Afghan Taliban raise hopes with surprise Eid ceasefire
Source: Reuters KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Muslim Eid holiday in the middle of June, their first offer of its […]
Vatican open to official role for women and married men in Amazon
Source: CNN By Delia Gallagher and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Rome (CNN) The Vatican says it is open to discussing the ordination of married men and an official role for women, to address […]
Marine Corps’ Top General Joins Ramadan Meal
June 8, 20184:46 PM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Quil Lawrence Gen. Robert Neller, front row fourth from left, at Bait-us-Samad (House of the Eternal) mosque outside Baltimore, […]
Pope warns energy bosses of global destruction without fuel shift
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis warned that climate change risked destroying humanity on Saturday and called on energy leaders to help the world to […]
Vatican ex-diplomat on trial for ‘child sex abuse images’
Source: BBC News A senior Vatican official who served as a diplomat to the US will face charges of possessing images that show child sex abuse, the Holy See said. […]
Pope begins purge in Chilean church over sex abuse scandal
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis began purging Chile’s Catholic hierarchy on Monday over an avalanche of sex abuse and cover-up cases, starting with accepting the resignations of the bishop at the center of the scandal and two others. More heads were expected to […]
The G-7 Fiasco It’s Time to Isolate Donald Trump
The G-7 summit once again made it clear that U.S. President Donald Trump is intent on treating America’s allies worse than its enemies. Europe must draw the consequences and […]
Austria has a problem with Muslims, not just their mosques
Suggested reading by the Muslim Times: Europeans’ Attitude Towards the Muslims: The Glass is More than Half Full Source: Daily Sabah By Yahya Bostan The mosque scandal in Rotterdam is a […]
Tories must confront Islamophobia head-on
Martin Downer June 10, 2018 There is no problem with Islamophobia in the Conservative Party, according to UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid, because he — a Muslim — has one […]
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and UAE approve $2.5bn aid package for Jordan at emergency Gulf summit
Saudi King Salman (left) meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II (center), UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (right) and Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (back toward the […]
Trump-Kim Singapore summit: All the latest updates
US president and North Korean leader are set to meet on Tuesday in a landmark summit in Singapore. more on Singapore Kim-Trump meeting: More theatrics than substance?today Final preparations […]
Americans are depressed and suicidal because something is wrong with our culture
Epigraph: It is only in the remembrance of God that the hearts can find comfort. (Al Quran 13:28/29) Source: USA Today By Kirsten Powers, Opinion columnist In September of 2004, […]
Rising Suicide Rates Point to a Crisis in Meaning
Epigraph: It is only in the remembrance of God that the hearts can find comfort. (Al Quran 13:28/29) Source: Psychology Today By Diane Dreher Ph.D. Your Personal Renaissance Where can […]
After assessing MI5’s files on my father, it’s clear that not all facts are equal
People have always had an exaggerated respect for facts and, thanks to the internet, these are now easily accessible in far greater quantities than ever before Patrick Cockburn @indyworld One […]
Singapore Trump-Kim summit: Singapore hosting a potential watershed moment in world history
By Mubin Saadat 11 Jun 2018 For the first time, a sitting US President and a North Korean leader, representing two countries which have never seen eye to eye, will meet face to face, and the island nation of Singapore will host this historic event. Just weeks ago, when Kim and […]
Trump Kim summit: North Korea sets out its Singapore agenda
https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.19.5/iframe.html Media captionBig planes and jogging guards: Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have arrived in Singapore Kim Jong-un will discuss a “permanent… peace-keeping mechanism” with US President Donald Trump when […]
This Is When You Should Start Collecting Social Security, According to Experts
Source: Time By ELIZABETH O’BRIEN May 17, 2018 It’s one of the most popular questions in retirement planning: When should I claim Social Security? You might as well be asking, how […]
Trump says he may pardon Muhammad Ali — a move the late boxer’s attorney calls unnecessary
Source: The Washington Post By John Wagner Continuing to draw on his clemency powers, President Trump said Friday that he may soon pardon Muhammad Ali — a sentiment that a lawyer […]
Austrian Muslims denounce government mosque clampdown
The Austrian government has decided to shut down seven mosques and expel Turkish-funded imams. The government is shutting down a Turkish mosque and dissolving a group, which runs six mosques […]
Denmark swings right on immigration – and Muslims feel besieged
After a burqa ban, hardline rhetoric has entered the mainstream. In one coastal town, attitudes seem increasingly polarised Richard Orange, Holbaek Sun 10 Jun 2018 Local Social Liberal party politician […]