How a child rape became a religious flashpoint for India
Source: BBC News India’s top court has moved the trial in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl out of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The BBC’s […]
PM Orban vows to preserve Hungary’s Christian culture
Source: Reuters BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Viktor Orban said on Monday the main task of his new government will be to preserve Hungary’s security and Christian culture, sticking to his nationalist […]
Erdogan slams French personalities over statement on Quran
Source: Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reacted angrily to a group of some 300 well-known French personalities who urged prominent Muslims to denounce anti-Jewish […]
In historic votes, Lutherans elect two African-American women bishops
Source: RNS By Mark A. Kellner The Rev. Patricia A. Davenport speaks after being elected bishop of the ELCA Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod during its assembly at Franconia Mennonite Church in Telford, […]
A Genetic Test Could Help Predict the Right Antidepressant For You
Source: Time Depression is a complicated condition, and so are the people it affects. It’s often difficult — and can take months or even years — to find the right drugs to treat the heterogeneous mood disorder. But for decades, doctors have been treating depression essentially by prescribing a drug and […]
Hitting Women – That’s Messed Up – Nouman Ali Khan
I believe every ayah is a perfect gift from Allah. So protecting the integrity of an ayah about hitting women is very important. A new episode of “That’s Messed Up” […]
Domestic Violence: New York AG Eric Schneiderman resigns over assault allegations
Washington (CNN) New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has resigned, following a report on allegations of assault by multiple women in The New Yorker. “It’s been my great honor and […]
Should Christians celebrate the birthday of Karl Marx?
Source: CT Last week marked the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, born on the 5th of May 1818. It was an event marked in a positive way by amongst others, the Economist, the Financial Times, the New York Times (whose headline read ‘Happy Birthday Karl Marx, you were right’), and the Guardian […]
Secret witness testifies against US pastor Andrew Brunson
Source: CT The US president added: ‘They call him a Spy, but I am more a Spy than he is. Hopefully he will be allowed to come home to his beautiful family where he belongs!’The US administration later warned Turkey that it was considering punitive ‘consequences’ if the country does […]
Shisha banned in Ramadan tents during Iftar in Dubai
Web Report /Dubai Filed on May 8, 2018 Ramadan tents were usually not segregated into smoking and non-smoking sections due to the additional cost. Dubai Municipality has banned shisha or […]
From the Ismaili Community: What Does Mawlana Hazar Imam Do with the Religious Dues (Zakat/Dasond) given by the Community?
Posted on March 8, 2018 by Ismaili Gnostic EDITORS’ NOTE: This post is originally from the The Essential Ismaili website, which will be taken offline in May 2018. This article […]
The Privatization of Heritage: Why Corporate Funding To Restore Monuments Worries India
India’s “Adopt a Heritage” scheme raises serious questions about historical and cultural integrity. By Priyanka Borpujari May 08, 2018 Would corporate funding give impetus to […]
The Myth of Patriotism in Pakistan
In Pakistan today, service alone lacks impact and the politicization of faith necessitates violence. By Hannan R. Hussain May 08, 2018 Nations across the world […]
How Pakistan Weaponized ‘Love for Prophet Muhammad’
How Pakistan’s anti-Ahmadiyya campaigns links to a recent assassination attempt. By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid May 08, 2018 On Sunday, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal survived an assassination attempt during […]
Pakistan and India, the failure of nation state idea
Pakistan and India are two foremost examples today of why the idea of nation state as organization of humanity has turned out to be an unmitigated disaster at least in this Century. The Peace of Westphalia in 1648 was no doubt an iconic achievement bringing to an end the wars […]
Number of Japanese children falls to record low of 15 million
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL A baby wearing a costume featuring giant panda waits for starting the public debut of female baby panda Xiang Xiang, born from mother panda Shin Shin […]
German ‘Nazi grandma’ apprehended, sent to prison
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL AP Photo A notorious Holocaust denier dubbed the “Nazi grandma” who failed last week to turn up for the beginning of her prison sentence […]
EU migration dispute heats up again before June summit
Reuters International This content was published on May 7, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A group of Syrian refugees who crossed the Evros river, the natural border between Greece and Turkey, walks […]
PM Orban vows to preserve Hungary’s Christian culture
Reuters International This content was published on May 7, 2018 Hungarian President Janos Ader and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban shake hands after their talks at the Presidential Palace […]
Book Review: World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace
World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace Author: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaa Islam International Publications Ltd. Fazal Malik & Farhan Khokhar, Canada World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace […]