Muslims Give Christians Hijabs To Help Them Escape ISIS
Muslims have been helping Christians to escape ISIS-affiliated Maute Group attackers in the devastated city of Marawi in the southern Philippines. More than three weeks after the fighting started, around 1,000 residents remain trapped in the besieged cities as fighting rages between the Philippine Army and Islamist rebels. Fighters from local groups including the Maute […]
Pope heads to Egypt with peace and mercy message for Muslims and Christians
CAIRO — In video posted online this week by the Vatican, Pope Francis sounds excited about his two-day trip to Egypt starting Friday, despite recent terrorist attacks. “As salaam alaikum — peace be with you! … Thank you for having invited me to visit Egypt, which you call Umm al Dunya, Mother of the World,” […]
FBI Issues Warning After ISIS Threatens To Target Churches
Federal officials warned law enforcement authorities across the U.S. on Friday that supporters of the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, “continue aspirational calls for attacks on holiday gatherings, including targeting churches.” Authorities have advised people to exercise caution and report any suspicious activity, FBI spokesman Andrew Ames said, according to the Associated Press.
Egypt’s Christians in the cross-hairs
It is a haunting image. A grieving Egyptian woman in a headscarf wipes tears from her eyes. But this woman is not a Muslim. She is a nun and she is standing amid the debris of the pews which were blown up during Sunday’s grotesque bombing of St Peter’s Church (el-Boutrosiya, in Arabic), which adjoins St Mark’s Cathedral, the seat […]
Vatican Announces Resumption Of Muslim Dialogue
The Vatican has announced it will send a representative to Cairo’s Al-Azhar Mosque on Sunday ahead of an official resumption of dialogue between the Catholic Church’s governing body and the most prestigious learning center in Sunni Islam. Al-Azhar broke off talks with the Vatican five years ago after comments from then-Pope Benedict XVI. But relations […]
Religious Freedom: A Muslim Perspective
Delivered at the Catholic-Muslim Forum in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, hosted by Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Islamic Society of North America By Dr. John Andrew Morrow The position of Islam vis-à-vis religious freedom is unambiguous. The Qur’an requires Muslims to recognize all of the prophets and messengers of God: Adam, Enoch, […]
Pope at Assisi interfaith summit: There can be no war in name of God
Rome (dpa) – There is no such thing as a “holy” war, Pope Francis said Tuesday, concluding an interfaith summit in the town of his namesake saint that was also attended by Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, Orthodox and Buddhist leaders. The World Day of Prayer for Peace is an annual event in Assisi, a central Italian […]
Islam In America: American Catholics Don’t Like Muslims, But Why?
Many American Catholics think poorly of Muslims, especially if they don’t have friends, relatives or coworkers who identify as Muslim, according to a new study on religious intolerance. Only 14 percent of American Catholics view Muslims favorably, the study released Tuesday from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., found. The multi-year research project surveyed 1,027 self-identified Catholics who said there […]
Choudary’s Imprisonment a Step Forward, But a Small One
After decades of preaching hate on the streets of the U.K. and setting out to drive a wedge between Muslims and non-Muslims, Anjem Choudary has finally been arrested for supporting the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). Still, this symbolic victory over Islamism and hatred in the U.K. is just that—symbolic, and should not lull civil […]
Muslim, Christian Youth Meet in Cairo to Discuss Combating Extremist Rhetoric
Cairo – Representatives from 15 Arab, European and African states will convene in Cairo this week to speak against extremist religious rhetoric and spread awareness among the youth on the dangers of extremism. The first gathering of Muslim and Christian youth will be held in the Egyptian capital on August 18-22 under the name of […]