Christian Singer Favored to Win Costa Rica’s Easter Election
Source: Bloomberg By Michael D McDonald March 28, 2018, 5:00 PM GMT+5 Evangelical holds wide lead in one poll while other shows tie Fiscal deficit and debt levels have risen […]
Where the Genocide Museum Is (Mostly) Mum on the Fate of Jews
Source: The New York Times By ROD NORDLAND VILNIUS, Lithuania — During the Holocaust, many Lithuanian Jews were not killed in Nazi death camps, but by their neighbors, usually shot or […]
Devotees nailed to crosses on Good Friday in Philippines
Source: Associated Press By AARON FAVILA SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) — Seven Filipino Roman Catholic devotees, including a woman, were nailed to wooden crosses in a Good Friday reenactment […]
Modi ally says India’s ruling party suffers from perception it is anti-Muslim
Source: Reuters BY Mayank Bhardwaj, Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party is struggling to change a “perception” that it is against minority Muslims […]
India Spurns the Dalai Lama’s Celebration, Worried About China
Source: The New York Times By MARIA ABI-HABIB McLEOD GANJ, India — An original song of thanks to India had been rehearsed, and a stadium in New Delhi had been reserved […]
As China, Vatican talk, bishop’s fate shows party’s power
Source: Associated Press By YANAN WANG SAIQI, China (AP) — The twin-spired church in this southern Chinese village was packed with more than a thousand Catholics observing Good Friday, but […]
For one Catholic parish in China, division and confusion as historic deal looms
Source: Reuters BY James Pomfret YINGTAN, China (Reuters) – Like many Chinese Catholics, Lin Jinqing was shocked when news trickled through to him of an impending deal between Beijing and […]
To Appreciate Freedom, Remember Slavery
Source: Wall Street Journal By Ruth R. Wisse March 29, 2018 7:00 p.m. ET Re-enacting slavery is not everyone’s idea of a good time, but this is how Jews celebrate […]
The Meaning of France’s March Against Anti-Semitism
Source: The Atlantic By RACHEL DONADIO PARIS—On April 4 of last year, a 67-year-old Jewish woman in Paris named Sarah Halimi was beaten to death and thrown off the balcony of her third-story […]
A New Plan to Create an ‘Islam of France’
Source: Atlantic By KARINA PISER When French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview last month that he plans to “set down markers on the entire way in which Islam is organized in […]
The crumbling colonial-era churches of Pakistan
Source: CNN BY Islambard Wilkinson, CNN Isambard Wilkinson was previously the Islamabad correspondent for the Daily Telegraph and is the author of ‘Travels in a Dervish Cloak.’ St George’s Cross billows […]
Muslim beauty queen will become the FIRST Miss England contestant to wear a hijab – and reveals she might NOT take part in the competition’s swimwear round
Saturday, Mar 31st 2018 Maria Mahmood, 20, has made it through to the semi-finals of Miss England The Muslim beauty queen will be the first contestant to compete in a […]
India: As Supreme Court decides on banning polygamy, a look at how Muslim countries deal with the practice
Save for Turkey and Tunisia, all Muslim nations allow polygamy but place restrictions on a man’s right to have multiple wives. PTI Mar 30, 2018 · Ajaz Ashraf Among the […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims believe Messiah comes to teach, ‘Surrender to God’
By HAMEED NASEEM Special to NWA Democrat-Gazette Posted: March 31, 2018 There are as many denominations and sects within Islam as there are among Christianity and Judaism. The prophet of […]
British soldier killed in Syria named as Sgt. Matt Tonroe
Reuters International This content was published on March 31, 2018 5:32 PMMar 31, 2018 – 17:32 LONDON (Reuters) – A British soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Syria […]
Saudi Crown Prince Says Syria’s Assad ‘is Staying’
31.03.2018 According to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Bashar al-Assad is not likely to be toppled; yet he has expressed hopes that Assad will not serve Tehran’s interests. […]
Watching on as Islamist fighters are evacuated from war-torn Eastern Ghouta
I watched them stand beneath those shattered trees to pray. They had long scraggly beards, most of them uncombed, cheap track suits, dusty plastic sandals. I suppose it was a […]
Foreign ministry statement: Swiss support independent probe after Gaza clashes
This content was published on March 31, 2018 Israeli troops guarding the border on Friday (Keystone) The latest escalation of the situation in Gaza shows that peace negotiations should […]
Africa: Senegalese Returnees From Libya, Niger Face Uncertain Future
Photo: Lucas Chandellier/IOM New arrivals receive assistance in Senegal. By Issa Sikiti DA Silva Dakar — Bouba Diop looks in delight at his uncle’s newly refurbished food canteen in […]
Israel denies Easter travel permits to Gaza Christians
On Good Friday, hundreds of pilgrims retraced the last journey of Jesus in the Old City of Jerusalem. Many Christians in Gaza, however, are still waiting for permits to take […]