ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk: In 2015, the FCC declared a general headscarf ban for teachers in public schools unconstitutional and held that the mere wearing of a headscarf on behalf of a State official (a teacher in that case) does not jeopardise the neutrality of the state. Yet, the FCC, justifying its recent rejection of […]
Source: CNN The Colorado Civil Rights Commission (CCRC) initially ruled against Phillips but the case was eventually heard by the Supreme Court — the highest court in the US — which overturned the decision by a 7-2 majority in favour of Phillips. The ruling said the CCRC had violated Phillips’ […]
Source: CNN Sharbel’s grandparents had lived in the village of Bir’im in the north of Israel. In October 1948, Bir’im was captured by the Jewish Haganah during their operation in the northern Galilee region. A few days later, all the villagers were expelled until the military operation was complete. Having […]
Source: Politico By RICHARD PRIMUS In a much-anticipated decision Monday morning, the Supreme Court ruled – by a vote of 7 to 2 – in favor of a Colorado baker […]
Source: The Guardian BY Jessica Elgot Political correspondent Theresa May is unwilling to act to change restrictive abortion rules in Northern Ireland, telling a private meeting of Conservative MPs that the political climate […]
Source: BBC News A crocodile has killed a Protestant pastor who was baptising followers near a lake in southern Ethiopia. Docho Eshete was conducting the ceremony for about 80 people […]
Source: Associated Press By ILAN BEN ZION TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After decades of planning and delays, Israel is opening the doors of a new national natural history museum […]
Source: El Pais BY LUCÍA GONZÁLEZ On Saturday, Pedro Sánchez became the seventh head of government in modern Spanish democracy to take the oath of office, and the first one to do so […]
With the grace of Allah today we are going through the twenty second day of fasting and are in the third ashra (ten days) of Ramadan. According to a saying […]
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Jun 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Women walk past rubble of damaged buildings in Raqqa, Syria, on May 14 (Reuters photo) BEIRUT — There is evidence […]
Jun 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Protests have been ongoing in many parts of Jordan for days and there are renewed calls for another strike this week […]
Citizenship-by-investment programmes offer the super-rich an opportunity to acquire a new nationality Jon Henley @jonhenley Sat 2 Jun 2018 Roman Abramovich gained Israeli citizenship after experiencing delays in renewing his […]
Giuseppe Conte calls for redistribution of asylum seekers and review of Russian sanctions Agence France-Presse Wed 6 Jun 2018 Italy’s new prime minister, Giuseppe Conte. Photograph: AFP/Getty Italy’s incoming prime […]
Source: Reuters VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has blocked a move by German bishops to allow Protestants married to Roman Catholics to receive communion in Catholic churches, a prospect […]
Source: Independent By Narjas Zatat in news Non-Muslim women across the world are wearing the hijab for 30 days as part of the Ramadan Hijab challenge. The initiative was created by the World […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]