What Politics and Religion Could Learn From Science
Source: Slate Returning to a science conference after a few years of covering politics was jarring and instructive. By William Saletan Over my years as a journalist, I’ve written […]
Where Islam flourishes despite being half-underground
Source: The Economist ON A baking-hot Friday afternoon in the dusty Athenian district of Neos Kosmos, a cheerful assortment of (mostly male) worshippers greet one another in Arabic, Greek and […]
Trump exposes the hypocrisy of Christian Republicans
Source: The Washington Post By Michael Gerson Opinion writer Three recent news items: ● At the Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said: “We see moral […]
Irish vote shows need for new pro-life strategy
Source: Religion News Service By Thomas Reese (RNS) — The overwhelming vote in Ireland in favor of allowing access to abortion shows that the pro-life movement needs a new strategy. Trying […]
West missing out on communal activities like Ramadan fasting
Peter Welby May 29, 2018 As a Christian living in London, it is easy to forget that it is Ramadan. I keep offering Muslim colleagues coffee. It’s taken in good […]
Diplomatic Tensions Reception Grows Frosty for German Firms in Saudi Arabia
Following diplomatic discord between Berlin and Riyadh, contracts for German businesses in Saudi Arabia have been drying up. Is the crown prince punishing them? By Susanne Koelbl Daniel Pilar […]
Hero migrant ‘Spiderman’ joins Paris fire brigade as French citizenship awaits
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP PARIS Malian migrant Mamoudou Gassama arrives to receive his temporary residence permit at the Prefecture of Bobigny, northeast of Paris on May 29, 2018. (AFP […]
History will never let Donald Trump escape the shame of separating parents and children at the border
Trump has no shame, though hopefully the country as a whole will find its own and stop this barbarism at the border before more lives are ruined David Usborne @dusborne […]
Iran willing to push for ceasefire in Yemen talks with European powers
By Reuters – May 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Boys carry rifles as they attend a gathering held by women loyal to the Houthi movement to show their support in Sanaa, Yemen, on January 14 (Reuters file photo) ANKARA/PARIS — Iran and European powers have made good progress in talks to […]
Things I learned about Palestine while touring western nations
May 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzi Baroud On February 20, 2018, I embarked on a global book tour that has, thus far, taken me to eight nations. The main […]
In the Middle East, Putin has a lot to thank Trump for right now
Once it was the State Department which called for ‘restraint on all sides’ – usually when the Israelis were invading or bombing Lebanon or Gaza – but now it’s the Kremlin […]
Religious tolerance ; Rabbi and imam awarded first Swiss Jews’ Dialogue Prize
Source: Swiss Info Channel Four religious leaders, including a rabbi and an imam, have been honoured for their efforts to bring Swiss religious communities closer together. Awarded for the first […]
The Power Of Words: The Media’s Contribution To Islamophobia
If there is an attack and the perpetrator is a so-called Muslim, it gets five times more coverage than were the perpetrator a non-Muslim Iffat Mirza Musings of an Ahmadi […]
Irish archbishops say abortion vote shows church’s waning influence
Source: The Guardian Many see church as lacking compassion, archbishop says, as pope remains silent BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Diarmuid Martin, the archbishop of Dublin, will tell his congregation […]
Ireland abortion referendum: PM hails ‘quiet revolution’
Source: BBC News The Irish prime minister has hailed his country’s “quiet revolution” as early results point to a “resounding” vote for overturning the abortion ban. Leo Varadkar was speaking […]
Hungary to criminalise migrant helpers in crackdown
Source: BBC News The Hungarian government has drafted new laws to criminalise those who help irregular migrants seeking asylum. If passed in its current form, the legislation could make printing […]
Kitty Marion: The actress who became a ‘terrorist’
Source: BBC News By Megha Mohan When a student researching in the archives of a London museum read the unpublished memoirs of a suffragette bomber, she began to wonder if […]
This Amount of Exercise Keeps Your Heart Young
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN New research suggests that in order to keep your heart in the best shape, you should try to exercise for at least 30 minutes four to […]
Britain should welcome more Ahmadiyya Muslims from Pakistan
Source: Asian Image Britain should welcome more refugees from a community of Muslims who have fled “abhorrent” abuse in Pakistan, a former cabinet minister has said. Sir Ed Davey called […]
Muslim women ridicule MAC cosmetics for ‘Ramadan makeup’ tutorial
Source: RT Muslim women have ridiculed MAC Cosmetics for posting a makeup tutorial video showing women how to look “glamorous” for suhoor – a pre-dawn meal consumed before fasting during […]