EU admits no African country has agreed to host migration centre
Plan to prevent deaths at sea revealed as Italy cries foul over summit called to help Germany Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Patrick Wintour Thu 21 Jun 2018 Refugees shout […]
Nominees of terror groups plan to run in Pakistani election
Source: AT Another contestant is Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, which bears the legacy of Mumtaz Qadri, a security guard of the former Punjab governor Salman Taseer. The governor was killed in 2011 by Qadri for allegedly demanding changes to the draconian blasphemy law. Qadri, who was hanged in 2016, has become a […]
Trump riding high and set to roll the dice for a summit with Putin
Source: AT Russia, of course, is different. But the analogy of the Art of the Deal is still relevant and why should Trump give up on his campaign vision of closer ties with the Russian president without ever testing it? The Russophobes are hard-pressed to find an answer. Thus, it […]
Merkel pleads for more humanity in refugee debate
Source: The Local During a speech in Berlin on Wednesday evening, Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to Germans to put themselves into the shoes of people fleeing war and persecution. “People’s […]
What Young Adults in 100 Countries Think of Religion
Source: Christianity Today Pew suggests one explanation for these handful of countries where young adults are not only as faithful as their elders, but more so: violent conflict. “The few countries where young adults are more religious than their elders all have something in common: a recent history of violent […]
Global Religious Freedom Takes Its Biggest Hit in Over a Decade
Source: CT The Pew report comes just weeks after the US State Department reviewed an annual assessment of religious freedom across the globe.“The state of religious freedom is dire,” said Sam Brownback, ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, last month. “We have work to do. We must move religious freedom forward—we must defend […]
Europol says homegrown jihadis behind most 2017 attacks
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Europol says armed jihadis plotted or carried out more attacks in Europe last year than in 2016, with a total of 33 attacks either […]
How Sweden’s far right turned a pork-less soccer tournament into an attack on Muslims
Source: The Washington Post By Christian Christensen June 20 at 1:04 PM Hogs are raised on Duncan Farms on June 6 near Polo, Ill. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Christian Christensen is a professor […]
What India’s Traditional Yoga Teachers Want You to Know for the International Day of Yoga
Source: Time By KAMAKSHI AYYAR Yoga is among India’s most popular cultural exports. People across the globe have adopted the ancient practice for its physical, mental and spiritual benefits. But along […]
How thinking about death changes us
Source: BBC News By Rachel Nuwer You and everyone you’ve ever known will someday die. According to some psychologists, this uncomfortable truth constantly lurks in the back of our minds […]
President Trump Says He’ll ‘Sign Something’ to End Family Separations
Source: Time By PHILIP ELLIOTT President Donald Trump suddenly reversed himself on Wednesday, telling reporters that he would end the politically toxic practice of separating adults from children at the U.S.-Mexico border. […]
For what’s believed to be the first time, the Vatican uses the term ‘LGBT’ in official document
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein (iStock) The Vatican this month is showing unprecedented, if symbolic, outreach on issues of human sexuality, using for what’s believed to be the first […]
Where a Taboo Is Leading to the Deaths of Young Girls
Source: The New York Times By Jeffrey Gettleman TURMAKHAND, Nepal — Not long ago, in rural western Nepal, Gauri Kumari Bayak was the spark of her village. Her strong voice echoed […]
Al-Shabab kidnaps Somali children to fill its ranks. Parents pull kids from school or flee to protect them.
Source: PRI By Tonny Onyulo Members of the al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabab surrender to authorities in the north of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, Sept. 24, 2012. Credit: Omar Faruk/Reuters You can hear the anguish in Maalim […]
Taj Mahal’s attackers dispute site’s Muslim origins
Source: Religion News Service By Vishal Arora NEW DELHI (RNS) — Hindu nationalist groups in India have carried out violent attacks against Muslims and their properties for decades. Now, a […]
Denmark’s Jews Questioning Their Future in the Country Following Proposed Ban on Circumcision
Source: Haaretz In 2015, a jihadist killed a Jewish guard outside this capital city’s main synagogue, where Hannah Bentow was having her bat mitzvah party. Her sense of security as a Jew […]
‘Occupied’ East Jerusalem: Prince William infuriates Israel with statement on royal visit
Prince William has angered Israel’s Jerusalem Affairs Minister Zeev Elkin by referring to East Jerusalem as part of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), in a statement detailing his upcoming trip to the Middle East. In a facebook post, Israel’s Elkin was enraged by the Prince’s OPT reference, claiming Jerusalem was […]
Vatican promises to hear more abuse complaints in Chile
Source: Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A papal envoy looking into clerical sexual abuse is leaving Chile, but he says the Vatican will continue collecting testimony from people who […]
India takes direct control in Kashmir after alliance ends
Source: Associated Press By AIJAZ HUSSAIN SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s federal government took direct control of Kashmir state Wednesday after the ruling Hindu nationalist party ended its long-troubled alliance […]
Exclusive: Pope criticizes Trump administration policy on migrant family separation
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has criticized the Trump administration’s policy of separating migrant families at the Mexican border, saying populism is not the […]