source: The Guardian BY Charles Pensulo Being born with albinism can be a death sentence in Malawi. With 22 recorded murders in the past four years, dozens more people have […]
Dutch parliament approves limited ban on burqa, niqab
Source: Associated Press By RAF CASERT and ALEKSANDAR FURTULA THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands has approved a limited ban on “face-covering clothing” in public places, including Islamic veils […]
Study: East African converts to Islam are recruitment targets by extremist groups
Source: Religion News Service BY Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Christians who convert to Islam in East African countries often become targets for recruitment by extremist groups such as […]
Myanmar Dismisses Rohingya-Crisis General Amid EU Sanctions
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Jon Emont June 25, 2018 6:10 p.m. ET YANGON, Myanmar—Myanmar’s military announced the ouster of a key general Monday as the European Union sanctioned […]
Indonesian election season is a gauge of rise of political Islam
Source: Reuters BY Kanupriya Kapoor, Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – About 100 residents of a gritty commercial district of Indonesia’s capital listen intently as a man roars into a […]
Duterte seeks church outreach after outraging Filipino Catholics with ‘stupid’ God comments
Source: CNN By Euan McKirdy, CNN (CNN)Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has promised to mend fences with the Catholic Church in the wake of scathing comments he made about God, which shocked […]
Macron and Pope talk poverty, migration and Europe in long meeting
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron, accused at home of straining France’s secular foundations by seeking to mend ties with the Catholic Church, […]
US border agents halt migrant family prosecutions
Source: BBC News A US border security chief says he has temporarily stopped launching criminal prosecutions of migrants who illegally enter the country with children. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) […]
Why non-smokers are getting lung cancer
Source: BBC News By Naomi Elster As a lung cancer researcher and patient advocate at Trinity College Dublin, Anne-Marie Baird gets mixed responses when she tells people about her profession. […]