ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP, ISLAMIC RELIEF FORGE PARTNERSHIP FOR REFUGEES

Thu 22 May 2025: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group and humanitarian aid foundation Islamic Relief’s US branch Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA) have partnered to support the Global Islamic Fund for Refugees (GIFR). As part of the IsDB’s annual meeting in the Algerian capital Algiers, the two institutions signed an agreement Wednesday to provide sustainable […]

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US JURY SENTENCES SALMAN RUSHDIE ATTACKER HADI MATAR TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON

Fri 16 May 2025: A US jury sentenced Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture in New York, to 25 years in prison on Friday following his conviction for attempted murder and assault, US media reported. Matar, a dual US-Lebanese citizen, was found guilty in February 2025 after an […]

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WHAT WILL THE ANTICHRIST LOOK LIKE? ACCORDING TO WESTERN THOUGHT, AN AUTHORITARIAN KING – OR THE POPE

Wed 14 May 2025: The US presidency and the papacy came together on May 3 when Donald Trump posted an AI-generated photograph of himself dressed as the pope to Truth Social. The image was then shared by the White House’s accounts. Seated in an ornate (Mar-a-Lago-style) golden chair, he was wearing a white cassock and […]

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FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON SUPPORTS HEADSCARF BAN IN SPORTS COMPETITIONS

Wed 14 May 2025: France’s president expressed support Tuesday for a ban on headscarves in sports competitions. “I stand by the Olympic Charter, which prohibits the wearing of all religious symbols in competitions,” Emmanuel Macron said during an interview with broadcaster TF1. He distinguished between practicing sports in facilities and participating in competitions, saying it […]

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THE VATICAN’S MESSY FINANCES: WILL POPE LEO XIV BE ABLE TO CLEAN UP?

Sat 10 May 2025: The late Pope Francis sought to battle corruption, but his successor faces the even harder task of balancing the books. In the days leading up to the papal conclave, which concluded on Thursday with the election of Robert Francis Prevost, 69, as Pope Leo XIV, the editor of Catholic Church specialist news outlet […]

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GERMAN SECRET SERVICE DOCUMENT HIGHLIGHTS FAR-RIGHT PARTY’S XENOPHOBIC, ANTI-ISLAMIC STANCE

Fri 09 May 2025: Germany’s domestic intelligence agency (BFV) report highlighted the far-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) strong xenophobic and anti-Islamic stance, according to local media on Thursday. The BfV report referred to “ongoing agitation” against migrants, refugees, and Muslims by party officials. The AfD portrays migrants as a “threatening collective.” According to Der Spiegel […]

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FILIPINO BISHOPS DEFEND PAPAL CONTENDER TAGLE OVER HANDLING OF CLERICAL SEX ABUSES

Tue 06 May 2025: Filipino Catholic bishops are defending one of their own on the eve of elections to choose a new pope, with Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle in the running to fill the papal seat. In a rare statement over the weekend, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) outlined its stance […]

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