When Americans Say They Believe in God, What Do They Mean?
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Where 8-Year-Old Was Raped and Killed, Hindus Rally Around Suspects
Source: The New York Times RASANA, Jammu and Kashmir — There was no empathy for the 8-year-old girl. It was as if she barely registered as a human being, as if her life didn’t count except to serve as a target. Police investigators say a gang of young Hindu men […]
Cremation plan for late Kenyan politician stirs debate on faith and culture
Source: Religion News Service By Fredrick Nzwili Cremation is a controversial practice in Kenya. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – Kenneth Matiba, a popular politician in Kenya who died […]
In power for 15 years, Iraq’s Shi’ites split ahead of crucial vote
Source: Reuters BY Ahmed Aboulenein BASRA/NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) – United in their fight against Saddam Hussein’s oppression for decades, Iraq’s Shi’ites have become deeply fragmented and disillusioned with their leaders […]
German state orders crosses mounted at government buildings
Source: Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Bavaria’s conservative government is ordering Christian crosses to be placed at the entrance of all state administrative buildings. The regional government says the crosses […]
Thousands of Germans join ‘kippa marches’ to reject anti-Semitism
Source: Reuters BY Madeline Chambers, Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) – Thousands of Germans wearing Jewish caps took part in nationwide rallies on Wednesday evening in support of the Jewish community amid […]
For Muslims, Supreme Court’s ruling on entry ban will be statement of America’s values
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner Mehdi Ostadhassan is a celebrated professor and scientist, a mentor, a husband and father, and has been a North Dakotan for the past nine years. He is also a Muslim and an Iranian national — a citizen of one of several majority-Muslim countries targeted […]
As an NHS palliative care doctor, I say: let Alfie Evans die with dignity
Source: The Guardian The British toddler’s illness is terminal, and helping his family come to terms with that is the job of his doctors and carers • Rachel Clarke is a […]
What Comey learned from theologian Reinhold Niebuhr about ethical leadership
Source: The Conversation While James Comey’s most recent clashes with President Trump are foremost on everyone’s minds, he’s had quite a career. He was the U.S. attorney responsible for taking down the New York mafia, the acting U.S. attorney general who stopped the policy that George W. Bush’s administration called “enhanced interrogation” or, in […]
The Muslim Ban Is Working
Source: Slate If the Supreme Court needs proof of the ban’s discriminatory intent, just look at the numbers. By BILAL ASKARYAR It might sound strange to say that when I was a child in Kabul, Afghanistan, I was lucky. There was a war, there were armed militias stopping families and raping […]
Jewish leaders dismiss Corbyn meeting on antisemitism as ‘missed opportunity’
Source: The Guardian By Peter Walker and Jessica Elgot Jeremy Corbyn’s hopes of reassuring the Jewish community over his efforts to combat antisemitism have suffered a blow after Jewish leaders labelled a meeting with the Labour leader a “disappointing missed opportunity” with little achieved. In a joint statement read to the media outside parliament, the […]
CNN Town-hall with James Comey: A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
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Ted Talk: When people of Muslim heritage challenge fundamentalism
Karima Bennoune shares four powerful stories of real people fighting against fundamentalism in their own communities — refusing to allow the faith they love to become a tool for […]
The Quran Only Means What Our Wisdom and Intentions Dictate: A Progressive Understanding
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The former Christian governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, was sentenced to two years […]
Nigeria church attack leaves 19 dead, including two priests
Source: CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)At least 19 people were killed Tuesday after gunmen opened fire at a church in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, police said. Two priests and 17 worshippers were killed when armed men, believed to be cattle herders, stormed a Catholic church during early morning Mass on Tuesday in […]
Trump seems likely to win travel ban case at Supreme Court
Source: Associated Press By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appears likely to win his travel ban case at the Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy both signaled support for the travel policy in arguments Wednesday at the high court. The ban’s challengers almost […]
Asaram Bapu: Indian guru sentenced to life for raping girl
Source: BBC News A self-styled Indian spiritual guru who claims millions of followers worldwide has been given a life sentence for raping a 16-year-old girl. Asaram Bapu was convicted of […]
Iran nuclear deal: Rouhani says West has no right to make changes
Source: BBC News Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has questioned the legitimacy of efforts by the US and its European allies to change a nuclear deal with his country. The US […]
Sunni and Shia struggle with Iraq’s reconciliation process
Source: Financial Times BY Erika Solomon in Yathrib APRIL 23, 2018 Dirt barriers and charred no-man’s lands still divide the Sunni and Shia families in Yathrib even after a three-year reconciliation process meant to heal a community torn apart by the war with Isis. Officials plan to segregate roads and […]
A Pope Given to Apologies Has Nothing for Indigenous Canada
Source: The New York Times By IAN AUSTEN and JASON HOROWITZ Indigenous Canadians at a residential school in Fort Resolution, in the Northwest Territories, in a picture from around 1936. Thousands died in […]