Eritrea arrests hundreds of perceived opponents – U.N.
Reuters International This content was published on March 14, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A old Fiat car drives along a street in Eritrea’s capital Asmara, February 20, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File […]
Myanmar says UN findings on human rights lack credibility
Source: Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s government on Tuesday rejected two reports presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council that concluded it committed extreme human rights violations, probably amounting […]
Netflix Paid Its Queen Elizabeth Less Than Prince Philip. Here’s Why That’s Insanely Wrong
Source: Time By JENNIFER CALFAS March 13, 2018 Actor Claire Foy’s nuanced, star-making portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II on the hit Netflix series The Crown earned her critical acclaim, a Golden Globe award […]
A Good Marriage May Help Keep You Thin, Study Says
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME March 13, 2018 Over the years, researchers have found more than a few health benefits associated with a supportive marriage, from a longer life to a lower risk of […]
‘I want to explain arranged marriage to white people’
Source: BBC News By Megha Mohan When Pakistani designer Nashra Balagamwala produced a board game about arranged marriage, most news reports about her wrongly assumed she was dead against it. […]
5 facts about Muslim Millennials in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY JEFF DIAMANT AND CLAIRE GECEWICZ The Muslim population in the United States is younger than the U.S. population at large. In fact, while Millennials make up 32% of […]
Turkey seeks life term for U.S. pastor over failed coup: Dogan
Source: Reuters By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday sought a life sentence for a U.S. pastor over alleged links to a failed coup attempt in […]
Bali to shush social media for Day of Silence
Source: Associated Press BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Bali’s annual Day of Silence is so sacred that even reaching for a smartphone to send a tweet or upload a selfie to […]
UAE and Saudi money ‘kills Libyans and Yemenis,’ says Mufti
March 14, 2018 Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s forces patrol through the streets of Libya [zdig1/Twitter] March 14, 2018 Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are accused of supporting […]
Muslim Cyber Army: a ‘fake news’ operation designed to derail Indonesia’s leader
Source: The Guardian BY Kate Lamb in Jakarta Police in Indonesia make arrests as Guardian investigation reveals fake Twitter accounts and violent propaganda A screengrab from the Muslim Cyber Army Facebook […]
Saudi Arabia must ban discrimination against women: U.N. rights panel
Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay 3 MIN READ GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N. rights watchdog called on Saudi Arabia on Monday to end discriminatory practices against women, including its pervasive […]
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 […]