Forbidden truth: Ahmadis in the social fabric of Pakistan
“The forbidden truth, the unspeakable taboo — that evil is not always repellent but frequently attractive; that it has the power to make of us not simply victims, as nature […]
MLK’s daughter, Bernice, has private audience with pope
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s surviving daughter had a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday. The Rev. Bernice […]
India’s Hindu right intensifies a religious battle over a demolished mosque
Source: The Washington Post By Annie Gowen AYODHYA, India — The mob of Hindu fundamentalists brought down the mosque in just a few hours, using pickaxes, rope and their bloody, bare hands. […]
Jerusalem tax spat pits heaven against earth
Source: Religion News Service By Michele Chabin | March 12, 2018 Demonstrators protest outside the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many Christians to be the site […]
Francis marks 5 years as pope amid love, disenchantment
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis marked his fifth anniversary as pope Tuesday by receiving votes of confidence from his predecessor and current Vatican […]
After 5 Years As Pope, Francis’ Charismatic Image Has Taken Some Hits
Source: NPR BY SYLVIA POGGIOLI Every Sunday when he is at the Vatican, Francis ends his remarks to the crowd in St. Peter’s Square with a typical Italian saying: “Have a […]
What Making Deals with Donald Trump and Jared Kushner Taught Me About Deception
Source: Time By MARY DIXIE CARTER March 12, 2018 IDEAS Carter, a former publishing director of the New York Observer, is a writer based in Brooklyn. About 13 years ago, I walked […]
Scientology Network will make TV debut Monday, the church says
Source: USA Today BY Erin Jensen, USAToday After years of being skewered by programs like Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, the controversial church with a celebrity following is taking to […]
German parties to vote on ‘out of date’ Nazi-era abortion law
Source: The Guardian BY Kate Connolly in Berlin A debate over proposals to scrap a Nazi-era law that forbids German doctors from providing information on abortion is expected to set the tone […]
Saudi-backed interfaith center boosted by crown prince’s surprising reforms
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan VIENNA (RNS) — Just over five years ago, a Saudi-financed center for interfaith relations opened in Vienna amid concern it might be a public relations […]
Stephen Hawking Passes Away – May God Bless His Soul, But He Didn’t Believe in One
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times BBC has reported that the world renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. He […]
Arab summit approaching
Mar 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the next regular annual Arab summit. Last year’s was held in Jordan. Arab leaders’ […]
Welcome to AIPAC: Where words lose all meaning
Mar 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby You need to prepare yourself for language shock before listening to speeches at the annual convention of the American Israel Public […]
I first met Stephen Hawking when we were students. His parties were legendary and he always insisted he wasn’t another Einstein
A Marilyn Monroe lookalike cut a huge birthday cake; a troupe of can-can dancers performed; there was music and singing. When the week’s events were all over, he celebrated with […]
Tariq Ramadan: The professor of European Islam
France has held the scholar in solitary confinement since his arrest on February 5 over accusations of sexual assault. Once hailed as a religious reformer by Western media outlets, Oxford […]
Battle Ground church seeks to demystify Islam with event
Methodist Church to host Islamic Society members for panel Rick Bannan/rick@thereflector.com Battle Ground Community United Methodist Church Pastor Susan Boegli talks with Islamic Society of Southwest Washington President Shirin Elkoshairi about the specifics of an upcoming panel scheduled at the church for March 23. Those looking to learn more […]
‘ I want to explain arranged marriages to white people ‘
14 March 2018 When Pakistani designer Nashra Balagamwala produced a board game about arranged marriage, most news reports about her wrongly assumed she was dead against it. Actually her position […]
Today is the Birthday of Albert Einstein, Who Said: ‘Everything is A Miracle!’
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Albert Einstein, man of the century, the 20th century, according to the Time magazine was born on […]
Poland’s Sunday trading ban takes effect
Source: The Guardian Catholic church welcomes law that begins with ban on two Sundays a month, extending to all in 2020 A Polish law banning almost all trade on Sundays […]
Brazilian prosecutors sue to shut church over forced labor
Source: Associated Press By PETER PRENGAMAN, SARAH DiLORENZO and MITCH WEISS SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian labor prosecutors have filed suit to shut down a church and school with ties […]