Banning the niqab is bigoted and sexist. Or is it?
Source: The Globe and Mail BY MARGARET WENTE If you’re a liberal thinker, you probably know where you stand on Quebec’s controversial religious neutrality bill. You hate it. Banning women […]
Quebec’s anti-niqab law brings Trumpism to Canada: Walkom
Source: The Star By THOMAS WALKOMNational Affairs Columnist The worst of Trumpism has come to Canada. It has come in the form of a Quebec law that, under the guise of […]
The National-Security-Law Expert Who Blocked Trump’s Travel Ban
Source: The Atlantic The former federal prosecutor and deputy counsel to the Department of Homeland Security writes that the prohibition violates the Constitution. The late Justice Antonin Scalia once compared […]
Martin Luther’s daring revolution: The Reformation 500 years on
Source: DEUTSCHE WELLE On the eve of the 500th anniversary of Reformation Day, DW’s Klaus Krämer explains how Martin Luther’s publication of 95 Theses against so-called “indulgences” in the Catholic Church […]
Quebec legislature’s crucifix hangs over secularism debate
Source: The Globe and Mail BY INGRID PERITZ Heritage icon to some, inappropriate religious symbol to others, the crucifix in Quebec’s National Assembly is being thrust into the centre of the […]
UK Supreme Court hears attempt to change Northern Ireland abortion law
Source: Reuters BY Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) – An attempt to change the law in Northern Ireland to allow abortions in cases of rape, incest or serious malformation of the […]
Jihad: Toulouse boy’s name leads to France dilemma
Source: BBC News Is it acceptable to name your baby “Jihad” in France, which has suffered Europe’s worst Islamist terror attacks in recent years? France’s chief prosecutor now has to […]
A modern mosque without minarets stirs controversy in Tehran
Source: The Guardian BY Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent When the Tehran authorities commissioned the construction of a mosque near the City theatre – one of Iranian capital’s most distinctive buildings – it was […]
Security guards in Berlin are pushing refugees into prostitution
Source: The Local Employees at security companies in Berlin are believed to have persuaded refugees into prostitution in refugee homes, according to a media report broadcast on Tuesday. In the report, aired by broadcaster ZDF’s investigative programme called “Frontal 21,” social workers, insiders at security companies and refugees attest to […]
We Just Fully Blocked Muslim Ban 3.0!
Source: Huffington Post By Shayan Modarres, Contributor; Legal Counsel at the National Iranian American Council Now it’s up to Congress to pull the plug on this endless game. We just […]
Taj and bigotry
Indian Express: The Taj Mahal is easily the most recognisable icon of modern India. The monument is a cash cow for the state, drawing millions of visitors and bringing in crores of rupees annually. It has been a World Heritage Site for decades and is frequently listed as among the […]
Syria in Crisis
November 2013 REVIEW OF RELIGIONS NOTE OF THE EDITOR: Yes, not a new article. But is it not still as acute as ever? ©Richard Harvey | dreamstime.com Aleppo, the largest city in Syria and home to some of the most historic world sites. A small mosque near the citadel […]
Under Trump plan, refugees from 11 countries face additional U.S. barriers
Reuters International This content was published on October 25, 2017 1:08 AMOct 25, 2017 – 01:08 FILE PHOTO: International passengers arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport after the U.S. […]
Kurdistan Regional Government offers to freeze referendum results – statement
Reuters International This content was published on October 25, 2017 An Iraqi Kurdish man holds a Kurdish flag in Erbil, Iraq October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (reuters_tickers) CAIRO […]
Kuwait emir warns against Gulf crisis escalating
By AFP – Oct 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait, the main mediator in a near-five- month political crisis between Qatar and its Gulf rivals led by Saudi […]
I will return Saudi Arabia to moderate Islam, says crown prince
Mohammed bin Salman tells the Guardian that ultra-conservative state has been ‘not normal’ for past 30 years The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, told the Guardian the rigid doctrines […]
Iraq’s Abadi — ‘hero’ who tackled mission impossible
Born in 1952, Abadi lived in exile for much of Saddam Hussein’s rule By AFP – Oct 24,2017 – Last updated at Oct 24,2017 1 0 googleplus0 0 0 This […]
How international development institutions are becoming hubs for addressing violent extremism
Eric Rosand Thursday, October 19, 2017 Observing recent developments in the United States, one might assume that countering/preventing violent extremism (CVE or PVE) is a quickly disappearing policy fad of the Obama administration. These efforts encompass a range of law enforcement and non-law enforcement means to prevent individuals from […]
Here Are All the Public Figures Who’ve Been Accused of Sexual Misconduct After Harvey Weinstein
Source: Time By Samantha Cooney After dozens of women came forward with accounts of sexual harassment and assault against producer Harvey Weinstein (who denies some, but not all, of the claims), more women are speaking out about their own […]
How Martin Luther Changed the World
Source: The New Yorker By Joan Acocella Luther’s reforms succeeded because of his energetic, charismatic personality. Illustration by Nick Little Clang! Clang! Down the corridors of religious history we hear this sound: […]