Tougher fighting, more suicide attacks as Daesh hits back in Mosul
Bodies of 50 people shot by Daesh had been recovered from street in Al Zinjili By AFP – Jul 03,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi civilians flee the Old City […]
Qatar responds to demands after deadline extended
By AFP – Jul 03,2017 – KUWAIT CITY — Qatar on Monday responded to a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies after they agreed to give […]
USA: Christian Pastor: “No One Is Gay”
June 28, 2017 by Hemant Mehta 307 Comments http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/28/christian-pastor-no-one-is-gay/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Nonreligious&utm_content=44 At a conference earlier this month hosted by Ligonier Ministries in Los Angeles, Pastor John MacArthur responded to a question about whether a gay Christian could go to Heaven by saying gay people didn’t exist. Well, I don’t know if [the question is] for me, but no one is […]
Prevent strategy stigmatising Muslim pupils, say teachers
Source: The Guardian BY Sally Weale Education correspondent Teachers fear Muslim pupils are being increasingly stigmatised as a result of the government’s Prevent strategy in schools and colleges, potentially making […]
UK mosques should appoint British-born imams, says report
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Mosques in the UK should hire British-born imams on a living wage who are better equipped than foreign religious leaders to understand […]
Stand up to everyday racism and hate crimes, Jeremy Corbyn urges
Source: The Guardian Jeremy Corbyn called for unity in the fight for ‘the decent non-racist society that we all crave’. Photograph: David Nash/Barcroft Images BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Members […]
Eight People Have Been Injured in a Shooting Outside a Mosque in Southern France
Source: Time By Joseph Hincks 1:07 AM ET Eight people have been wounded with two hospitalized in a shooting outside a mosque in the southern French city of Avignon on […]
Farhad Mazhar: Bangladeshi human rights campaigner disappears
Source: BBC News A well-known Bangladeshi human rights activist has disappeared after leaving his home in the capital Dhaka on Monday. Farhad Mazhar – a columnist who is often critical […]
Jesus ‘miracle church’: Jewish extremist found guilty of arson
Source: BBC News A Jewish extremist has been convicted of setting fire to a church in Israel which Christians believe is built at the site of one of Jesus’ miracles. […]
Canadian baby ‘first without gender designation’ on health card
Source: BBC News An eight-month old Canadian baby has been issued a health card without a gender marker, in what could be the first case in the world. Parent Kori […]
President Trump Just Tweeted a Video of Him Punching CNN in the Face
Source: CNN President Donald Trump posted a video to Twitter on Sunday that depicts him punching a physical representation of CNN in the face, the latest escalation in his ongoing war against […]
How two architects are transforming Chinese villages
Source: CNN By Oliver Giles, CNN As young architects in Hong Kong in 2005, Joshua Bolchover and John Lin were in the right place at the right time. China was […]
Holyrood handed petition to scrap blasphemy laws
Source: The Scotsman By SCOTT MACNAB A new Holyrood bid to scrap Scotland’s centuries old laws on blasphemy has been launched amid fears the country is being left behind the […]
Europe’s BackyardTensions Rising in Balkans as Hopes for EU Future Fade
Fourteen years after being told they had a future in the European Union, countries in the Western Balkans are losing hope. Meanwhile, Turkish and Russian influence in the region is on the rise. So too is the nationalist rhetoric of old. By Walter Mayr and Jan Puhl Photos Armin Smailovic […]
God Does Not Disclose His Wonders to Those Who Do Not Believe in His Powers
| March 2017 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as) The Promised Messiahas & Imam Mahdi (Guided One) Founder of THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas When you stand up in prayer, you should know it for certain that your God has the power […]
No regional peace without Pakistan, US senator McCain says during visit
By Kamran Yousaf Published: July 3, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Former presidential candidate and veteran congressman Senator John McCain on Sunday made it clear that there was no change in the United States policy on the longstanding Kashmir dispute, stressing the need for an end to the current unrest in disputed Himalayan […]
Obama urges end to division in childhood home Indonesia
Reuters International JUL 1, 2017 – 11:42 Former U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo are seen during their meeting at the Botanical Garden near the presidential […]
Saudi Arabia, allies give Qatar two more days to accept demands
Reuters International JUL 3, 2017 – Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attends a news conference in Rome, Italy, July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (reuters_tickers) By Noah Browning and Tom Finn DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) – Four Arab states which accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism agreed to extend until […]
Exclusive – Indonesia’s reputation as a model of moderate Islam intact: president
Reuters International JUL 3, 2017 – Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo gestures during an interview with Reuters in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta (reuters_tickers) By John Chalmers and Eveline Danubrata JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president said on Monday his country remains a model of moderate Islam, countering critics who […]
PEDAL PUSHERS: Turning the wheels of integration
By Susan Misicka, Zollikofen JUL 3, 2017 – 11:00 Learning to ride a bike in a fun and safe environment in Bern, Switzerland(Susan Misicka / swissinfo.ch) As easy as […]