Thousands attend funeral of Gaza nurse killed by Israeli fire
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP GAZA CITY Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinian nurse Razan Al-Najar, who according to health officials and a witness was killed by Israeli forces as […]
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Denmark’s new burqa ban also covers beards and punishes people for living in ‘ghettoes’ – this isn’t the mark of a secular society
Source: The Independent The controversy over burqas, burkinis and beards isn’t really about clothing. It’s about the fear that immigrants might retain their non-Christian identities even while living in Western […]
Traffickers kill 12 migrants trying to flee Libya camp — UN
By AFP – Jun 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES GENEVA — More than 12 migrants were shot dead by human traffickers last week while trying to escape a camp in Libya, […]
Saudi Arabia reshuffles Cabinet with eye on culture
By AFP – Jun 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES J Saudi families arrive outside a stadium to attend an event in the capital Riyadh (AFP photo) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi […]
Madmen in authority
Jun 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Harold James PRINCETON — In The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money, John Maynard Keynes famously worried that, “Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back”. Yet, even without […]
When Did Humans Discover Fire? The Answer Depends on What You Mean By ‘Discover’
Source: Time By ANDREW C. SCOTT June 1, 2018 Fire is one of the most important forces on Earth. The use of fire by humans has long been considered as a […]
This Type of Exercise May Help Relieve Depression
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME Strength training is good for your body and your mind, according to a new review of more than 30 previously published studies. The paper, published in the […]
School chaplains: secular groups say review is proof of proselytising
Source: The Guardian By Paul Karp Almost one in five public school parents have objected to religious views being shared with their children through school chaplains, a review has found. […]
Mass appeal: why China’s unofficial Catholic churches are a hit with foreign believers
Source: South China Morning Post BY Louise Moon At 10am on a Sunday morning, more than 100 foreigners wait outside one of the embassies in Beijing’s eastern Chaoyang district. One […]
Denmark passes law banning burqa and niqab
Campaigners say ban violates rights to freedom of expression and religion June 1, 2018 Women wearing niqabs stand outside the parliament in Copenhagen. Photograph: Mads Claus Rasmussen/AFP/Getty Images Denmark has joined […]
Pakistani Hazaras face a constant threat of targeted violence. Many say the security response has been ghettoizing and ineffective.
Source: PRI By Sabrina Toppa When Jalila Haider, a Hazara lawyer and human rights activist, returned to her hometown Quetta in southwestern Pakistan last month, her mother thrust a video in […]
Malaysian Buddhists celebrate Vesak
Source: Religion News Service By Alexandra Radu KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (RNS) — Celebrated across the Buddhist world each spring, the holiday Vesak commemorates the three most important events of Gautama Buddha’s […]
Never again: Pope denounces ‘culture of abuse, cover-up’
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and EVA VERGARA VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pope to publicly denounce a “culture of abuse and cover-up” in the […]
Pope sends abuse investigators back to Chile, ‘ashamed’ church didn’t listen
Source: CNN News By James Griffiths, CNN (CNN) Pope Francis is sending investigators back to Chile to look into historical child abuse and accusations a bishop covered up crimes against minors, the […]
Conservatives under fire for failing to tackle party’s Islamophobia
Source: The Guardian Sayeeda Warsi backs Muslim Council of Britain’s call for inquiry over ‘more than weekly incidents’ BY Peter Walker and Nicola Slawson Lady Warsi said it was a shame […]
India’s Hindu nationalist party suffers defeat at polls
Source: Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s opposition parties inflicted a humiliating defeat on the governing Hindu nationalist party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in more than a dozen […]
Christian churches still struggle with race, how to discuss it, what to do
Source: Cincinnati BY Mark Curnutte, It’s Wednesday night at Crossroads church in Corryville, and about 30 people, equal numbers white and black, more women than men, stand in a circle in […]
Mormons grapple with race decades after ban on black leaders
Source: Associated Press By BRADY McCOMBS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church on Friday celebrated the 40th anniversary of reversing its ban on black people serving in the […]
Archdiocese in Minnesota Plans to Settle With Abuse Victims for $210 Million
Source: The New York Times By Jacey Fortin In one of the biggest settlements of its kind, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis plans to establish a $210 million […]