Category: From Here and There
Jewish and Muslim Sisters Building Bridges
Heba Macksoud, a hijab-wearing woman, was shopping in a supermarket in New Jersey, USA, when she faced a sudden torrent of abuse on account of her [...]
Churches Provide Humanitarian Corridor for Refugees
Rome: A coalition of Protestant and Catholic organisations have reached an agreement with the Italian government to provide safe passage for refugee [...]
Buddhists Help Syrian Refugees
Buddhist Global Relief, spearheaded by the monk/scholar Bhikkhu Bodhi, addresses global crises, and as such made a $12,000 donation part of their eff [...]
Religious Leaders Stand Up For Peace
Amid a spike in anti-Muslim assaults around the USA since the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino and growing sentiment against the resettle [...]
Couple Feeds 4,000 Syrian Refugees on Wedding Day
Kilis has been a central crossing point for the flood of Syrians arriving in Turkey.
A couple in Turkey swapped out lavish nuptials with their fri [...]
This Little Boy Emptied His Piggy Bank To Help A Defaced Mosque
Thank you, Jack!
A string of Islamophobic incidents have been reported since the massacre in Paris last fortnight, but at least one little boy in Tex [...]
6/11 Victim’s Mother on a Mission to Build Trust
Scherr's work is built on her conviction that the world becomes a better place if peace and security is restored among children.
By Nikhala Henry
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Hindu Man in Dharavi Reaches out to Muslim Friends
In the wake of the recent Dadri incident, in which a mob of people killed a Muslim man after rumours of him storing cow meat surfaced, a Hindu man i [...]
Muslims Lagged Behind Because They Kept Women Enslaved – Aligarh Muslim University V-C
By Mohd Faisal Fareed
Aligarh: Lt Gen (retd) Zameer Uddin Shah, Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, said Muslims lagged behind in the dev [...]
Spanish Women Knit Blankets of Love for Syrians
Madrid: Working at home or huddled together in cafes, women of all ages across Spain have furiously knitted hundreds of blankets to send to war-tor [...]