Berlin court bars Muslim teacher from wearing headscarf
Source: BBC News A Muslim primary school teacher has lost her bid to overturn a law banning the wearing of religious clothing by public servants in Berlin. The Berlin labour […]
Iraq’s Sunnis wary but hopeful about upcoming election
Source: Associated Press By BALINT SZLANKO and MUHANAD AL-SALEH HASSAN SHAM CAMP, Iraq (AP) — After bearing the brunt of a 3½-year war against the Islamic State group, Iraq’s minority […]
‘Pope Cannot Claim He Was Misinformed’: Chilean Abuse Survivor After Vatican Meeting
Source: NPR By Alex Leff In January, Pope Francis traveled to South America to spread peace and hope. Many cheered him on, but he also wound up causing emotional pain […]
Screen grabs: how religious sects seized Madagascar’s cinema district
Source: The Guardian Isabelle Mayault in Antananarivo It’s Sunday afternoon on Rue Dussac, a dusty cobbled street in downtown Antananarivo, and a relaxed crowd of young, elegantly dressed Malagasy women […]
‘This is our religion, this is our pride’: Sikh motorcyclists now exempt from helmets in Alberta
Source: Edmonton Journal By JURIS GRANEY When Bhupinder Singh passed the test to get his Class 6 motorcycle licence at the start of the month, he was one of the first Sikhs […]
In leery South Korea, American missionary couple works for reunification of North and South
Source: Religion News Service By Aziza Kasumov TAEBAEK, South Korea (RNS) — This could have been the quietest place in all of South Korea. But as American missionary Elizabeth Torrey leads […]
Ex-head of Vatican bank goes on trial for embezzlement
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The former president of the Vatican bank went on trial Wednesday on charges he and his lawyer embezzled 57 million […]
Michael Cohen’s ‘Essential Consultants’ Business Is a Big Problem for Donald Trump
Source: Time By BRIAN BENNETT and HALEY SWEETLAND EDWARDS At 5:06 p.m. on May 8, Michael Avenatti, the ubiquitous lawyer for adult-film star Stormy Daniels, tweeted a bombshell. Avenatti, whose client is suing President […]
‘World Peace!’ President Trump Reveals Kim Jong Un Meeting Will Take Place in Singapore on June 12
Source: Time By TESSA BERENSON May 10, 2018 President Donald Trump revealed the date and location of his upcoming meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, announcing Thursday that they […]
‘A New Chapter in Malaysia’s History.’ Voters React to Stunning Election Results
Source: Time By LAIGNEE BARRON / LANGKAWI May 10, 2018 There was a buzz around Malaysia Thursday as the nation came to terms with one of the most dramatic political shifts in its […]
India: adult couples can live together without marriage
New Delhi: An adult couple has a right to live together without marriage, the Supreme Court said, while asserting that a 20-year-old Kerala woman, whose marriage had been annulled, could choose whom she wanted to live with. The top court held that live-in relationships were now even recognised by the legislature […]
Ted Talk: The Art of Negotiation
Speaking up is hard to do, even when you know you should. Learn how to assert yourself, navigate tricky social situations and expand your personal power with sage guidance from […]
Cardiff University receives £850k gift for study of Islam
A philanthropist has donated £850,000 to a university in a bid to help promote a better understanding of Islam in society. Yousef Abdul Latif Jameel is supporting MA and […]
Why 80% of American Muslims fast during Ramadan. (It’s not about the food.)
By Omar Suleiman May 10, 2018 What is Ramadan? 01:06 Imam Omar Suleiman is the founder and president of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research and an adjunct professor of […]
Beneath the headscarf — Local Muslims hope to educate others about Islam
May 10, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly 2 Comments By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Rabail Sajjad Even when she is surrounded by friends, Rabail Sajjad notices stares from strangers […]
Gambia Gov’t Approves TV Licence For Ahmadiyya Jamaat
WRITTEN BY Jollof Media Network May 10, 2018 Baba Trawally, head of the Gambia Ahmadiyya Jaamat The Government of the Gambia Thursday approved an application made by the country’s Ahmadiyya […]
‘Haifa is essentially segregated’: cracks appear in Israel’s capital of coexistence
Guardian: For decades, Haifa has been Israel’s model of what a ‘mixed’ Jewish-Arab city could be. But as the country’s 70th anniversary nears, the strain is showing. Haifa is Israel’s third largest city – and its biggest ‘mixed’ one. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo Ben-Gurion Boulevard climbs from the bustling port […]
Depression Has Spiked By 33% In the Last Five Years, a New Report Says
Source: Time By Jamie Ducharme Diagnoses of clinical depression — also known as major depression — have risen by 33% since 2013, according to a new report from health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield. […]
Happiness Isn’t a Feeling — It’s a Skill That Can Be Learned
Source: PopSugar By NATALY KOGAN For most of my life, I clung to the belief that I wasn’t happy because I “just wasn’t wired that way.” At 13 years old, I […]
Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad sworn in after shock comeback victory
Source: BBC News Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionDr Mahathir has indicated he may only serve two years Mahathir Mohamad has been sworn in as prime minister of Malaysia after his shock election […]