Pakistan. Christians and caste
Christians & caste Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Published December 24, 2021 CHRISTMAS is hardly a big occasion in Pakistan. More than two million Pakistani Christians celebrate it guardedly, with few from the […]
A stranger among us: Iran’s tightening grip on religious minorities
December 7, 2021 Marjan Keypour Greenblatt For thousands of years, Iran has stood out as a culture that prized diversity and a place where religious minorities have flourished as independent […]
How anti-Muslim sentiment has gone mainstream
Two decades of the “War on Terror” has had a drastic effect on the lives of Muslims in western countries.This content was published on September 21, 2021 – 09:00September 21, 2021 – […]
Christians and Muslims worship together
As part of efforts to promote inter-religious harmony and peace in the Adansi South District, the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission have held a joint […]
Communal concerns
Emanuel Sarfraz Political Economy July 25, 2021 Religious minorities complain that they have been undercounted in the census The squealing and rumbling of eight washing machines continued while children in […]
It’s Time to Use the Magnitsky Act to Combat Hate | Opinion
OPINION IRWIN COTLER, AHMED SHAHEED AND BRANDON SILVER , FORMER MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA; UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND BELIEF; DIRECTOR OF POLICY […]
Pelosi, Pompeo top slate of speakers at religious freedom summit
PrintBy Mark A. Kellner– The Washington Times – Monday, July 12, 2021 Hundreds of religious freedom advocates converge on the District Tuesday for a three-day International Religious Freedom Summit aimed at cultivating a culture of liberty, said co-Chair Sam Brownback, a former Kansas governor and ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom. Approximately 850 […]
EU may suspend GSP+ if Pakistan fails to meet Human right conditions
INTERNATIONAL, PAKISTAN Web Desk JULY 8, 2021 Brussels: Pakistan’s GSP Plus (GSP+) status can be suspended temporarily if it does not meet with the protection standards of human rights. The spokesperson […]
The Role of the Churches
This content is also available in French. View the French version of the Stolen Lives book. The Christian denominations supported the boarding or residential schools over themodel (though they also ran many of the […]
England’s coronavirus death rates twice as high in Muslims as in Christians: Report
Short Url https://arab.news/g6yr5 Data from the UK’s statistics office also revealed that atheists were the least likely to die, on average, from COVID-19 Ethnicity and faith are difficult to […]
Jerusalem is just a dream.
Demonstrators carrying Palestinian flags stand before a banner showing the flags of Arab League member states with Arabic text reading, “History will glorify but those faithful to Palestine and its […]
HASSAN: The religious turmoil continues in Pakistan — as Canada deports Christians there
Author of the article: Farzana Hassan Publishing date: Apr 29, 2021 Article content Pakistan is unique among Islamic nations in continuing to protest the publication of controversial cartoons of the […]
Muslims and Christians should learn from their shared history
SAUD AL-SARHAN AND JOHNNIE MOORE April 21, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/4j7wx For the last couple of years, billions of Muslims and Christians have been enjoying religious holidays that fall at […]
The origins of Easter
PUBLISHED MARCH 30, 2021 · UPDATED MARCH 29, 2021 The arrival of spring has been celebrated since ancient times Photo: swedennewyork / FlickrIn Sweden, children, both boys and girls, still dress up as […]
Moderate religious leaders need to work together urgently
HASSAN ALMUSTAFA March 31, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/pzygr The meeting between Pope Francis and Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani in the Iraqi city of Najaf this month received great attention as […]
Pakistan’s dangerous turn: Shift from Jinnahist to jihadist ideology
By Ashok Bhan Anti-minority bias is inherent in Pakistan’s Constitution, with successive governments adopting discriminatory laws. The killing of 11 coal miners belonging to the minority Hazara community in Pakistan’s […]
Malik calls for inter-faith harmony and utility among all faiths
FEBRUARY 23, 2021 A delegation of Christian theologians and activists headed by Fr. James Channan, O.P. calls on Senator A. Rehman Malik former Interior Minister and PPP senior leader at […]
Pakistani Religious Minority Leaders Criticize Minister Shah Over False Claims of Protecting Religious Freedom
02/25/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics minister, Ijaz Shah, came under fire over the weekend over outlandish comments he made during a speech delivered at the centennial of the Nankana massacre in which 260 Sikhs were murdered. The minister claimed that all religious minorities in Pakistan are respected […]
Exploring unimagined pagan roots in Christmas culture
BY ALİ TÜFEKÇİ ISTANBUL REVIEWS FEB 11, 2021 Decorating a pine tree for Christmas celebrations is taken from pagan customs and ceremonies for New Year’s. (Shutterstock Photo) What are the […]
The birth of the concept of ‘Trinity’
ARIUS – The Trinity Controversy in the Church Fazal Ahmad – UKThe Review of Religions, September 1996 The first three hundred years of Christianity are fraught with factions and feuding […]