Encourage moves toward religious freedom by Islamic leaders
By Johnnie Moore, who is a Southern Baptist minister from California and was the 2017 recipient of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s “medal of valor” for his work on behalf of […]
In Bukhara, 10,000 Jewish Graves but Just 150 Jews
Source: The New York Times By ANDREW HIGGINSAPRIL 7, 2018 Photo Bukhara, Uzbekistan, has two synagogues but few Jews. CreditDmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times BUKHARA, Uzbekistan — The ancient Silk Road […]
One community’s battle over virginity tests in western India
Source: The Washington Post By Vidhi Doshi April 8 Email the author Kanjarbhat community members demonstrate in support of the virginity ritual in Pune, India. The group demanded police action and a public […]
Cryptocurrency traders use old gold in drive to draw Islamic investors
Source: Reuters BY Andrew Torchia, Bernardo Vizcaino DUBAI/SYDNEY (Reuters) – In Dubai’s decades-old Gold Souk, customers from around the world haggle over bangles and necklaces. Elsewhere in the emirate, the region’s […]
Israel ban Friday call to prayer at West Bank mosque
Source: Aljazeera Israel on Friday prohibited the Azan, the Muslim call to prayer, at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron, also known as Al-Khalil, according to Palestinian […]
Hundreds join demonstration accusing Jeremy Corbyn of ‘broken promise’ on antisemitism
Source: Independent BY Rob Merrick Deputy Political Editor Hundreds of people joined a demonstration outside Labour’s headquarters, accusing Jeremy Corbyn of a “broken promise” of zero tolerance for antisemitism. A crowd waving British flags […]
Greek town ritually burns Judas as Orthodox celebrate Easter
Source: Associated Press By PETROS GIANNAKOURIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS ERMIONI, Greece (AP) — As Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter on Sunday, a town on Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula observed […]
Fighting social injustice as important as fighting abortion: pope
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Monday that Catholics should not give “excessive importance” to certain Church rules while disregarding others, urging opponents […]
Trial of Child-Pornography Suspect Would Be a First for the Vatican
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Francis X. Rocca April 8, 2018 3:07 p.m. ET ROME—The Vatican’s arrest of one of its diplomats on suspicion of violating child-pornography laws has […]
Muslims teach neighbours about their religion during Open Mosque Day
Source: Boston Globe By Cristela Guerra GLOBE STAFF APRIL 09, 2018 Among throngs of people touring the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center on Sunday were two lanky middle school girls who love […]
TED Talks Daily | What we can do about the culture of hate | Sally Kohn
Source: TED Talks BY Sally Kohn We’re all against hate, right? We agree it’s a problem — their problem, not our problem, that is. But as Sally Kohn discovered, we […]
Khadim Rizvi calling the shots
Daily Times April 5, 2018 The government is feeling the blowback for its earlier capitulation to the religious right-wing agenda. And the man at the centre of the row is […]
Will the real Pakistan please stand up ?
KARACHI, PAKISTAN © Asianet-Pakistan By James M. Dorsey • April 9, 2018 James M. DorseyJames M. Dorsey is an award-winning journalist and commentator on foreign affairs who has […]
The myth of the Indian vegetarian nation
Source: BBC By Soutik Biswas, India correspondent What are the most common myths and stereotypes about what Indians eat? The biggest myth, of course, is that India is a largely vegetarian […]
Can you be spiritual if you do not believe in God? 21st Century Spirituality
source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/spirituality More than half of the UK population identify as having no religion. But many have a spiritual side. Ten people explain what spirituality means to them. Barbara My […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Communtiy – Affiliated Websites
Since Al Islam aims to be both broad and international in its scope, we recognize that sometimes visitors have a special interest in a particular topic or country. As a […]
We need to examine the reasons why we equate criticism of Israel with antisemitism
When approaching the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one should stick to ruthless and cold standards, suspending the urge to try to ‘understand’ the situation Slavoj Zizek To claim that this antisemitism articulates in […]
Jordan’s regional risks and options
Apr 09,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The current chaos in the Middle East has created a need for realism in assessing new strategies and tactics for countries […]
Straight men need to stop using polyamory as an excuse to manipulate women into casual dating
It’s easy to see why someone interested in dating multiple women with zero commitment might see this as the perfect excuse, but polyamory in fact requires more commitment and trust than monogamy […]
Baghdad’s infrastructure in ruins 15 years after Saddam fell
By AFP – Apr 09,2018 A US soldier watches as a statue of Iraq’s President Saddam Hussein falls in central Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2003 (Reuters file […]