HOME / SEARCH /

Search

Search results

    Sikh Youth Lead Discussions On Terrorism

    January 5, 2009

    Author: Staff Writer

    Source: The Sikh Times

    http://www.emgonline.co.uk/news.php?news=2747

    Youth from many different faiths across Strathclyde met recently for a round table discussion on terrorism in all its forms and exchange ideas on how ‘together they can combat extremist views’.

    The event, which was chaired by Anoop Wallia from Sikhs in Scotland and co-hosted by Strathclyde Police, was attended by youth from Christian, Sikh,...

    Read more about Sikh Youth Lead Discussions On Terrorism

    Iraq Christians Face 'Bleak Future'

    January 14, 2009

    Author: Joe Sterling

    Source: CNN

    http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/24/iraq.christians/index.html

    It's a bittersweet Christmas season for Joseph Kassab, who grew up in Iraq under Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime and now lives in Detroit, Michigan. Tempering the season's joy is his concern for fellow Iraqi Christians, who have endured killings, displacement and daily intimidation.

    Christians in Iraq face a "bleak future...

    Read more about Iraq Christians Face 'Bleak Future'

    Independent, Tajiks Revel In Their Faith

    January 3, 2009

    Author: Sabrina Tavernise

    Source: The New York Times

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/world/asia/04tajik.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail0=y

    The crowd in the airport parking lot was jubilant despite the cold, with squealing children, busy concession stands and a tangle of idling cars giving the impression of an eager audience before a rock concert.

    But it was religion, not rock ’n’ roll, that had drawn...

    Read more about Independent, Tajiks Revel In Their Faith

    French Teenagers Charged In Attack On Jewish Girl

    January 9, 2009

    Author: Staff Writer

    Source: The New York Times

    Wire Service: AP

    http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/09/world/AP-EU-France-Anti-Semitic-Attack.html?_r=2

    A juvenile court judge filed preliminary charges against four French teenagers accused of attacking a Jewish girl, a judicial official said Friday, amid tensions around Europe over the fighting in Gaza.

    Three of the...

    Read more about French Teenagers Charged In Attack On Jewish Girl

    MPAC Calls for TSA Investigation Of AirTran for Removal Of Muslim Passengers

    January 2, 2009

    Author: Staff Writer

    Source: Muslim Public Affairs Council

    http://www.mpac.org/article.php?id=761

    The Muslim Public Affairs Council today called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to open an investigation of AirTran Airlines, which removed nine Muslim American passengers from a flight yesterday after two other passengers heard them making what they thought were suspicious remarks about security.
    ...

    Read more about MPAC Calls for TSA Investigation Of AirTran for Removal Of Muslim Passengers

    Local Leaders With Ties to Gaza React to Conflict

    January 4, 2009

    Author: Mary Taing

    Source: ABC News

    http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S728760.shtml?cat=10226

    The violence continues tonight in Gaza.

    It’s the eighth day of fighting and Israeli troops are advancing deeper into Gaza City, trying to gain more ground control in the area they say Hamas used to fire rockets into Israel.

    More than 500 people have been killed in the crossfire, leaving thousands more desperate for food,...

    Read more about Local Leaders With Ties to Gaza React to Conflict

    Mideast Conflict Hits Home

    January 2, 2009

    Author: Annysa Johnson

    Source: The Journal Sentinel

    http://www.jsonline.com/features/religion/37030949.html

    Ali and Heyam Alzaibaq sit glued to the television in their son and daughter-in-law's Brookfield home.

    They watch in horror as bombs rain down on their native Gaza, and they dial the phone, over and over, checking their daughters and grandchildren there.

    "The children are very worried. Two of them are sick now,...

    Read more about Mideast Conflict Hits Home

    Spiritual Convenience Food for the God-Shaped Hole In Your Life

    January 9, 2009

    Author: Duke Helfand

    Source: Irish Times/The Los Angeles Times

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0109/1231454443296.html

    Ever-adaptable American capitalism is pioneering new products to bring religion to those in a big hurry, writes Duke Helfand in Los Angeles

    So you're racing through another jam-packed day, late picking up the children from football practice because you got stuck at the office. Then you pay...

    Read more about Spiritual Convenience Food for the God-Shaped Hole In Your Life

Pages