Pope Francis on Friday called for a Church that was less strict and more compassionate towards “imperfect” Catholics, such as those who divorced and remarried, saying “no one can be condemned forever”. Francis said gays should be respected but firmly re-stated the Church’s position that there are “absolutely no grounds” to equate gay unions to […]
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With women now thought to be the targets in 80 percent of anti-Muslim hate crimes reported in the U.S., one group is helping Muslim-American women in hijab protect themselves against their attackers, with their bare hands. Mana Rabiee reports. At five-foot two, Rana Abdelhamid looks diminutive — but the Egyptian-American native of Queens, New York
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Continue ReadingRussian sappers clear historic part of Syrian Palmyra after it was re-taken from Islamic State militants by government forces. Russian Defence Ministry released a video on Wednesday (April 6) showing teams of military sappers searching for mines in the historic part of the Syrian city of Palmyra. According to the ministry, the sappers have already […]
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The death of a former Auschwitz guard days before his trial in Germany has dashed the hopes of two elderly Jewish survivors of Nazi rule who wanted to see justice for their parents, who perished while the guard was on duty at the death camp. Israel Loewenstein, himself a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor, and Henry Foner, […]
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Belgium’s federal prosecutor said a man held since November in connection with the Nov. 13 Paris attacks would be released on Friday under strict conditions. Abdellah C, a 35-year-old Belgian national, accompanied one of the Paris attacks suspects, Mohamed Abrini, to the airport when the latter left to fight in Syria, state broadcaster RTBF reported. […]
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Salah Abdeslam, a key suspect in November’s Paris attacks, will be extradited to France from Belgium in a few weeks to allow for additional questioning by Belgian investigators, his lawyer said on Thursday. Abdeslam, who returned from Paris hours after the Islamic State attacks in which his brother blew himself up, hid from police for […]
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Belgian prosecutors appealed for help in finding a man suspected of leaving a bomb at Brussels Airport on March 22, saying they were eager to find a coat he had discarded and to speak to people who saw him on his hour-long walk back into the city. Federal prosecutors released new pictures of the suspect, […]
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The man accused of murdering the Glasgow shopkeeper, Asad Shah, has made a statement in court through his solicitors. He stated that he carried out the killing because Mr Shah had, according to him, “disrespected” Islam. The accused, Mr Tanveer Ahmed from Bradford, issued the statement and suggested that Mr Shah was targeted because he […]
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The killing of Asad Shah in Glasgow which has been widely reported on was shocking and has left a deep impact on communities in Glasgow. Since the case is with prosecutors, we cannot go into further details, suffice as to say that intra-Muslim sectarian hate has for far too long, been brushed off as being
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The latest video from Daesh or the so-called Islamic State shows a range of threats against European capitals with a narration that highlights landmarks in London, Paris and Rome. In one of the scenes, the Eiffel Tower is seen to be toppling over and the view promoted is that the capitals of Europe are not […]
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