Praying for Armageddon: Evangelicals, the US and the Middle East | Israel War on Gaza

Praying for Armageddon: Evangelicals, the US and the Middle East | Israel War on Gaza

Episode 1 of a doomsday political thriller about evangelical Christian influence on US foreign policy in the Middle East. The first episode of Praying for Armageddon goes inside the evangelical Christian movement to explore its influence on US democracy and foreign policy. Preparing for the “end times”, a grassroots pastor…

India’s Citizenship Amendment Act is a devious anti-Muslim dog whistle | India Election 2024

India’s Citizenship Amendment Act is a devious anti-Muslim dog whistle | India Election 2024

India moved a step closer to formalising itself as a majoritarian country with the announcement of the rules to operationalise the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which was passed back in 2019 with much controversy. This is yet another move by the Indian government led by the Hindu-supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party…

Why is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act so controversial? | India Election 2024 News

Why is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act so controversial? | India Election 2024 News

The Indian government on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a law that was passed by parliament in 2019 but was not enforced until now. This decision on the CAA – whose passage in parliament had set off protests across the country five years ago over…

‘Dark day’: India on edge over religion-based citizenship law before polls | India Election 2024 News

‘Dark day’: India on edge over religion-based citizenship law before polls | India Election 2024 News

New Delhi, India — Protests have erupted in parts of India over the Narendra Modi government’s implementation of a controversial citizenship law ahead of national elections, as security forces rushed to areas of the national capital that had previously been epicentres of large demonstrations against the legislation. The notification of…

Russia, NATO at odds over pope’s call for Ukraine to show ‘white flag’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia, NATO at odds over pope’s call for Ukraine to show ‘white flag’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Moscow said the pope’s comment was ‘quite understandable’ while NATO said ‘it’s not the time to talk about surrender’. The Kremlin has said Pope Francis’s call for talks to end the war in Ukraine was “quite understandable”, while NATO’s secretary general said now was not the time to talk about…

‘No empty words’: Muslim Canadians use Ramadan to urge Gaza action | Israel War on Gaza News

‘No empty words’: Muslim Canadians use Ramadan to urge Gaza action | Israel War on Gaza News

Montreal, Canada – Ramadan is a time of self-reflection, family and joy for more than 1.8 billion Muslims around the world. But with Israel’s war on Gaza dragging on, killing more than 31,000 Palestinians and plunging the tiny coastal enclave deeper into a humanitarian crisis, this year’s Islamic holy month…

Ancient find reveals new evidence of Malaysia’s multicultural past | History News

Ancient find reveals new evidence of Malaysia’s multicultural past | History News

Kedah, Malaysia – Until six months ago, none of the inhabitants of the village of Bukit Choras, set amid rice fields near the steep and lush hill of the same name in northwestern Malaysia, had any idea they had been living next to an archaeological wonder all their lives. It…

Muslim countries announce start of Ramadan in shadow of Gaza war | Religion News

Muslim countries announce start of Ramadan in shadow of Gaza war | Religion News

This year’s observance, for many, is marred by Israel’s war on Gaza. Saudi officials have spotted the crescent moon and declared the the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims. The officials saw the moon Sunday night, making Monday the first day of the…

Ukraine rejects pope’s call to ‘raise the white flag’ to end Russia’s war | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine rejects pope’s call to ‘raise the white flag’ to end Russia’s war | Russia-Ukraine war News

The Catholic leader, 87, told a Swiss broadcaster that Ukraine should negotiate with Russia and raised the idea of surrender. Ukraine has rejected Pope Francis’s call to hold negotiations with Russia more than two years into its invasion, saying that Kyiv will “never” surrender. “Our flag is a yellow and…