The war against Pope Francis
Source: The Guardian By Andrew Brown His modesty and humility have made him a popular figure around the world. But inside the church, his reforms have infuriated conservatives and sparked a […]
Pope discusses life’s biggest questions with International Space Station crew
Source: The Guardian Martin Belam and agencies Pontiff becomes second pope to speak to astronauts orbiting the Earth with live streamed video call from the Vatican Pope Francis talks to the […]
Mike Pence Promises to Defend Christians in the Middle East
Source: The Atlantic BY EMMA GREEN Want to receive exclusive insights from The Atlantic—while supporting a sustainable future for independent journalism? Join our new membership program, The Masthead. Vice President Mike […]
Former NPR executive got to know Missouri evangelicals and found a way out of his liberal comfort zone
Source: The Kansas City Star BY KEN STERN My seat was high in the rafters of the Edward Jones Dome, affording me a birds-eye view of the thousands of young […]
Why the Department of Health and Human Services should stop saying life begins at conception
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Richard Paulson Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services released a draft of its latest strategic plan, which will guide the agency from […]
BBC Earth nominated for Lovie Awards
Source: BBC News BBC Earth has been nominated for three awards at the 7th annual Lovie Awards, ‘honouring the best of the European internet’. Our Planet Earth II social media […]
New BBC Earth film coming soon Earth: One Amazing Day, the long awaited sequel to box-office hit Earth
Source: BBC News There is so much to see on our planet in just one day. The latest release from BBC Earth Films, Earth: One Amazing Day, follows the lives of […]
Narcan Is Now Sold at Walgreens. What’s That?
Source: Time BY Alice Park Oct 26, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency Thursday, the same week Walgreens announced it […]
Network Faces Backlash After Putting White Woman In ‘Brownface’ To Appear Muslim
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla A U.K. television program’s attempt to shed light on Islamophobia is proving controversial ― with some critics claiming that the show’s tactics amount to […]
Bangladesh to remove Jihad from madrasa textbooks
Source: Dhaka Tribune BY Manik Miazee The new textbooks of the Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board will not contain any chapters with lessons on Jihad, for the first time in nearly four […]
Catalan crisis: Spain PM Rajoy demands direct rule
Source: BBC Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called on senators to approve direct rule over Catalonia, amid an escalating crisis over the region’s push for independence. He said he wanted to dismiss Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, his vice-president and all regional ministers. Mr Rajoy’s speech was met with applause […]
‘A difficult life’ – As refugee arrivals to Greece pick up, misery grows
Reuters International This content was published on October 26, 2017 Migrants stand next to tents at a makeshift camp on the Greek island of Samos, October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Costas […]
Late Thai king’s remains returned to palace after night of tears
Reuters International This content was published on October 27, 2017 7:14 AMOct 27, 2017 – 07:14 By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Suphanida Thakral BANGKOK (Reuters) – The ashes and […]
Nepal Criminalizes Christian Conversion and Evangelism
Source: Christianity Today President approves new sanctions targeting non-Hindus and foreign missionaries. Last week, Nepal enacted a law to curb evangelism by criminalizing religious conversion, joining neighboring countries like […]
Saudi Arabia’s NEOM project good news for Jordan, region — officials
Minister says agencies prepared for any terror threat, borders secure By JT – Oct 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES The city of Aqaba is likely to have a boost in investments as Saudi Arabia starts a large-scale project dubbed NEOM, officials say (File photo) AMMAN — Minister of State for Media […]
No British Muslim man has the ‘right’ to a second (or even third) wife
Source: The Telegraph By Shelina Janmohamed Secondwife.com now has 100,000 users I’m not a second wife, and I have no plans to ever be one. There is only really one reason […]
Morocco: the Apostate no Longer Faces Death
A recent step taken by the kingdom’s ulama represents a turning point. The attempt to curb extremism Chiara Pellegrino | 02 March 2017 Moroccan ulama Free to leave Islam without facing death: this is the turning point of Morocco’s ulama, the religious scholars. Apostasy, in Arabic “ridda”, has always been a critical issue […]
Istanbul’s oldest burial site found during metro excavation works
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‘Too important to be alienated’
Oct 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power Over recent years, many Iranians in the big cities confided quietly to the opinion pollsters that they feel an empathy with the West. It was not reciprocated. Frankly, most people in the West have no in-depth opinion about Iran. If they think […]
After Daesh, ruined Raqqa fears new strife
Rebuilding city to take years By Reuters – Oct 26,2017 -JORDAN TIMES Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces dance along a street in Raqqa, Syria, on October 18 (Reuters photo) RAQQA, Syria — The morning after the Daesh extremist group’s defeat in Raqqa, a local militia fighter stood in a […]