A mosque is at the center of a raw debate in the South of France
Source: The Washington Post By James McAuley January 22 NICE, France — The Mosque En-Nour is hidden on the outskirts of town, tucked away in an anonymous office park behind […]
Egyptian film ‘Mawlana’ provokes outcry over view of religion and state
Source: Reuters By Mohamed Zaki | CAIRO An Egyptian box office hit that highlights the religious establishment’s cozy relations with the state has provoked a backlash from Sunni Muslim clerics, […]
Muslim teenager sues Montreal school, alleging he was framed as an extremist
Source: The Globe and Mail By TU THANH HA The Globe and Mail A joke that a Montreal school monitor misheard eventually landed a Muslim teenager in custody, with officials convinced that the youth was planning to blow up their school and officers taking him away in handcuffs, a civil […]
Nigerian secessionists greet Trump as help against Muslim north
Source: Reuters By Anamesere Igboeroteonwu | ONITSHA, NIGERIA Over 1,000 southern Nigerian secessionists took to the streets on Friday to express the hope that newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump […]
Trump Revives Ban on Foreign Aid to Groups That Give Abortion Counseling
Source: The New York Times By SOMINI SENGUPTA UNITED NATIONS — President Trump reinstated a policy on Monday that originated in the Reagan era, prohibiting the granting of American foreign […]
Trump’s Hindu, Sikh and Muslim power brokers
Source: BBC By Brajesh Upadhyay BBC News, Washington Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES When Indian-American industrialist Shalabh “Shalli” Kumar donated close to a million dollars to the Trump campaign, many in the […]
Father and son accused of rape want ‘only law book that truly matters’ at their trial: The Bible
Source: The Washington Post By Kristine Guerra A father and son accused of raping a teenage girl over a three-year period and keeping her shackled in a basement have made […]
Israel approves 2,500 West Bank settlement homes
Source: Associated Press By TIA GOLDENBERG JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Tuesday it approved plans to build 2,500 new settler homes in the West Bank, signaling a major ramp-up of […]
Mirza Tahir Ahmad: A Staunch Advocate of Secularism for the Muslim World
Courtesy: Laiq Ahmad Atif of Malta Relationship between Religion and Politics in Islam, A Speech by Mirza Tahir Ahmad Recently Pakistan has been the seat of this hot, sometime violent […]
U.S.-China Flashpoints in the Age of Trump
Source:Asia Time ver the past year, Donald Trump has vowed to “utterly destroy” ISIS, considered lifting sanctions on Russia, promised to cancel the Paris climate agreement and “dismantle” the Iran nuclear deal. But many of his most inflammatory statements are directed at China. He has promised to label China as […]
Russia and Turkey hand Assad a ‘win-win’ scenario
Source: Asia Times: After five long years of war and bloodshed, Syria’s Assad is not only standing as ‘the leader’ of the country but the international support for him has also increased. Thanks to Russia’s and Iran’s continuous support. The extent and the effectiveness of the support these countries have […]
Donald Trump’s inaugural speech may be his most religious yet
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey President Trump’s inaugural address was infused with religious language, reflecting a rhetorical shift from the nation’s new leader. His previous speeches have […]
Mother sues to stop Bible classes in West Virginia schools
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL VIRTANEN MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A kindergartner’s mother sued her public school system in West Virginia, saying a 75-year practice of putting kids in Bible […]
To Secular Bangladeshis, Textbook Changes Are a Harbinger
Source: The New York Times By ELLEN BARRY and JULFIKAR ALI MANIK DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s Education Ministry was preparing to print the 2017 editions of its standard Bengali textbooks […]
Queen’s chaplain resigns over cathedral Koran reading row saying he has a ‘duty’ to defend Christianity
Source: The Telegraph BY Camilla Turner, education editor 22 JANUARY 2017 • 11:45AM Achaplain to the Queen has resigned after publicly criticising a church that allowed a Koran reading during its […]
Jordan to be in ‘close contact’ with US over embassy move
By Khetam Malkawi – Jan 23,2017 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan will have a series of contacts with the US to discuss the implications of President Donald Trump’s pledge to relocate the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a top government official said on Monday. “We […]
Trump White House lowers expectations for quick embassy move in Israel
Reuters International JAN 24, 2017 – FILE PHOTO – A Palestinian demonstrator holds placard during a protest against a promise by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to re-locate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, in the West Bank near Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim, January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By Luke […]
Polygamy and the Social Media
No, I am not introducing a new ‘App’ or ‘Matching Service’ for potential ‘recruitment’ into polygamous unions via social media. What I am referring to is the problem of polygamous husbands using the social media or just spending some time on the Desktop Computer. All of us, whether married or […]
Multilingualism: Switzerland’s unique selling point
OPINION By Gabrielle Hogan-Brun JAN 23, 2017 (Keystone) The ability to speak more than one language is one of the more notable strengths of the Swiss people and economy. It also makes Switzerland a good test case for how the world might benefit from more multilingualism in economics and trade, […]
The 5 false things President Donald Trump has already said as President
The 5 false things Donald Trump has already said as president After two days in office, the new president has already made false claims about crowds, weather, and magazine covers. In his first weekend as president, Donald Trump continued making false statements, big and small. The Star is planning to […]