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Christians Were 2016’s Most Persecuted Religious Group

Christians Were 2016’s Most Persecuted Religious Group

Nearly 90,000 Christians were killed for their faith in 2016, equivalent to one every six minutes, according to a new study by the Italy-based Center for Studies on New Religions (Censur). The annual study, which is set for release next month, also indicated that 500 to…

Islam and politics: Indonesia’s identity crisis

Islam and politics: Indonesia’s identity crisis

The blasphemy charges against Jakarta’s governor will put Indonesia’s democracy and national identity to the test. Modern Indonesia is testimony to the ability of transition democracies to construct a constitutional framework that can guarantee equality, security and freedom from discrimination for all citizens. Since 1998’s Reformasi (the period of transition after the fall of Indonesia’s […]

ISIS’s Hyper-Extremism Responsible For Increase In Hate Crimes

Hyper-extremism in groups like the Islamic State is eroding religious diversity around the world as the groups attempt to impose their will on those with differing beliefs, creating an explosion in the number of refugees worldwide as people attempt to escape intolerance, Aid to the Church in Need warned Tuesday in its biennial report.

Woman Banned for Wearing Hijab

Woman Banned for Wearing Hijab

SHERWOOD, Ark. – A 20-year-old UALR student says she was the victim of discrimination at a Sherwood arcade Friday night. “A little hurt, again I wasn’t surprised.” Furdos Al-Ali has lived in Central Arkansas all her life but a typical Friday night out with friends ended with the UALR student being singled out. “We walked […]

Terrorist massacre of Pakistani Christian village thwarted

The British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) issued cautious praise for government security forces, after an all-out massacre of a Christian community near Peshawar, northern Pakistan, was prevented by security forces on Friday morning. The targeted Christian community – 30 families on the Pakistan-Afganistan border – was infiltrated by four suicide bombers from the Jama-ul-Ahrar faction […]

Muslim extremists target world’s priceless treasures

From Mali to Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq, extremist fighters have regularly turned their sights on the priceless vestiges of peoples’ cultural heritage – for being un-Islamic. The International Criminal Court on Monday will open the trial of Ahmad Al-Faqi Al-Mahdi, an extremist on a charge of war crimes for the destruction of shrines at the […]

Religious indoctrination engenders intolerance and violence

The attack on two Hindus, which killed one and left one wounded, by two armed men in Ghotki is a deplorable incidence of communal violence that is engendered through a toxic from of intolerance prevalent in Pakistan. Communal tensions in Ghotki have been on the rise since a person believed to be mentally challenged allegedly […]

Bangladesh bans Zakir Naik’s Peace TV, tracks students after attacks

Bangladesh bans Zakir Naik’s Peace TV, tracks students after attacks

Bangladesh government has ordered Islamic television station Peace TV to stop broadcasting and has told schools to report any missing students.The station is run by Indian doctor-turned-preacher Zakir Naik, the founder and president of Mumbai-based Islamic Research Foundation, and its programmes are aired from DubaiA Bangladesh cabinet committee decided to ban Peace TV from the […]

Pakistan team to probe reported China fasting ban

A high-powered delegation of the Ministry of Religious Affairs left for China on Tuesday to check the veracity of media reports that Chinese authorities have banned fasting in the holy month of Ramazan in the Muslim-majority Xinjiang province, The Express Tribune has learnt. China had formally requested the Pakistan government to send a delegation to […]

10 Lies You Were Told About Islam

Is Birmingham a Muslim-only city? Are there hundreds of terrorist training camps dotted all over America? The media might say yes, but the truth is no. AllTime10s is here to debunk 10 lies you were told about Islam. Sources – 10) Muslims Hate The West Source: Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/azeem-i… 9) Terrorist Training Camp Source: CBS […]