In ‘The Second Mountain,’ David Brooks Chronicles His Journey Toward Faith
Book: The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life, by David Brooks Source: New York Times Book review by Mark Epstein, who is a psychiatrist in New York City. […]
The Impact of COVID-19 on Local Peacebuilding in the Middle East
Reflections from Yemen, Syria, and Iraq CENTER: Middle East and Africa Center The outbreak of COVID-19 in conflict zones was regarded by many as an opportunity for peace. But today, the […]
The last thing the world needs is another proxy war
Source: Arab News A territorial dispute over Nagorny-Karabakh has escalated from small-scale skirmishes into all-out engagement as Armenia and Azerbaijan deploy increasingly lethal offensive capabilities. Despite a fragile cease-fire, there […]
Will Opposition resign from assemblies?
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said that the opposition will never resign from assemblies and if it happens then only 18 to 20 members […]
No, Fazlur Rehman Cannot Protect Pakistanis’ Democratic Rights
Opposition parties have tapped a right-wing Islamist as the leader of the Pakistan Democratic Movement. That raises serious questions. By Umair Jamal October 10, 2020 Credit: Facebook/ Maulana Fazl ur Rehman Pakistan’s opposition parties have elected the head of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Rehman (JUI-F), Maulana Fazlur Rahman, as their leader to drive the […]
Truce not holding, say Armenia and Azerbaijan
AP MOSCOW , OCTOBER 10, 2020 06:19 IST Pigeons fly near Holy Mother of God Cathedral in Stepanakert during a military conflict in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Friday, Oct. 9, […]
New Bosnian film on Srebrenica screened at place of massacre
SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — After premiering her latest feature at the Venice Film Festival last month and sending it off to the international festival circuit, acclaimed Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Zbanic […]
A Saudi Prince Declares Independence From Old Obligations
Zev Chafets , Bloomberg• October 9, 2020 (Bloomberg Opinion) — This week, in a three-part series on government-controlled Al Arabiya television, Saudi Arabia served the Palestinian leadership with a writ […]
Why I, a young black man from Nigeria, have decided to accept the MBE invitation
Ade Adeyemi Back in 2005, foreigners like me, pledging their allegiance to Queen Elizabeth in the London borough of Redbridge, were rewarded with a fine bone china mug, as well […]
Refugees are not burdens, they are assets. The pandemic is our chance to reset Britain’s approach to migrants
Having fled the war and torture of the Assad regime in Syria, I now call the UK home. © Provided by The Independent Intolerance is a danger. It’s Hate Crime […]
The Church of England failed to protect children from sexual abuse, and created a culture where abusers “could hide”, a report has concluded
The Church of England failed to protect children from sexual abuse, and created a culture where abusers “could hide”, a report has concluded https://t.co/ZigqgnHEvY — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) October […]
28 Percent Of Americans Believe The Bible Is The Literal Word Of God
Source: The Huffington Post By Yasmine Hafiz, who is the former Associate Editor of The Huffington Post’s Religion section and is currently an MSc. candidate at the London School of […]
University Video Lecture: Lost Gospel of Judas
The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot: A New Look at Betrayer and Betrayed: Bart Ehrman, offers the first comprehensive account of the newly discovered Gospel of Judas, revealing what this […]
Azerbaijan, Armenia agree on truce in Nagorno-Karabakh
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW POLITICS OCT 10, 2020 A woman walks past a house damaged by recent Armenian shelling during a military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, in the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan, […]
Yemen’s mini-libraries: ‘a candle in the dark’
By AFP – Oct 07,2020 – JORDAN TIMES A Yemeni woman checks out a book from a mini-library, put in place by ‘Yemen Reads’ campaign, in the capital Sanaa on […]
Christmas might not be cancelled after all – but why weren’t other religions spared coronavirus rules?
Boris Johnson claims he will do what he can to make the festive period seem as normal as possible, but if restrictions are relaxed they should be for all faiths […]
Coronavirus tests for UK arrivals instead of quarantine could massively help the travel sector
More travel companies will close their doors in the coming weeks. We need an urgent reduction of restrictions, before the point of no return Ali Shah 23 hours ago Flight delayed. […]
Cyprus asks UN to step in as beach in north is opened after 46 years
Helena Smith in Athens The UN security council has been called on to address whether the opening of what was once the fabled Varosha beachfront in breakaway Turkish northern […]
Bart Ehrman debates Peter J Williams, are the Gospels Historically Reliable?
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic Faiths Book Review: […]
Nobel Peace Prize goes to UN World Food Programme
Source: BBC The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the […]