Oprah: Prophet, Priestess … Queen?
Source: The New York Times In the fall of 2014, Oprah Winfrey ran a “transformative two-day live event,” a traveling roadshow that was held in eight cities around the country. For this […]
Oprah Winfrey and Donald Trump Promote the Same Populist Theology
Source: Time By ELIZABETH DIAS January 9, 2018 Oprah Winfrey’s public image could not be more different from Donald Trump’s. While the longtime talk show host is famous for getting her […]
How US mosques are dealing with Muslims’ mental health issues
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — They meet in a conference room on the second floor of the Islamic Association of Raleigh, a therapist and a member […]
An American Muslim Preacher Faces His Own Mortality
Source: NPR BY LEILA FADEL On a recent night in Chicago, a Muslim preacher sits on the floor in the center of an ethnically mixed and mostly young group of men […]
Mohammed bin Salman’s Next Saudi Challenge: Curtailing Ultraconservative Islam
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Margherita Stancati Updated Jan. 10, 2018 7:16 a.m. ET ABHA, Saudi Arabia—Arwa Alneami wanted to be an artist ever since she was a child. […]
Exiled Iranian royal sees chance to end the Islamic Republic
Source: Associated Press By BRADLEY KLAPPER WASHINGTON (AP) — Reza Pahlavi concentrates intently on the little cellphone in his hand, scrolling through clips of chanting Iranians and explaining why the […]
Joe Arpaio, the Controversial Sheriff President Trump Pardoned, Is Running for Senate
Source: Time (PHOENIX) — Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has announced he plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Jeff Flake. The 85-year-old Arpaio is a […]
Noose law conviction challenged in Virginia Supreme Court
Source: Richmond Times By FRANK GREEN Richmond Times-Dispatch Jack Eugene Turner (left) and lawyer C. Holland Perdue III argue that Turner’s conviction for displaying a noose to intimidate others should […]
Iran Bans English in Primary Schools to Block ‘Cultural Invasion’
Source: The New York Times Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, during a meeting with the Iranian government in Tehran last month.CreditGovernment of Iran DUBAI — Iran has banned the teaching of […]
Egypt’s el-Sissi attends Christmas Mass amid tight security
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — In a show of solidarity with Egypt’s embattled Christians, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi Saturday made a symbolic appearance at an Orthodox Christmas […]
Trump says he would beat Oprah if she ran for president in 2020
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published10 hours ago Oprah poses backstage at the 75th Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills/ Trump concludes his remarks at the American Farm Bureau Federation […]
Turkish gym gives lifetime pass to Syrian boy gazing through window
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published January 8, 2018 A few days after a photo of him gazing through a gym window went viral, Muhammad Khaled, a Syrian boy who works as […]
Polygyny : Muslims Scared of His Other Wife
patheos.com: Polygyny (Polygamy) remains a contentious marital option in Muslims cultures globally. There is a spectrum of cultural contextual practices and notions about the institution. Muslims either are staunch proponents, vehement detractors or somewhere in between when it comes to how many women one man marries. More:
Palestinians face more suffering with Trump’s threat to aid cut
YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ @yusufsinanc Istanbul A Palestinian man and his son warm themselves during cold, rainy weather in a slum on the outskirts of the Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 5. The people of Palestine, who have been victimized by regional competitions between different actors, now face […]
Keeping UNRWA alive is a must
Osama Al Sharif | Published — Tuesday 9 January 2018 Keeping UNRWA alive is a must Share to Facebook There is little doubt that the decision by the United States to withhold or delay payment to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the […]
America’s military path in Africa
There is a real — but largely concealed — conflict taking place throughout the African continent. It involves the United States, a reinvigorated Russia and a rising China, and the outcome is likely to define the future of the continent and its global outlook. It is easy to pin the […]
Pope Francis Once Again Encourages Mothers To Breastfeed In The Sistine Chapel
Source: NPR BY MAGGIE PENMAN There are many spaces where women are discouraged from breastfeeding in public. Museums, airlines, and even hospitals have come under fire for not giving new moms enough support, or admonishing […]
Pope on Epiphany: Don’t make money, career your whole life
Source: Associated Press By FRANCES D’EMILIO VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday advised against making the pursuit of money, a career or success the basis for one’s whole […]
Can We Learn to Believe in God?
Source: The New York Times By Agnes Callard Let us weigh the gain and the loss in wagering that God is. Let us estimate these two chances. If you gain, you […]
Palestinians protest Greek Orthodox patriarch for land deals
Source: Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians in Bethlehem are protesting the arrival of the Greek Orthodox patriarch of the Holy Land to celebrate Orthodox Christmas. […]