Obama’s Town Hall with young leaders in India Today
The Obama Foundation hosts a Town Hall in New Delhi, India with President Barack Obama and hundreds of young Indian leaders from across the country. The Town Hall continues the […]
Swiss bikes in Tanzania: A better life on two wheels
By Tomas Wüthrich This content was published on November 25, 2017 More than 22,000 worn-out bicycles travel from Switzerland to the African continent each year. A Swiss company collects […]
White House wanted to publicly shame Tillerson, source says
Source:CNN Reports that the White House has a tentative plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillersonthat emerged Thursday were an effort to express President Donald Trump’s deep displeasure and publicly shame his secretary of state, a source with direct knowledge of the White House’s thinking said Thursday. The hope […]
Top Chinese general under investigation for corruption hangs himself
Source: CNN A top Chinese general hanged himself after coming under investigation for corruption charges, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. General Zhang Yang, the former head of the Chinese military’s political work department, was found dead at his home on November 23, the news agency said. Military investigators […]
You don’t have to be a Muslim to be horrified by Trump’s anti-Muslim bigotry
Source: The Washington Post By Yair Rosenberg November 29 at 3:49 PM President Trump pauses as the media departs after he spoke in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Tuesday, […]
Muslim holds ancient key to Jesus tomb site in Jerusalem
Source: Reuters By Rinat Harash JERUSALEM (Reuters) – As dark falls, Adeeb Joudeh, a Muslim, makes his way through the stone alleyways of Jerusalem’s walled Old City cradling the ancient […]
Trump’s retweets elevate a tiny fringe group of anti-Muslim activists in Britain
Source: The Washington Post By William Booth and Karla Adam November 29 at 8:18 PM LONDON — In a sharp personal rebuke, the British government told President Trump he was “wrong” to retweet on Wednesday […]
Trump hits out at UK PM Theresa May after far-right video tweets
Source: BBC News Donald Trump has told Prime Minister Theresa May to focus on “terrorism” in the UK after she criticised his sharing of far-right videos. “Don’t focus on me, […]
Proposal to infuse religion with state tax dollars advances
Source: TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT* BY James Call, Democrat Capitol Reporter A state constitution review panel Wednesday approved a proposal that could overturn the state’s high court on private school vouchers. The Constitution […]
Muslim leaders speak out against Trump’s inflammatory retweets
Source: Religion News Service By Sharon Samber | November 29, 2017 Muslim American and other activists gathered on Capitol Hill on Nov. 29, 2017, to condemn President Trump’s retweets hours earlier of videos […]
Europe’s Growing Muslim Population
Source: Pew Research Center Muslims are projected to increase as a share of Europe’s population – even with no future migration Migrants who had arrived via buses chartered by Austrian authorities walk towards the border to Germany on October 17, 2015 near Fuchsoedt, Austria. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Deutsch | Français […]
The Growth of Germany’s Muslim Population
Source: Pew Research Center Between 2010 and 2016, the number of Muslims living in Germany rose from 3.3 million (4.1% of the population) to nearly 5 million (6.1%), while the […]
The teenage maths genius from Lebanon
Source: BBC News Mohammad al-Mir, 13, has won three world titles for his super fast maths skills. The Lebanese teenager’s talents have earned him three world junior titles, beating competitors from 40 countries. Original Source
Demographics and religion: Swiss Muslim population to grow, migration or not
By swissinfo.ch November 30, 2017 An employee of a pharmaceutical company in Zurich(Keystone) The Muslim population in Europe will continue to grow over the next several decades even if […]
Ritual slaughtering must be done in approved slaughterhouses – EU court adviser
Reuters International This content was published on November 30, 2017 BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A requirement that ritual slaughtering of animals without stunning must be done in approved slaughterhouses does not curb religious freedom, an EU court adviser said on Thursday, weighing in on a debate watched closely […]
Swiss intelligence says 100 people pose ‘high risk’ to security
30 November 2017 http://www.swissinfo.ch New suspects were jihadists who had been radicalised within Switzerland (Keystone) Around 100 people in Switzerland have been identified as a high risk for national security, […]
New Star-Studded Movie Aims To Tell Mary Magdalene’s Story
Source: Huffingon Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Religion Reporter, HuffPost It’s the story of Jesus — from a woman’s perspective. The story of Jesus Christ’s death, crucifixion and resurrection has been […]
What’s with Trump and female world leaders?
LONDON — When President Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May awkwardly held hands this January, it appeared to be the beginning of a potential friendship and the continuation of a wartime-forged special relationship that has connected both countries for almost a century. By Rick Noack November 30 at 7:21 AM Washington Post […]
German mayor stabbed allegedly for pro-refugee stance
Source: PT Andreas Hollstein, mayor of the German town of Altena, survived a stabbing attack on Monday allegedly for holding a pro-refugee stance. Hollstein, member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, was stabbed in the neck in a kebab shop and was later shifted to the hospital for treatment, BBC reported. “The security […]