Muslims In America: Telling Your Own Stories
April 20, 2018 Leila Fadel In a year of reporting on Muslims across this country, I walked away knowing that there is no one story to tell, there are […]
Why Mike Pompeo’s Views On Muslims Keep Coming Up In His Confirmation Hearing
Politics Download Transcript April 20, 2018 Mike Pompeo’s nomination to be Secretary of State is controversial in part because of his history of making incendiary comments about Muslims. Wa’el […]
Vatican rejects German bishops’ proposal to allow Protestant spouses to receive Communion
Source: CT Sources have told the outlets that Archbishop Luis Ladaria, the current prefect of the CDF, wrote the letter and that it was given papal approval. ‘It’s a rejection […]
Theresa May is ‘not behaving like a Christian’ and should consider resigning, says David Lammy
Source: CT Lammy said of the prime minister: ‘Theresa May feels like a politician with no conviction. She blows with the wind. She is a politician who is pragmatic to […]
St Paul was an ‘extremist’ who would despair at our church disunity
Source: CT What should the modern world make of St Paul? It’s one question the world-leading biblical scholar NT Wright has sought to engage in his latest book Paul: A Biography (SPCK, £19.99). Wright spoke with Christian Today about why westerners recoil at Paul, why he’d would despair at the […]
Colossal statue of ‘forgotten’ pharaoh brought to life in 3D images
Source:CNN When a huge statue of a pharaoh was uncovered last year in Matariya, a working-class suburb of Cairo that was once the ancient city of Heliopolis, the press eagerly greeted it as a depiction of the great Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most famous rulers. To many it […]
Summit offers last hope for families divided by Korean War
Source: CNN A breakthrough. A stepping stone. A mistake. However you see the upcoming meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in, for tens […]
The Spread Of Islam To Southeast Asia
Islam From The Beginning To 1300 Date: 2002 The spread of Islam to various parts of coastal India set the stage for its further expansion to island Southeast Asia. As […]
Ottoman Empire (1301-1922)
Introduction The Ottoman Empire The Great Mosque in Damascus, Syria © The Ottoman Empire was the one of the largest and longest lasting Empires in history. It was an empire […]
Too tired to care …
Art and Picture Collection, The New York Public Library // Public Domain “Two lazy-bones are fast asleep. A thief comes in, pulls the blanket from the bed, and makes off […]
Mullah Nasruddin Jokes
Mullah Nasruddin Jokes Vengeance – Nasruddin style One day, Mullah Nasruddin heard a knock on his door. He opened the door and found his daughter standing there crying with […]
India’s A.T.M.s Are Running Out of Cash. Again.
By Hari Kumar, NYT NEW DELHI — For the second time in 18 months, India has a shortage of cash. And like last time, economists say, it’s primarily the government’s […]
Pakistan: HRCP report
April 19, 2018 BY Editorial Unflattering report card Once again the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) delivered a damning account of the human rights situation of the country in […]
Bangladesh: Anti-Ahmadiyya rally: Qadianis must officially be banned
Ujjal Chakraborty, Brahmanbaria Published at 06:47 PM April 20, 2018 Khatme Nobuat members at an anti-Ahmadiyya rally at Jamiya Ramiziya Siddiquiya Madrasa field in Nasirnagar Sadar on Friday; April […]
BOOK REVIEW: Extremist by Qasim Rashid
Terrorists and anti-Islam extremists are both wrong about Islam. Qasim Rashid proves just that in EXTREMIST: A Response to Geert Wilders & Terrorists Everywhere. Rashid debunks extremists head-on, clarifying important […]
The life of a mediator: ‘We are constantly surrounded by people yet always alone’
By Kathrin Ammann This content was published on April 20, 2018 Most mediators work for up to 15 years and then do something else. Julian Hottinger has been mediating […]
James Comey’s unforgivable error
Source: CNN At the end of an interview with CNN Thursday afternoon, former FBI Director James Comey was asked by Jake Tapper about his unusual place in American politics as a man equally “reviled” by partisans of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.Clinton’s most ardent supporters insist Comey had it […]
North Korea’s Kim promises no more nuclear or missile tests
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Reuters) Reuters April 21, 2018 Suspension will be effective immediately Kim Jong Un said his country no longer needs to conduct nuclear tests SEOUL: […]
A new approach to peace
Apr 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Miroslav Lajcák When the United Nations was created, its founders envisioned a different kind of world. A world in which disputes were resolved in […]
Germans should stop reducing Africa to migration
Source: CNN There are really only two narratives that the public hears about Africa. One is a story of suffering — that is, the Africa that is hungry, poor and […]