Behind the Scenes: The First Scandal of the Pope Francis Era
Source : Huffington Post The Clash Between George Pell and Reinhard Marx As the faithful wait for the Holy Doors to open up for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, […]
PAKISTAN: Ahmadis disenfranchised again
Source: Asian Human Rights Commission The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has once again been deprived of their fundamental religious freedoms and universal civic rights. For the ongoing local body elections, the […]
Virginia Tech warns campus about threat made to kill all Muslims
WP: Virginia Tech police alerted the campus Thursday that a threat had been made against Muslims. “On Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, Virginia Tech Police Department received a report concerning graffiti that had been left inside a bathroom stall in Price Hall,” the alert read. ” The graffiti stated “I will be […]
American writer spends year debating Holy Quran with Muslim scholar
Source: PBS American writer Carla Power and madrasa-trained Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi debated Islam’s holy book in search of interfaith understanding. She has written about the experience in her new book If […]
Video: First Pakistani woman to summit Everest encourages women to ‘climb their own mountains’
LA Times: red, cold, hungry and roughly 800 feet from Mt. Everest’s summit, Samina Baig had only one thought in mind: “I have to reach the top,” Baig said. “I […]
In Saudi Arabia, women’s fitness boom defies norms
In Saudi Arabia, women’s fitness boom defies norms Operators of women’s gyms tread a fine line to avoid conservative ire http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/in-saudi-arabia-women-s-fitness-boom-defies-norms-1.1615175 Published: 21:19 November 7, 2015 By Vivian Nereim,Bloomberg SHARE RssShare on facebookShare on twitterAdd on google plusSend Email to FriendAddthis1 Riyadh: With blacked-out windows and a tiny sign, NuYu […]
How cardinal disgraced in Boston child abuse scandal found a Vatican haven
Source: The Guardian When Cardinal Bernard Law was forced under public pressure to resign as archbishop of Boston in 2002, he was considered a pariah within the ranks of the […]
Zen no more: Japan shuns its Buddhist traditions as temples close
Source: The Guardian Perched on a hilltop and surrounded by mountain forests ablaze in autumn reds and yellows, Kaigenji is a picture postcard image of old Japan. The stone steps […]
‘Alarming emergence’ of religious intolerance in Australia
Source: Yahoo Australia is experiencing an “alarming emergence” of religious intolerance, Attorney-General George Brandis said on Thursday, calling for greater efforts to counter discrimination, particularly against Muslims and Christians. Brandis, […]
Mormon church labels same-sex couples apostates
Source: CNN (CNN) A new Mormon church policy considers church members in same-sex marriages as apostates whose children will be barred from baptism and church membership unless they disavow same-sex unions. […]
New books allege financial scandals at the Vatican
Source: CNN Rome (CNN)Vatican documents and taped conversations, leaked to Italian journalists and published in two new books, allegedly reveal numerous financial scandals and extravagant expenditures in the Vatican as […]
Muslim-majority city council may be 1st in USA
Source: USA Today HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — Hamtramck residents have elected a Muslim majority to its city council, symbolizing the demographic changes that have transformed the city once known for being a […]
Are You More Than Your Genes? All Together With Dr. Robert Klitzman
Title: Huffington Post What if you could know the future of your health — what diseases you might get and how you might die? Would you want to know even […]
7 facts about atheists
Source: Pew Research Center Estimating the number of atheists in the U.S. is complicated. Some adults who describe themselves as atheists also say they believe in God or a universal spirit. At the same time, some people who identify with a religion (e.g., say they are Protestant, Catholic or Jewish) […]
PKK creates rift between Swiss Kurds and Turks
Freedom struggle or terror? PKK creates rift between Swiss Kurds and Turks by Peter Siegenthaler, swissinfo.ch Nov 3, 2015 – 11:00 Several people were injured in clashes between Kurdish and Turkish demonstrators in Bern in September (Keystone) With around 120,000 residents of Turkish origin – about half of them Kurds – Switzerland has been […]
638. Commandment – Hast thou not seen those who were forbidden to hold secret counsels and again return to what they were forbidden
Commandment – Hast thou not seen those who were forbiddento holdsecret counsels and again return to what they were forbidden, and confer secretly for sin and transgression and disobedience to the Messenger? [58:9] Hast thou not seen those who were forbidden to hold secret counsels and again return to what they were forbidden, […]
Jordan is closest to Palestinian cause – PM
Jordan is closest to Palestinian cause — PM By JT – Nov 05,2015 – Last updated at Nov 05,2015 JORDAN TIMES Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour meets with Knesset member Ahmad Tibi on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Jordan is the closest to the Palestinian cause, Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour reiterated […]
NY Times: India, France and Secularism
Source: New York Times By Sylvie Kauffmann The Indian organizers of two concerts by Ghulam Ali, a veteran Pakistani singer, did not want to take chances. They had received local […]
UN expects Europe’s refugee flow to top 1 million in 2015
By Reuters – Nov 05,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants wait to travel by dinghy to the Greek island of Chios, from the Turkish coast near Cesme, Izmir, Turkey, on Wednesday […]
President Barack Obama Mocking Republicans: Laughter is the Best Medicine
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