Pompeo and the Middle East peace process
May 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah The new US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not bide his time before embarking on a Middle East tour that […]
IS THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT DRIVING AMERICANS AWAY FROM RELIGION?
Source: Pacific Standard BY TOM JACOB New research finds that, when evangelical organizations raise their profile by sponsoring a high-profile political campaign, a backlash ensues. (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images) Religion […]
U.S.-backed Syrian force resumes offensive against Islamic State
Source: The Washington Post By Louisa Loveluck BEIRUT — A U.S.-backed force in Syria announced Tuesday that it was resuming operations against the Islamic State after an earlier push stalled as fighters […]
Catholics warn against ‘winner-takes-all’ approach on marriage equality
Source: The Guardian BY Paul Karp Senior Australian Catholics have warned that marriage equality should not be a matter of “winner takes all” five months after unsuccessfully advocating a no vote […]
Iraq’s Maliki poses as Shi’ite champion in race for top job
Source: Reuters BY Maher Chmaytelli BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki fulfilled his life-long goal of wresting power from the country’s minority Sunnis after the fall of […]
Pakistani lawyer ends protest after army reassures Shiites
Source: Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A lawyer in Pakistan ended her three-day hunger strike on Wednesday after the country’s top general vowed to redouble efforts to protect the Shiite minority, which has been targeted in a string of attacks by Sunni extremists. Jalila Haider called off her protest […]
Study: German schools need more Islamic religion classes
Source: DW A new study has found that 54,000 high school students in Germany receive Islam religion lessons — but 10 times as many would be interested. Experts say religion […]
Belgium to debate removal of abortion from penal code
Source: The Guardian Daniel Boffey in Brussels Belgian MPs are taking a major step towards the decriminalisation of abortion after a parliamentary majority emerged in favour of following France and Luxembourg […]
Holocaust row: Abbas accused of anti-Semitism
Source: BBC News Remarks by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas about the Holocaust have been condemned as anti-Semitic by Israeli politicians and rights activists. Mr Abbas told a meeting in the […]
Cardinal George Pell trial a ‘turning point’, says survivors’ rights group
Source: The Guardian Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome Question in Rome is now whether Pope Francis is prepared to take tougher action against accused priests Cardinal George Pell leaves Melbourne magistrates court […]
Cardinal Pell likely to face two trials, court hears
Source: BBC News Cardinal George Pell is expected to face two trials on sexual assault charges, an Australian court has heard. The Vatican treasurer, 76, has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and has strenuously denied any wrongdoing. On Tuesday, a magistrate ordered him to stand trial. The allegations […]
USA: Pres Trump lied 3001 times in 466 days
President Trump has made 3,001 false or misleading claims so far Washington Post (CNN)The Washington Post’s Fact-Checker blog has been keeping a strict count of President Donald Trump’s many misstatements, untruths and outright lies. And, over the weekend at a rally in Michigan, Trump hit a(nother) milestone: He topped 3,000 untrue or […]
Twin blasts at mosque in northern Nigeria kill at least 28
Source: Associated Press By IBRAHIM ABDUL’AZIZ YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — A pair of explosions killed at least 28 worshippers at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria and wounded at least 56 […]
Roseanne Barr Dreams Of Being Prime Minister Of Israel
Source: Huffington Post By Mary Papenfuss Actress Roseanne Barr raised the possibility as recently as March that she might run for president — again. Now she’s fantasizing about becoming Israel’s prime […]
U.S. Agencies Fueled A National Increase In Anti-Muslim Incidents: Report
Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz Under President Donald Trump, the United States government has shown an “unprecedented level of government hostility” toward the Muslim religious minority in the country, according to a newly released report by the Council on American-Islamic Relations. CAIR’s 2018 civil rights report, “Targeted,” disclosed that federal government […]
The racial demons that help explain evangelical support for Trump
Source: Vox By Nancy D. Wadsworth White evangelical Protestants continue to approve of President Donald Trump at about twice the rate of the general public, according to a recent survey by the […]
A hopeful vision for the future of Islam in Europe
Competing Visions of Islam Will Shape Europe in the 21st Century Source: The Atlantic By David Frum Akbar Ahmed’s new book deals with how migration is reshaping the continent, and […]
Dead Sea Scroll fragment unveiled in Israel may point to an unknown manuscript
Source: Times of Israel Previously unseen Dead Sea Scroll fragments, which had been stored in cigar boxes since archaeologists unearthed them in the 1950s, were identified and unveiled at an international conference on Tuesday in honor of the 70th anniversary of the scrolls’ discovery in Jerusalem.The tiny fragments, all thought […]
Israelis targeted Iranian anti-aircraft missiles in Sunday strike: US officials
Source: AT A late-night air strike targeting a base in the Syrian city of Hama was carried out by Israeli F-15s, US officials revealed on Tuesday amid calls for retaliation from Iran. Media outlets associated with the Syrian government and Hezbollah initially suggested Israel was behind the attack, but parties […]
“Evil people can play good roles on occasion.”
Source: AT “In terms of the peace-building process, President Moon has a larger share, but in terms of inducing change from North Korea, that can be attributed to President Trump,” Shin told reporters at a press briefing on Wednesday. Noting that there is “a lot of speculation” on why North […]