Pope on Abortion: Francis relaxes forgiveness rules
BBC: Pope Francis is making it easier for women and doctors to seek forgiveness for abortion, by allowing all priests to forgive it. In Catholicism, abortion is viewed as such […]
What the Census Tells Us About Having Faith in Daughters
It’s high time Hindus and Sikhs learned from their neighbors of other religions how to save millions of “missing women” The release of the latest census data on religion […]
575. Commandment – They ask thee about fighting in the Sacred Month. Say: ‘Fighting therein is a great transgression
575. Commandment – They ask thee about fighting in the Sacred Month. Say: ‘Fighting therein is a great transgression [2:218] They ask thee about fighting in the Sacred Month. Say: ‘Fighting therein is a great transgression, but to hinder men from the way of Allah, and to be ungrateful to Him and to hinder men […]
Pakistan Cyber Mujahideen
New Delhi, Sept 1: The Pakistan Cyber Army which has launched many attacks on important Indian websites including the CBI’s portal has emerged in a new form today. Earlier known as the Pakistan Cyber Army it calls itself the Paksitan Cyber Mujahideen today. The name change was on expected lines […]
UK Jalsa Salana; pledge to Islamic Caliphate – in the name of peace
Source: International Business Times By Ismat Sarah Mangla @ismat i.mangla@ibtimes.com on August 27 2015 EAST WORLDHAM, England — Last Sunday, on a 210-acre farm in this lush hamlet some 65 […]
Myanmar’s president signs off on law seen as targeting Muslims
Religion News: NAYPYIDAW (Reuters) Myanmar’s president on Monday signed into law the last of four controversial bills championed by radical Buddhists but decried by rights groups as aimed at discriminating against the country’s Muslim minority. Myanmar, which will hold its first democratic national poll in more than two decades on […]
Audio: Barrie Schwortz, One of the foremost authorities on the Shroud of Turin speaks at UK Jalsa
Audioboom.com: @pauldeach talks to Barrie Schwortz, who is recognised as one of the foremost authorities on the Shroud of Turin. Barrie was exhibiting at #JalsaUK Listen to audio of interview See […]
Public transport: Letting Pakistani women take back the wheel
Dawn: For women, taking back the wheel has always been a herculean task. In neighbouring India, for instance, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the female labour force participation fell from 34 per cent in 1999 to 27 per cent in 2011 by seven percentage points, despite the economy […]
Israel Christian schools plan to stay shut in protest
By AFP – Aug 31,2015 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Christian schools in Israel and East Jerusalem have threatened to stay closed for Tuesday’s start of the new academic year over a financing dispute with the government, an official said. Some 33,000 students attend some 45 Christian schools, which […]
Working to solve migrant crisis
Aug 31,2015 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The migrant crisis arching the Middle East, Africa and Europe has been described as the worst since World War II; nearly 300,000 people from Africa and the Middle East crossed sea and land into Europe this year alone. Thousands perished during the arduous […]
Joseph Smith’s Many Wives Come To Life In Mormon Artist’s Portraits
“These women are what’s good and right about Mormonism.” Carol KuruvillaAssociate Religion Editor Posted: 08/28/2015 11:53 AM EDT When the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dropped a bombshell statement last November confirming that founder Joseph Smith was a polygamist, one faithful follower was shocked. Leslie Peterson, a 60-year-old Mormon, […]
INDIA-PAKISTAN DIPLOMACY FORUM AT ISLAMIC CONVENTION: RABWAH TIME
An annual Islamic convention organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has quickly become a new venue for diplomacy and peace talks. The convention which is called the “Jalsa Salana” takes place in London, U.K., the United States, Germany, and other places around the world. This year Jalsa Salana Canada took […]
574. Commandment – The reckoning of months with Allah has been twelve months by Allah’s ordinance …
574. Commandment – The reckoning of months with Allah has been twelve months by Allah’s ordinance since the day when He created the heavens and the earth. Of these, four are sacred. That is the right creed. So wrong not yourselves therein. [9:36] The reckoning of months with Allah has been […]
Indian supreme court dismisses petition – relief for Salman Khan
The Apex Court has dismissed petition seeking cancellation of Salman’s case which was filed by mother of a deceased Mumbai constable, reports claimed. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu declined the plea by one of the alleged victims associated with the case and belonging to Mumbai […]
The Soft Logic of Soft Targets
Source: FP (Foreign Policy) You’re more likely to be murdered in America than killed by Islamic State terrorists Everyone is freaking out over the France train attack. But the sad truth is, you’re more likely to be murdered in America than killed by Islamic State terrorists. BY STEPHEN M. WALT […]
A burka in a Christian town: How Fox News and right-wing media turned a lesson in tolerance into an excuse for hate
Salon.com: Sharon Peters reached into a hot-pink cloth bag and pulled out an abaya, a full-length body garment for women, from Kuwait. As if she were modeling for a fashion show, the world geography teacher stuck her arms out sideways and held the garment against her to show how far […]
What Velcro Taught Me About Radicalisation, David Cameron and the Importance of Islamic Caliphate
Huff Post: David Cameron seems stumped. He just hasn’t got a clue of how to rid us of this pesky radicalisation problem, has he? The problem seems to be that we don’t know what the problem is. Is the problem a violent interpretation of Islam? Or is it disaffected Muslim […]
Video: Finding Life After Leaving The Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Community Behind
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=55dce19778c90a8d1b000044&autoPlay=false Many people who leave the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community experience serious mental health issues because they not only lose their religion, but also their identities. We discuss what can be […]
FM to co-chair high-profile global meeting on abuse of ethnic, religious minorities
By JORDAN TIMES – Aug 30,2015 – AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius will co-chair a UN International Conference on the victims of attacks and abuses on ethnic or religious grounds in the Middle East, which will be held in […]
’Largest ever’ Med gas field found off Egypt: Eni
In this Saturday photo provided by Egypt’s state news agency MEAN, Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi, third left, and his delegation meet with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, and an Egyptian delegation, in Cairo on Saturday. (MEAN via AP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Published — Sunday 30 August 2015 CAIRO: Italian energy […]