| Published — Friday 3 June 2016 O you, who believe. Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious). (Fasting) for a fixed number of days, but if any of you is ill or on a journey, the […]
Source: The Guardian By Anonymous At 18 I turned my back on the cloistered isolation of my family’s faith and began a life where I was free to question ideas […]
Source: BBC By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online UK scientists have developed a blood test to help doctors pick the best drug for patients with depression. Medics currently […]
Source: Huffington Post By Craig Considine Sociologist, Speaker, Writer A few months ago, when I was teaching Sociology of Religion at Rice University, the topic of Ted Cruz and Christian privilege came up in our classroom. In response to questions about his commitment to conservatism, Cruz stated: “I’m a Christian first, […]
Source: Public Opinion It is easy to blame minorities, especially Islam, for our own problems. What is more difficult is to walk in the shoes of a Muslim who cannot […]
Source: Public Opninion Our President said, “I stand firmly with Muslim American communities in rejection of the voices that seek to divide us or limit our religious freedoms or civil […]
Source: The Economist In the heartland of eastern Christianity, at the very point where that faith intersects with Islam, some peculiar things are going on. A monument of vast historic resonance for both faiths […]
Source: Times Of Israel BY RAPHAEL AHREN MOSCOW – Israeli minister Uri Ariel proposed removing “a few thousand Arabs” from Area C of the West Bank –– the 60% of […]
Source: Washington Post By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM — The Israeli police briefly detained a leader of a Jewish women’s rights group on Tuesday for bringing a Torah scroll to the […]
Source: Yahoo News By Gregory Danel Lyon (AFP) – One of France’s most powerful Catholic leaders, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, was questioned by police on Wednesday over allegations he covered up the […]
Source: The Guardian By David Smith in Washington When Donald Trump remarked that “it’s possible” Muslim judges would be biased against him, he probably did not know how many Muslim judges […]
Source: BBC The French government has released a mobile phone app to alert the public in the event of a terrorist attack. The app is being released ahead of the […]
Anti-racism Jun 7, 2016 – 14:10 Recorded cases of victims seeking advice grew from 87 in 2008 to 239 in 2015. (Keystone) Most racial discrimination in Switzerland happens in the workplace, according to an annual survey published by the interior ministry. Of the 239 incidents where victims sought advice […]
Jun 08,2016 – MICHAEL JANSEN Poised for weeks on the boundary between Hama and Raqqa provinces, Syrian army troops bolstered by the Homs-based pro-government Falcons of the Desert militia, finally entered Raqqa to do battle with Daesh. Given air cover from Russian warplanes, the ground forces advanced on the town […]
Trusted tweet? Fact checking the rumours spread on social media By swissinfo.ch Jun 8, 2016 – 11:00 Have your heard the news? Digital media make it easier to spread rumours fast. (Keystone) For the last two years, swissinfo.ch has been involved in a collaborative project to help journalists tackle one […]
By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent 8 June 2012 From the section Business Image caption Dr Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani says Qatar is making a strategic decision to spend oil income on education Global education When oil rich countries get involved in global education projects, it is easy to […]
The Big Questions is a faith and ethics television programme usually presented by Nicky Campbell. It is broadcast live on BBC Onebetween 10:00am and 11:00am on Sunday, replacing The Heaven […]
Source: Toronto Sun BY TAREK FATAH, TORONTO SUN, FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, JUNE 07, 2016 February 28, 1964, would have been just another day for the boys of St. Lawrence’s Boys’ Catholic School in […]
Michelle Obama offered a scathing, barely veiled critique of Donald Trump on Friday as she delivered her final commencement address as first lady, warning graduates of City College in New […]
Holy Trinity, fresco by Luca Rossetti da Orta, 1738–9 (St. Gaudenzio Church at Ivrea). The Muslim Times has the best collection for rational understanding of Christianity Source: The Teaching Company […]