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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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:
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Source: Time By RYAN TEAGUE BECKWITH January 8, 2018 Oprah Winfrey has more in common with Donald Trump than you might think. In several key ways, she even beats him at […]
Source: The New York Times By Michelle Goldberg Last month, Donald Trump announced that the United States would move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, infuriating the Palestinians, […]
Source: Religion and Politics By Abram Van Engen In 2016, Donald Trump won the White House with a policy of “America First,” which he quickly made the official position of his administration. Such […]
Source: Aljazeera By Ayseba Umutlu Fargana Gasimova says the fall of the Soviets has allowed greater freedom of religion in Azerbaijan [Courtesy:Fargana Gasimova]Fargana Gasimova’s memories of Islam during the Soviet […]
Source: The Guardian Decision by far-right local authority in southern France, affecting about 150 mainly Muslim pupils, has been called ‘an attack on the rights of children’ In a newspaper […]
Source: Associated Press By DEREK GATOPOULOS and COSTAS KANTOURIS ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Lawmakers in Greece are set to limit the powers of Islamic courts operating in a border region […]
Source: Coloradoan BY Cassa Niedringhaus, cniedringhaus@coloradoan.com It’s the Coloradoan’s policy not to report on individual suicides unless the act is in a public place or involves a high-profile person, such as […]
Source: Time By CHRISTINE KIM AND JOSH SMITH / REUTERS North Korea said during rare talks with the South on Tuesday it will send a delegation to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics […]