Dozens of children were killed in Syria this weekend but where is the US president’s lament on how ‘beautiful’ they are, let alone action? Where are the denunciations by the EU and the UK? The West must react with equal outrage when it is Shias that are the victims of terrorism. Or […]
Guardian: One of North Korea’s most senior representatives to the United Nations warns that the Trump administration’s aggressive approach to dealing with the secretive nation risks pushing the situation to “the brink of war”. Kim In-ryong tells a press conference on Monday that his country is ready to “react to […]
Source: CNN Only at a North Korean press conference at the United Nations, can you hear a diplomat say he hoped journalists had a good holiday weekend and then warn of possible thermonuclear war. North Korea has consistently issued threats of war toward the United States in recent decades, but […]
Source: CNN Indonesia’s capital is on edge one day before a vote that has become a test of tolerance in the world’s most populous majority-Muslim nation.The incumbent governor of Jakarta, Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, an ethnic Chinese Christian, is facing a challenge by a Muslim former government minister backed by […]
Source: Dawn A medieval brutality, a very cancer of the soul, has permeated this society. Not only has it pervaded the hinterland, it has also spread to places where minds are supposed to be enlightened by knowledge and learning. Each ghastly detail of Mashal Khan’s murder on Thursday illustrates this […]
It is Jewish video but more applicable to the Pakistani ground reality right now. A word of caution: You have to be not living in Pakistan to enjoy the video.
Ahmadi Muslims hold the unique belief that Jesus (peace be upon him) survived the crucifixion and travelled towards India to continue his ministry among the Lost Tribes of Israel. Furthermore, they claim that his tomb, containing his body, has been recently re-discovered in India where it can be seen to […]
Arif Khan – UK SOURCE: http://www.reviewofreligions.org/2727/rozabal-–-the-tomb-of-jesus-christas/ It is a commonly-held belief among Christians and Muslims that Jesus(as) rose to heaven, and that his body was never buried. However, recent media coverage has brought the attention of the world to the Rozabal Tomb in Kashmir, said to contain the body of […]
Saudi father forgives the killer of his two sons for the sake of God and family ties. (Supplied) Staff writer, Al Arabiya English Sunday, 16 April 2017 Six months after the […]
Source: Huffington Post By Christopher Mathias 1.8k Two resolutions condemning Islamophobia died quietly in the U.S. House of Representatives at the beginning of January, neither having made it out of […]
Source: BBC By Elle Metz 14 April 2017 Last month, both the US Department of Homeland Security and the UK Department of Transport issued a new ban. Passengers flying from […]
Source: The Washington Post By Robin M. Jensen April 14 Christians worldwide are commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus in Good Friday worship services, followed by celebration of his resurrection on […]
Source: The New York Times BY Nicholas Kristof Christians celebrate Easter on Sunday. But wait — do we really think Jesus literally rose from the dead? I asked questions like that […]
Source: The Wall Street Journal By R.R. Reno April 14, 2017 8:45 a.m. ET Easter stalks Passover. They arrive together every spring, like the daffodils and magnolia blossoms. This year, […]
Source: The Economist THESE are confusing times for any student of global religion and geopolitics. This weekend around 2bn Christians mark the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This happens to […]
Source: The Atlantic By EMMA GREEN CHICAGO—A weary Barack Obama stood before the nation in January and delivered a message. “If you’re disappointed by your elected officials,” he said in his […]
Source: Associated Press By JEFF KAROUB, SOPHIA TAREEN and NOREEN NASIR DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — In her job as a refugee case manager, Fatimah Farooq would come to work in […]
by BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY Bernard-Henri Lévy is one of the founders of the “Nouveaux Philosophes” (New Philosophers) movement. His books include Left in Dark Times: A Stand Against the New Barbarism, American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville, and most recently, The Genius of Judaism. ERBIL – By history […]
By Suzanna Goussous – Apr 15,2017 -JORDAN TIMES Christians perform rituals on Palm Sunday in Amman last week (Photo by Hassan Tamimi) AMMAN — After the attacks on […]