US sanctions are ‘trade war’ on Russia, says PM Medvedev
Source: BBC News Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said new sanctions imposed by the US are tantamount to declaring a “full-scale trade war” against Moscow. He said the measures, […]
Bus seats mistaken for burqas by members of anti-immigrant group
Source: The Guardian Comments posted on Norwegian ‘Fatherland first’ Facebook group call empty seats on bus ‘terrifying’ The bus seats in a picture posted on Fedrelandet Viktigst, or Fatherland first. […]
Trump Can’t Save American Christianity
Source: The New York Times By ROD DREHERAUG. According to Genesis 1, in four days, God made the heavens, the earth and all the vegetation upon it. But four days after […]
Moral Acceptance of Polygamy at Record High — But Why?
Source: Gallup By Andrew Dugan Polygamy, a practice that President James Garfield once said “offends the moral sense,” is now seen by 17% of Americans as “morally acceptable,” up from […]
Iran’s president under pressure to appoint female ministers
Source: The Guardian BY Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent Concerns raised that Hassan Rouhani may unveil all-male list of ministers in cabinet reshuffle as he prepares for second term President Hassan […]
Islamic cemetery in suburban Minneapolis is vandalized
Source: Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Islamic cemetery that was initially denied a permit in suburban Minneapolis has now been vandalized. The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic […]
Uneasy Welcome as Ultra-Orthodox Jews Extend Beyond New York
Source: The New York Times By JOSEPH BERGER Photo A woman and boy in the Greenville neighborhood in Jersey City, where several dozen Hasidic families from Brooklyn have settled. They are […]
Bitter Feud Divides New York’s Orthodox Jewish Politicians
Source: The New York Times By SHANE GOLDMACHER Photo Councilman David G. Greenfield, center, with the City Council speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito, and Councilman Donovan Richards Jr., at City Hall in March […]
How Humans Became Moral Beings
Source: Smithsonian Why do people show kindness to others, even those outside their families, when they do not stand to benefit from it? Being generous without that generosity being reciprocated […]
Egyptian Islamic authority sets up fatwa kiosk in Cairo metro
Source: The Guardian BY Ruth Michaelson in Cairo Travellers passing through al-Shohada station are being offered chance to get advice from religious scholars inside booth Clerics wait to answer commuters’ questions inside […]
New Dangers Stalk Syrian Children Still Haunted by Horrors Under ISIS
Source: The New York Times By SOMINI SENGUPTA and HWAIDA SAAD Syrians fleeing their homes on the western frontline of Raqqa in mid-July. Youngsters who have grown up in areas controlled by the […]
A Bible study led by 92-year-old Jimmy Carter is a sight to behold
Source: Religion News Service By Dave Schechter PLAINS, Ga. (RNS) — We wake at 5 a.m. because we are told everyone in our hotel has come for the same reason — […]
Breaking the Ten Commandments: A Short History of the Contentious American Monuments
Source: Religion & Politics By Jenna Weissman Joselit Freedom!” cried the man as he drove his car into a six-foot monument of the Ten Commandments in Little Rock, Arkansas, toppling the […]
Pakistan extends house arrest of Islamist blamed for 2008 Mumbai attacks
Source: Reuters By Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has extended by two months the house arrest of Hafiz Saeed, accused by the United States of masterminding 2008 attacks on […]
Indonesia: Investigation Report Documents Plight of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Indonesia
Source: https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/08/really-feel-afraid-indonesias-religious-pluralism-threat-report/#bV2aW5yD0LRZE6hk.97 | By Max Walden AHMADI and Shia Muslims, Christians and other religious minorities are being increasingly targeted by radical Muslims in Indonesia, according to an investigative report by a Christian NGO. Published on Tuesday, the report documents a trip in May by human rights non-profit Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) to Indonesia – the […]
No visa, no veil? Saudi Arabia may ease rules for tourists
Source: Associated Press By AYA BATRAWY DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia plans to build a “semi-autonomous” visa-free travel destination along its northwestern Red Sea coast where restrictions […]
New Zealand: Shakil Ahmad Monir – the first translator of the Holy Quran to Te Reo Māori for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Passes Away
Source: https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/education/translator-maori-quran-dies | By Leo Horgan, Online News Team The man credited with the first translation the Holy Quran into Te Reo Māori has passed away. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in New Zealand has announced the death of Mr Shakil Ahmad Monir this morning. Born in Monghyr, Bihar province of India in 1932, Mr Monir was a professor […]
Muslim Democrat running for US Senate seeks civil dialogue
Source: Associated Press By CLARICE SILBER PHOENIX (AP) — Deedra Abboud is pushing back against expectations that she will be labeled the “Muslim candidate” as she tries to unseat incumbent Sen. Jeff Flake in 2018. Comments regarding her candidacy are always linked to her faith, she said, adding that “my […]
Globally, People Point to ISIS and Climate Change as Leading Security Threats
Source: Pew Research Center Concern about cyberattacks, world economy also widespread BY JACOB POUSHTER AND DOROTHY MANEVICH People around the globe identify ISIS and climate change as the leading threats to national security, […]
Australia: Planting trees a statement for the future for the Beverley-based Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/west-beaches/planting-trees-a-statement-for-the-future-for-the-beverleybased-ahmadiyya-muslim-community/news-story/468e4aa8fa0cf66f2b4880b6db4aaf5d | Michelle Etheridge, michelle.etheridge@news.com.au, CoastCity Messenger SALEEM Shaukat hopes his work planting hundreds of trees will help locals realise Muslims want to “stand shoulder to shoulder” with other Australians. The Woodcroft man was among about 60 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to plant shrubs and trees at Oaklands Wetland […]