Inmate argues religious duty to deal heroin; appeal fails
Source: Associated Press By JIM SUHR KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis man ordered to spend more than a quarter century in prison on drug charges has failed […]
Amish sue Minnesota over religious beliefs on treating wastewater
Source: City Pages By Susan Du They’ve remained intractable in their belief, however, that the Bible has directed them to disobey. Led by Ammon Swartzentruber, Menno Mast, Amos Mast, and […]
Willesden shooting: Police foil ‘active terror plot’
Source: BBC Police say they have foiled an active terror plot after a woman was shot during a raid on a house in Willesden, north-west London. The 21-year-old woman was […]
Trump: I miss my old life
Source: BBC Donald Trump has spoken about what he misses about his life before he was president. Read more
Trump fears ‘major, major conflict’ with North Korea
Source: BBC US President Donald Trump has said he would like to solve the North Korea crisis diplomatically, but that a “major, major conflict” is possible. China’s foreign minister called […]
The Buddha – PBS Documentary
Suggested Reading Can You Chant from the Bible or the Quran to Bliss and Happiness? 5 Mantras to Help You Become Calm and Confident Albert Einstein: ‘Everything is A Miracle!’ The Question of […]
Full-face veil: A look at the laws in Europe
Source: TOI European nations have been wrestling with the issue of the Muslim veil. On Thursday, Germany joined the bandwagon after it banned wearing of full face veil for its civil servants, judges and soldiers. Here’s how countries across Europe deal with the issue: More:
Triple talaq issue
Source: TOI “Reformers from the Muslim community itself will come forward to fight what (our) Muslim daughters have to go through (in the name of triple talaq), they will find a way out,” said the PM in New Delhi today at an event to mark the birth anniversary ofBasava, a […]
Turkish authorities block Wikipedia without giving reason
Source:BBC Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, one of the world’s most popular websites. It was not initially clear why the ban had been imposed. The Turkey Blocks group said the site was inaccessible from 08:00 (05:00 GMT) by order of the Turkish […]
Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia issue rare child marriage fatwa
Source: BBC Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia have issued an unprecedented fatwa against child marriage. The fatwa, which is not legally binding but will be influential, was issued after a three-day congress of female clerics in the country. The clerics urged the government to raise the minimum legal age for […]
How did so many Pakistanis become bloodthirsty vigilantes?
Source: Dawn How did so many Pakistanis become bloodthirsty vigilantes? Evening TV talk shows — at least those I have either seen or participated in — circle around two basic explanations. One, favoured by the liberal-minded, blames the blasphemy law and implicitly demands its repeal (an explicit call would endanger […]
UK: Horse riding club started by Ahmadiyya Caliph hopes to attract new riders
The organization was started on the 17th July 2011, by the present Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community and hopes that more people take advantage of this amazing opportunity. Times of Ahmad | […]
Averting catastrophe: U.S. policy options for North Korea
REPORT Averting catastrophe: U.S. policy options for North Korea John R. Allen, Richard C. Bush, Robert Einhorn, Steven Pifer, Jonathan D. Pollack, Evans J.R. Revere, Tarun Chhabra, and Bruce JonesApril 2017 Download the full report BruceBrookings On April 18, 2017, Bruce Jones, director of the Brookings Foreign Policy Program, convened […]
France, Germany want new Turkey ties but dodge EU membership
Reuters International APR 28, 2017 – 16:54 Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (3rd L) talks with Slovenia’s Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec (2nd L), as German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (4th L) and European Commissioner Johannes Hahn (R) talk, after a meeting between European Union and candidate country Foreign Ministers in […]
Sisi apparently believes that the Pope’s visit to Cairo will prove Egypt is safe for Christians – Isis has other ideas
Robert Fisk @indyvoices It must be the most dangerous trip Pope Francis has ever made, into the very heart of the capital of the largest Arab nation whose Isis tormentors […]
Mormon history scholars file court brief over Trump travel ban
Source: CNN By Hunter Schwarz Washington (CNN) A group of 19 scholars of Mormon history filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals over President Trump’s blocked travel […]
The British Muslim: chasing shadows
Source: Daily Times The acceptability of Islamophobic rhetoric has clearly become more commonplace in Western politics, perhaps best exemplified by Trump’s Muslim travel ban and the rising popularity of European […]
Abbas turns screw on Hamas by cutting Gaza’s electricity
Source: Reuters By Nidal al-Mughrabi | GAZA With the prospect looming of a Middle East peace initiative by a new U.S. administration more sympathetic to Israel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas […]
Ukip under fire for choosing candidate who called Islam evil
Source: The Guardian Anne Marie Waters attends an ‘Islam kills women’ rally and protest in Westminster last year. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock BY Peter Walker Political correspondent Ukip has been accused of “grubbing […]
The Pope’s perilous mission to Egypt
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)When Pope Francis travels to Egypt on Friday, he will retrace a journey his namesake made nearly 800 years ago, with a […]