The Contradictions of Hajj, Through the Lens of a Smartphone
Source: The New York Times By Wajahat Ali Is it permissible to take a selfie in front of the Kaaba during hajj? With spotty internet, I was unable to Google the […]
Faith groups provide the bulk of disaster recovery, in coordination with FEMA
Source: USA Today BY Paul Singer, USA TODAY If you donate bottles of water, diapers, clothing or any other materials to hurricane victims in Texas or Florida, your donation will likely […]
Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of travel ban — at least for a day
Source: The Washington Post By Matt Zapotosky September 11 U.S. officials can at least temporarily continue to block refugees with formal assurances from resettlement agencies from entering the United States after the […]
Switzerland moves a step closer to voting on nationwide burqa ban
The Local news@thelocal.ch 13 September 2017 A woman wearing a burqa in Vevey. Photo: erix3005/Depositphotos The Swiss may get the chance to vote on the introduction of a nationwide […]
Canada: Jury selection complete at terrorism-related trial for two young Quebecers
MONTREAL — Fourteen jurors were selected Tuesday at the terrorism-related trial of two young adults, with particular attention in the vetting process paid to race and religion. El Mahdi Jamali, 20, and Sabrine Djermane, 21, each face four charges: attempting to leave Canada to commit a terror act abroad; possession […]
Jordan demands Israel to keep hands off Al Aqsa Mosque
Momani says no Israeli court has jurisdiction over Jerusalem’s holy sites By JT – Sep 12,2017 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Tuesday condemned an Israeli court decision to […]
MK’s controversial plan nixes two-state solution, calls for annexation
Bayit Yehudi MK Bezalel Smotrich hopes to use his powers of persuasion, as in this November 2015 photo, to sell a new right-wing diplomatic plan.. (photo credit:MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) MK […]
As the UN Human Rights Council elections draw close, we have to ask, is it still fit for purpose?
The lack of action in both Venezuela and the Philippines is of no surprise considering that the actions of the Council are dictated by its membership, which currently includes both of these countries GRAHAM WATSON Tuesday 12 September 2017 14:29 BST The United Nations Human Rights Council has a varied and […]
Congregation Committee ETZ Chaim invites Ahmadiyya Muslim Imam to Interfaith Event in their Synagogue
“We have to demolish the wall of hatred and prejudice and built the bridge of love, respect, tolerance and harmony in the society” said Imam Nasir. Report by: Mashhood Mirza Chicago The interfaith outreach committee of Congregation ETZ Chaim, Lombard, IL, Hosted a very productive and interactive interfaith event in […]
The Pope’s Shrink and Catholicism’s Uneasy Relationship with Freud
Source: The New Yorker By James Carroll September 8, 2017 Why was the news that Pope Francis once saw a Jewish psychoanalyst so surprising? Photograph by Donatella Giagnori / Camera Press […]
The disestablishment of the church is now necessary and inevitable
Source: The Guardian By Giles Fraser The Church of England is woefully unprepared for the ideological winter that is to come. For too long we have been made content by […]
‘Anti-Semitic’ gang robbed Paris Jewish family
Source: BBC News French police are trying to find a gang who took a Jewish family hostage in their suburban Paris home, in what is seen as an anti-Semitic attack. […]
Shattered by war, Sunni Arabs despair over future in Iraq
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI Sep. 10, 2017 KHAZIR CAMP, Iraq (AP) — Fawaz Saleh Ahmed has been secretly sneaking into his own village in northern Iraq to visit […]
India raises ‘offensive’ lamb advert with Australia
Source: BBC News India has lodged a diplomatic protest with Australia over an advert depicting the Hindu god Ganesha enjoying lamb. The TV advert, by a meat industry lobby group, […]
Afghan Anger Simmers Over U.S. Leaflets Seen as Insulting Islam
Source: The New York Times By MUJIB MASHAL, FAHIM ABED and FATIMA FAIZISEPT. 8, 2017 Photo Afghan anger over offensive American leaflets spilled over into protests against the killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. CreditGhulamullah […]
Bangladesh slams Myanmar for ‘atrocities’ against Rohingya
Source: Associated Press By AL-EMRUN GARJON and TOFAYEL AHMEDo COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The Bangladeshi prime minister was traveling Tuesday to struggling refugee camps that have absorbed hundreds of […]
Are you a sleep procrastinator?
Source: BBC News By Richard Gray 12 September 2017 What was the last thing you did before drifting off last night? You were probably on a device: reading emails, surfing […]
North Korea slapped with UN sanctions after nuclear test
Source: BBC News The United Nations has imposed a fresh round of sanctions on North Korea after its sixth and largest nuclear test. The measures restrict oil imports and ban textile exports – an attempt to starve the North of fuel and income for its weapons programmes. The US had […]
Hurricane Irma: More than 100 high risk prisoners escaped
Source: BBC News More than 100 prisoners escaped when Hurricane Irma hit the British Virgin Islands, Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan has confirmed. He told MPs there had been […]
Singapore all set to nominate first female Muslim president
SINGAPORE: tribune.com.pk A Muslim Malay, Halima Yacob is set to be formally nominated as Singapore’s first female president on Wednesday. Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the city-state’s Muslim Malay minority, will be the first woman to hold the largely ceremonial role if – as expected. But the 63-year-old […]