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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Source: The New York Times By Stephen T. Asma Mr. Asma is a professor of philosophy. It’s a tough time to defend religion. Respect for it has diminished in almost every corner of modern life — not just among atheists and intellectuals, but among the wider public, too. And the next generation […]
Source: The Economist RELIGION and human rights have always had an intense, tortured relationship. On one hand, liberty of conscience and belief is one of the first and most fundamental […]