Source: BBC Australia’s first party representing Muslims intends to contest senate seats at the next federal election. Launching the party in Sydney, founder Diaa Mohamed told Fairfax he wanted a […]
Source: The Guardian A secretive conference to examine the future of Christianity in China is due to take place in Beijing this week amid rapid growth of the religion, which many believe has more Chinese adherents than the 87-million member Communist party. An official at the government-controlled Institute of World […]
Source: The New York Times In 2009, Augusto Cortez, a Roman Catholic priest, pleaded guilty to forcible touching of a 12-year-old girl in Brooklyn. He was sentenced to six years […]
ul Source: Crux BALTIMORE – Days after the US Supreme Court agreed to hear another challenge to the Affordable Care Act brought by several Catholic entities, the head of the […]
Source: The Washington Post A father, with his young daughter watching, sacrificed himself to save others when terrorists struck Beirut last week. The day before the horrific massacre in central […]
Source: Yahoo Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she strongly opposes a legislative reform act of the central bank. in a letter Monday to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority […]
OPINION Russia’s great power game It may be a dream for Putin to join a concert of powers in stabilising the Middle East, but it’s a forgivable one. 17 Nov 2015 After the Napoleonic wars, the so-called Congress of Vienna in 1815 brought together allies and enemies to create a […]
The Independent David Connett A detailed picture of some of the killers behind the attacks in Paris has begun to emerge with many previously known to have travelled to Syria to fight for Isis. French officials described Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, as the “mastermind” of the attacks. Said to be the […]
REFUGEES Europe anti-refugee rhetoric swells after Paris attacks Far-right politicians call for borders to be sealed in wake of Paris assaults amid growing fears for refugees’ plight. Anealla Safdar | 17 Nov 2015 In the days after a wave of deadly attacks killed at least 129 people in Paris, a number […]
648. Commandment – Say, ‘Swear not; what is required is actual obedience in what is right [24:54] And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that, if thou command them, they will surely go forth. Say, ‘Swear not; what is required is actual obedience in what is right. Surely, Allah is well aware of […]
Muslim woman allegedly beaten, called ‘terrorist’ , pulled hijab Male suspects allegedly pulled on hijab aggressively, took cell phone CBC News Posted: Nov 17, 2015 6:45 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 17, […]
Posted by: Vicky Nanjappa Tuesday November 17, 2015Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/india/chittoor-mayor-anuradha-shot-dead-her-husband- Hyderabad, Nov 17: In a shocking incident, Anuradha the Mayor of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh was shot dead on Tuesday. Her husband Mohan who was also shot at is said to be in a critical condition. The police have launched an investigation and […]
Huff Post: by Matthew D. Taylor — In the third Democratic primary debate on Saturday, moderator John Dickerson asked Hillary Clinton a pointed foreign policy question about the apparent ISIS attacks in Paris: …you gave a speech at Georgetown University in which you said, that it was important to show, […]
Source: The Times of Israel Claire Hajaj’s autobiographical novel is inspired by the marriage of her British Jewish mom and Jaffa-born Muslim dad BY RENEE GHERT-ZAND August 21, 2014, 2:10 […]
Huff Post: by Qasim Rashid — As I left my mosque in Philadelphia Friday afternoon my phone lit up with texts and tweets about attacks in Paris. Muslims have been conditioned on how to respond to these attacks. First, we feel pain for the loss of life. And most certainly […]
[6:151] Say, ‘Bring forward your witnesses who testify that Allah has forbidden this.’ If they bear witness, bear thou not witness with them, nor follow thou the evil inclinations of those who treat Our Signs as lies and those who believe not in the Hereafter and who set up equals to […]
Source: Belfast Telegraph By Adam Walker Over the past two weeks the world has been witness to a series of terrorist attacks. Lebanese army and civilians gather near the site […]
http://lauraturner.religionnews.com/: In light of Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, a number of US governors have chosen to close their doors to Syrian refugees. The logical inconsistency of this decision baffles the mind; consider, for instance, that the two masterminds of the attacks were a French national and a Belgian national. […]
Nov 16,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Everyone made nice when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to Washington last week. It was make up time. The administration sought to demonstrate that despite what the president referred to as their “minor difference” over the Iran deal, there were no remaining hard feelings. Three quarters […]
By Laila Azzeh – Nov 16,2015 – Last updated at Nov 16,2015 JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA — UNRWA continues to offer a safe haven for Palestinian refugees, despite operating at a time of regional turmoil that complicates its mission, the agency’s commissioner general, Pierre Krahenbuhl, said Monday. After surviving a […]