Category: From Here and There
Vatican Official Addresses 1st Arab Thinkers Forum
Abu Dhabi: "Interreligious Dialogue and Extremism: Reasons and Remedies" was the title of the First Arab Thinkers Forum, held in Abu Dhabi from 17 [...]
Harvard University Launches Online Course To Promote Religious Literacy
In order to address what she calls "widespread illiteracy about religion that spans the globe," Diane Moore, director of Harvard Divinity School's Rel [...]
Rabbi, Imam and Bishop Unite on Belgian Stamp
In an effort to promote coexistence amongst all religions, the Belgian post office, Bpost, has announced a new stamp to feature three religious Belg [...]
Baba’s Documentary on Wular Lake Wins Two Awards
Jalal-ud-din Baba: Weaving the Wular Lake Magic
The Wular Lake in Bandipora district of Kashmir, one of Asia's largest fresh water lakes, plays an [...]
Fellow Diner Pays Bill for Muslim Family
Eslam S Mohamed, resident of Augusta, Georgia, went for a Christmas Eve dinner with his family to a local restaurant, Olive Garden and received a su [...]
Muslim Hero Who Saved Jews in Paris
Lassana Bathily was an undocumented migrant from Mali until he became a hero by saving shoppers' lives during the terrorist attack on a Jewish super [...]
Muslim Woman in the U.S Takes a Stand against Fear
Mona Haydar recently set up a "Talk to a Muslim" stand in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with the aim of generating discourse about the Muslim community [...]
Together For Egypt
Cairo: Recently, over 200 Muslim imams and Christian priests gathered in Cairo to celebrate at the conclusion of the three-year Together for Egypt p [...]
Working for Peace in Central Africa
For some years now, a deadly conflict has been raging in the Central African Republic (CAR). The conflict in what is one of the world's poorest coun [...]
British Comedian, Wife Give $1m for Syrian Refugees
British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife are donating $1 million to help Syrian refugees. They are giving $500,000 to "Save the Children" to p [...]