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 […]
Texas mayor blasted after she says lack of faith in God causes poverty
Source: The Washington Post By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. Mayor says poverty afflicts ‘broken people’ who aren’t ’in relationship with their creator’ San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor discussed systemic poverty […]
The Muslim Times: A Relatively Silent Revolution of Knowledge and Compassion
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This is an age of democratization of knowledge. In the past only a few big news channels, […]
People are looking for a ‘Religious Left.’ This little-known network of clergy has been organizing it.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer April 26 The Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews, from left, Valarie Kaur and the Rev. angel Kyodo Williams attend a meeting of the Auburn Senior Fellows. […]
‘We have to take a stand’: Mormon history scholars file brief against Trump travel ban
Source: The Washington Post By Susan Hogan Muslims fearful that President Trump’s travel ban targets them are finding an ally in scholars of Mormon history. A group of 19 scholars […]
Chicago Archdiocese to pay $4.45M to settle priest abuse lawsuits
Source: Chicago Tribune BY Manya Brachear Pashman The Archdiocese of Chicago will pay $4.45 million to settle three lawsuits brought by three men who allege they were sexually abused more than […]