Gluten-Free Host A No-Go, Says Pope
Source: NPR BY AMY HELD The Vatican says communion wafers known as the host must contain gluten. Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Gluten has become verboten in some circles, but […]
Pope Francis adds new pathway to sainthood
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has added a fourth pathway to possible sainthood. Until now, gaining consideration for sainthood in the Catholic Church required martyrdom, living […]
Iranian women spark debate by defying hijab rule in cars
Source: The Guardian By Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent Judiciary and police insist a car interior is public space but more women are defying authorities by driving with ‘bad hijab’ Iranian women […]
Belgian face veil ban backed in European court ruling
Source: BBC News The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Belgium’s ban on face veils does not violate the European Convention on Human Rights. It was a ruling […]
What a Mormon doing Buddhist meditation has to do with the future of faith
Source: Religion News Service By Kelsey Dallas SALT LAKE CITY — Thomas McConkie sits in a tall, straight-backed chair, the sleeves of his crisp, button-down shirt rolled up to his […]
Mosque vandalized overnight
Source: THE MURFREESBORO POST BY Sam Stockard The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating overnight vandalism at the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro where someone spray-painted curse words condemning Allah and left […]
2,400 colleges + 27 data points = 711 Best Colleges For Your Money
Source: Time College is a great investment—if you choose the right school. Find your best college with rankings that combine educational quality, affordability, and alumni success. Read the full methodology here. Sources: […]
Donald Trump’s Team Keeps Changing Their Russia Stories
Source: Time By Zeke J Miller 6:41 AM ET Just days after his father secured the Republican nomination, Donald Trump Jr. appeared on CNN to rebut what had become a […]
What’s Next for Mosul After It Was Liberated From ISIS
Source: Time BY Rebecca Collard / Mosul Jul 10, 2017 Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced that Mosul is officially free from ISIS, despite a few dozen militants making a […]
A Great Victory for Secularism in India: Supreme Court suspends cattle slaughter ban
Source: Guardian India’s Supreme Court has suspended a law that would have banned the sale of cattle for slaughter nationwide. The government order aimed to “prevent uncontrolled and unregulated animal […]
These 100 Companies Are Responsible for Most of the World’s Carbon Emissions
Source: Time BY Lucinda Shen Jul 10, 2017 About 100 companies have been responsible for about 71% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. That’s according to a new report from climate […]
Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community with their motto “love for all hatred for none” bring ‘Ask Me Anything’ project to Bunbury
Source: http://www.bunburymail.com.au/story/4782538/muslim-group-brings-ask-me-anything-project-to-bunbury/ | Kate Hedley It’s a risky proposition to open yourself up for scrutiny of any kind, but a Muslim group plans to do just that in Bunbury on the weekend. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – whose motto is “love for all hatred for none” – is heading to town for an ‘Ask […]
Canada’s largest Muslim convention held by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Mississauga – A Report
Source: https://www.mississauga.com/community-story/7412940-annual-convention-of-ahmadiyya-jama-at-kicks-off-in-mississauga/ | by Nouman Khalil Canada’s largest Muslim convention held by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama ‘at at the International Centre from July 7 -9 started Friday with prayers, educational displays and a press conference stressing their theme of “Love for all, hatred for none”. Terror group ISIS condemned: ‘This is not […]
India: The Unheard Story Of Delhi’s Ahmadi Muslims, Islam’s Most Marginalised Community
Source: https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2017/07/ahmadi-muslims-in-delhi/ Posted by Sourodipto Sanyal in Society, Staff Picks “According to the Muslims, Hindus are bad. But for them, Ahmadis are even worse than Hindus,” says Mohammad Anwer Raza, who converted from being a Sunni to an Ahmadi in 1984 “I particularly remember this incident when a stone thrown inside a mosque just missed […]
Balkan Imams Take Counter-Extremism Struggle Online
Source: Balkan In sight We are not terrorists and we love to share baklava [Turkish dessert] with our neighbours,” says one of the messages posted on Facebook by a Belgrade mufti called Mustafa Jusufspahic. Jusufspahic is among the few religious leaders in Serbia who use social media to communicate with his […]
If forced to choose, Serbia would pick EU over Russia
Source:euractive.rs he Serbian government, opposition and Kremlin have all reacted to a statement by Prime Minister Ana Brnabić that Serbia, if forced to choose between closer ties with Russia and membership of the Union, would choose the EU. Analysts say that Brnabić is only stating what President Aleksandar Vučić thinks.Serbia […]
Croatia Going in Wrong Direction
Source: Balkan Insight Ivo Josipovic, 59, whose presidency between 2010 and 2015 was marked by Croatia joining the EU and improved relations with the country’s neighbours, has told BIRN he is not satisfied with Croatia’s current foreign policy and its impact on the region. “Our foreign policy rating isn’t what we […]
Islamic school that was criticized FINALLY named
Source: Daily mail An Islamic school that tried to suppress its critical Ofsted report can finally be named after a legal challenge by the Daily Mail. Al-Hijrah School in Birmingham was criticised for segregating pupils and keeping books in its library that advocated beating wives. Inspectors said the state-funded school […]
Man leaves large painting of Jesus outside mosque in New York
Source: ET A large green and white painting of Jesus Christ hanging on the cross was left outside the Hillside Islamic Centre in Long Island, New York on Friday. The Nassau County Police Department is now investigating the incident as a “hate crime”, reported Daily Mail. “A worker there had […]
Muslim man searched in London for wearing ‘too many clothes’
Source: The Express Tribune A muslim man was stopped and searched in broad day light in London for wearing too many clothes. The man who has not been named was heading for […]