Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, spoke largely about accountability and honesty from the new leadership during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He said that the “utmost mission” was defeating ISIS and that the United States must be “clear eyed” about Russia. […]
By Michael Igoe @AlterIgoe U.S. global health policies took a hard turn to the right, the World Health Organization narrowed the field in a critical leadership contest, and the AIIB sent another signal that global development’s center of gravity is shifting East. This week in development news. And then there were […]
Source: The New York Times By Sylvie Kauffmann PARIS — Much to our surprise in Europe, religion wasn’t a big theme in the 2016 presidential election in the United States, a country that proclaims its trust in God even on its bank notes. It may therefore be puzzling to some Americans […]
Source: Reuters By Saad Sayeed and Kay Johnson | ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s television regulator on Thursday banned a well-known talk show host for hate speech, after he hosted shows accusing liberal […]
Source: BBC A former US Secretary of State and a Big Bang Theory actress have both vowed to register as Muslim if Donald Trump creates a database of Muslim Americans. […]
Source: The Atlantic By MATT FORD For all his campaign-trail bombast about Muslim immigration to the United States and bluster about its supposed mortal perils, President Trump’s draft executive order to […]
Source: Politico By CRISTIANO LIMA President Donald Trump said his plans to temporarily halt the entry of refugees and citizens of several Muslim-majority countries into the U.S. was “not the […]
Source: The New York Times By LAURIE GOODSTEIN and ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS Opponents of abortion watching the women’s march on their televisions last Saturday stewed as they saw the Planned Parenthood […]
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president said Tuesday he was alarmed by his country’s high divorce rate, suggesting a ground-breaking legislation to delegalize divorces verbally […]
Source: RNS By Elizabeth Bryant PARIS (RNS) The powerful Grand Mosque of Paris will pull out of a new, state-sponsored Muslim foundation, criticizing “interference” in how Islam is exercised, at […]
Source: The Daily Beast Donald Trump is poised to turn his hate-filled and bigoted campaign rhetoric about Muslims into policy. The man who despicably declared that “Islam hates us,” lied that “thousands” of Muslims cheered in New Jersey on 9/11 and claimed despite facts actually proving the opposite that American […]
Source: MSN Albright: I’m ‘ready to register as Muslim’ Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Wednesday she is prepared to “register as Muslim” in solidarity amid reports that President […]
Source:BBC Greece’s Supreme Court has ruled against extraditing eight Turkish soldiers whom the Turkish government accuses of being involved in last July’s attempted coup. The eight men fled in a helicopter to Greece after the coup attempt but say they were not involved. Presiding judge Giorgos Sakkas said the men […]
Source: CNN Washington (CNN)Donald Trump hasn’t even been president for a week and already the US-Mexico battle over a border wall is turning red hot. Not giving an inch, Trump bluntly said Thursday that it would be better to cancel his scheduled meeting later this month with the Mexican president […]
Source: Reuters China will crack down further on what it calls “cults” with a new judicial interpretation released on Wednesday mandating harsh punishments for groups proselytising to government officials or children or linking up with foreign groups. China’s officially atheist Communist Party does not tolerate challenges to its rule. It […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday seized control of the Knights of Malta, and action that amounts to one sovereign country annexing […]
Source: RNS By Josephine McKenna VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis has urged global news outlets to “stem the spiral of fear” caused by coverage of the world’s tragedies and scandals. […]
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON Today BARAKHAO, Pakistan (AP) — Two ornate minarets pierce the evening sky and frame the emerald green dome of a shrine to Mumtaz Qadri. […]
Source: The Local Bundesliga club Darmstadt said on Wednesday they have sacked German-Tunisian midfielder Anis Ben-Hatira over his work with a controversial Islamic aid organisation. Düsseldorf-based Ansaar International is reportedly under surveillance by domestic intelligence services for alleged links to Germany’s ultra-orthodox Muslim Salafist community. The 28-year-old Tunisian international – […]
Source: BBC “Today, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher than at any time in the last 650,000 years. #climate,” said one of the tweets. The posts […]