Same-sex spouses have EU residence rights, top court rules
Source: BBC News The European Union’s top court has ruled in favour of a Romanian gay man’s right to have his US husband live with him in Romania. The country, […]
Rohingya say Myanmar targeted the educated in genocide
Source: Associated Press By FOSTER KLUG BALUKHALI REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (AP) — Mohammed Hashim hid in the hills and watched as his brother begged for his life, his arms bound […]
Richardson minister stands by church flier that warns Judaism, Islamism ‘dangerous’
Source: Dallas News A minister of a Richardson church that included Judaism and Islamism among “dangerous isms” on a flier distributed in area neighborhoods is standing behind the message and the […]
Victoria mosque opens doors to Unitarians after crash damages church
Source: Victoria Advocate By Jon Wilcox Members of the Victoria Islamic Center know what it’s like to lose a place of worship. “We welcome you. This is your place,” Abe […]
Saudi Arabia Has Issued Its First Driver’s Licenses to 10 Women
Source: Time By AYA BATRAWY / AP (DUBAI) — Saudi Arabia issued its first driver’s licenses to 10 women on Monday as the kingdom prepared to lift the world’s only ban […]
US, Britain and France inflicted worst destruction ‘in decades’ killing civilians in Isis-held city of Raqqa, report says
Air and artillery strikes by the US and its allies inflicted devastating loss of life on civilians in the Isis-held city of Raqqa, according to an Amnesty International report. It […]
Ahmadiyya Women Association of Canada Shares their Ramadan Experience with fellow Canadians
By Tahira Chaudhry Fasting is a universal form of worship which is prescribed in most of the religions. Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity-all have fasting as a religious in one form […]
View from Turkey: The 55-year visa liberalization discussion
BERIL DEDEOĞLU Turkey and the European Union recently held discussions on visa exemption for Turkish citizens wanting to travel to the EU. The EU has been blocking and diverting […]
Wife of Malaysia’s Najib questioned by anti-graft agency
Rosmah Mansor, right, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, arrives to give a statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in Putrajaya. Police found hundreds of luxury handbags, […]
Israel’s top court meets on contentious settlement law
By AFP – Jun 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES The photo taken from the West Bank city of Hebron on February 7, 2017 shows a view of the Israeli settlement of […]
‘Qatar will not ‘fuel a war’ against Iran‘
By AFP – Jun 04,2018 – JORDAN TIMES SINGAPORE — Qatar will not be dragged into any conflict with Iran, a senior Qatari official said on Sunday. Defence Minister Khalid […]
First Saudi women get driving licences
By AFP – Jun 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Saudi woman poses for a photo after having a driving lesson in Jeddah, on March 7 (AFP photo) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia […]
Stepping up for Edmonton Pride, Wiccans say they’ve long been the most LGBTQ-friendly religion
Source: The Star Edmonton By CATHERINE GRIWKOWSKY EDMONTON—Wiccans have long fought against perceptions that their religion is shadowy, scary and sinister—but this June, they’re wearing their differences loud and proud. For […]
Denmark Talks (Reluctantly) About a Ban on Circumcising Boys
Source: The New York Times By Martin Selsoe Sorensen COPENHAGEN — Denmark has a long record of taking daring steps on issues like gender rights, development aid and green energy. […]
Nicaragua police end church siege after day of terror in Masaya
Source: BBC News Police in Nicaragua have ended the siege of a church where opposition supporters had sought refuge after being attacked by riot police and pro-government militias. Doctors have […]
As Taboos Break Down, Iranians Party On
Source: The New York Times By Thomas Erdbrink TEHRAN — To get to the Emarat wedding hall, you have to drive outside Tehran and into the countryside, down a series […]
Italy’s 5-Stars step back from minister’s anti-gay remarks
Source: Associated Press ROME (AP) — The 5-Star Movement, one of the two populist parties in Italy’s new government, distanced itself Sunday from anti-gay comments made by a minister from […]
Pope to address oil majors in Vatican climate conference
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican will host executives of the world’s top oil companies for a conference next week on climate change and the […]
Gay in India, Where Progress Has Come Only With Risk
Source: The New York Times ByKai Schultz BILASPUR, India — If you had told Ayesha Kapur 10 years ago that she would help lead the fight against one of the world’s oldest laws criminalizing gay sex, she would never have believed you. For most of her life, Ms. Kapur […]
Bombing targets Afghan clerics calling for peace, killing 7
Source: Associated Press By RAHIM FAIEZ and AMIR SHAH KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of Afghanistan’s top clerics on Monday, killing at least seven people […]