religion
LGBT conversion therapy: Religious leaders call for ban to ‘abhorrent’ practice
World
December 18, 2020
LGBT conversion therapy: Religious leaders call for ban to ‘abhorrent’ practice
Over 300 religious leaders have called for a worldwide clampdown on conversion therapy for LGBT+ people. Germany is one of…
A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel’s religious rifts
Middle East
December 16, 2020
A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel’s religious rifts
BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — When Israel went into its second nationwide coronavirus lockdown in September, most of the country…
Study shows how Islamic State built arsenal in Middle East
Middle East
December 14, 2020
Study shows how Islamic State built arsenal in Middle East
A new study traces an international procurement network that the Islamic State group cultivated over years. A small phone store…
Islamic Rationalism: A Missed Opportunity?
Opinion
December 7, 2020
Islamic Rationalism: A Missed Opportunity?
On one of my visits to Germany, while walking in the streets of Munich, I bumped into a sheikh whom I know…
Evangelicals Association in Egypt opens up school to treat homosexuality
Egypt
December 7, 2020
Evangelicals Association in Egypt opens up school to treat homosexuality
Pastor Tony George, from the Evangelicals Association in Egypt and the Middle East, announced that his association has opened up…
Renowned imam calls on Muslims to engage with France
Middle East
December 7, 2020
Renowned imam calls on Muslims to engage with France
Prominent Islamic scholar Muhammed Abu Zaid has urged Muslims in France to cooperate with the government. But he told DW…
Coptic Church suspends services for one month over surge in COVID-19 infections
Egypt
December 7, 2020
Coptic Church suspends services for one month over surge in COVID-19 infections
The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church decided on Sunday to suspend mass service in Cairo and Alexandria, as well as Sunday…
Bangladesh moves ahead with Rohingya refugee relocation
World
December 4, 2020
Bangladesh moves ahead with Rohingya refugee relocation
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh on Friday started sending a first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees…
Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants get warm welcome in Israel
Middle East
December 3, 2020
Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants get warm welcome in Israel
BEN-GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants arrived on Thursday to a festive ceremony at Israel’s international…
France to investigate dozens of mosques suspected of ‘separatism’
Egypt
December 3, 2020
France to investigate dozens of mosques suspected of ‘separatism’
PARIS (Reuters) – France will on Thursday start investigating dozens of mosques suspected of fomenting Islamist ideology to combat the…