Yasmine Hafiz
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Pope Personally Calls Slain Journalist's Family To Offer Condolences
The death of American journalist James Foley at the hands of the Islamic State has been mourned internationally since the tragic news broke. On Thursday, Pope Francis personally called Foley's grieving family in Rochester, New Hampshire, to "... → Read More
Church Sheltering Ferguson Protestors Reportedly Raided By County Police
Greater St. Mark Family Church in St. Louis, Missouri was a safe haven for wounded protestors from nearby Ferguson demanding justice in the Michael Brown shooting. Reports from about 12:45pm on Twitter and Instagram stated that it had been raided... → Read More
'Muslims Condemning Things' Tumblr Answers A Question That Should Be Obvious
The Islamic State, the militant group formerly known as ISIS, claims that it is restoring the Islamic Caliphate in an attempt to confer greater political and theological legitimacy on itself. Its violent actions, done in the name of an extreme versio... → Read More
Pope Francis Thinks He May Only Live Two Or Three More Years
77-year-old Pope Francis is one of the hardest-working world leaders, rarely taking breaks or vacations despite a punishing schedule. It appears that this lifestyle could be taking its toll, as the pope told reporters during a press conference that h... → Read More
Man Arrested For Horrific Sikh Hate Crime
NEW YORK (AP) -- Police have arrested a 55-year-old New York man on charges he called a Sikh man a terrorist and mowed him down with his pickup truck. The encounter happened July 30 in Richmond Hill, Queens. The New York Post reports ( http://b... → Read More
Exiled Tibetan Monks Join Ferguson Protestors To Support Justice For Mike Brown
The fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown on August 9 has sent shockwaves not just through the nation, but throughout the globe. Photos of the clashes between protestors and police in Ferguson, Missouri, could be easily mistaken for a war ... → Read More
Martin Luther King Jr. With His Hands Up Demands An End To Violence
The fatal shooting of Michael Brown by Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson has outraged the nation, as "Hands up, don't shoot!" becomes the mantra of those protesting the unarmed teenager's death. James T. Ingram, a columnis... → Read More
Church Adopts 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Prayer Position For Ferguson
"Hands up, don't shoot" has become a rallying cry for those demanding justice for the death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown at the hands of the Ferguson, Missouri, police. The gesture of surrender is also an affirmation of humanity and in... → Read More
You Have Never Seen Sacred Sites Like This Before
You might want to avoid this post if you're scared of heights. It would take a lifetime to visit the world's most sacred and beautiful places in person, but these videos may be the next best thing. Filmed by drones, some allow you to peacefully s... → Read More
Ferguson Police Reportedly Shot A Female Pastor
A pastor said she was shot with a rubber bullet on Wednesday during a protest in Ferguson, Missouri, as clashes with police continued over the fatal shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown. Renita Lamkin, an African Methodist Episcopal church pasto... → Read More
Pope Tells Koreas To Avoid 'Fruitless' Shows Of Force
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Pope Francis called Thursday for renewed efforts to forge peace on the war-divided Korean Peninsula and for both sides to avoid "fruitless" criticisms and shows of force, opening a five-day visit to South Kor... → Read More
Yazidi Religious Beliefs: History, Facts, And Traditions Of Iraq's Persecuted Minority
Hunted by militants from the Islamic State, thousands of people from the Yazidi community have fled to the slopes of Iraq's Mount Sinjar, where they are caught between the prospect of death by dehydration and murder at the hands of the group formerly... → Read More
Laugh Factory Marquee: 'Make God Laugh'
As the world grieves over the incomparable loss of comic genius Robin Williams, some people are hoping that his untimely death won't mean that he's finished provoking laughs. Hollywood comedy club The Laugh Factory paid tribute to Williams on its ... → Read More
Vatican Urges Muslim Leaders To Condemn The Islamic State's 'Barbarity'
The unspeakable crimes committed by the Islamic State, a self-identified Sunni militant group formerly known as ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham) or ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) get worse every day. Beheadings, stonings, live bu... → Read More
Here's Why These Topless Strippers Are Picketing A Church
WARSAW, Ohio -- Exotic dancers from an Ohio strip club protested topless outside a church Sunday and engaged in a few heated verbal exchanges with church members. Dancers from Foxhole North, a club in New Castle in central Ohio, staged the protest... → Read More
Arizona And Delaware's Second-Largest Religion May Surprise You
Christianity is the largest religion in every American state, but a look at the second-largest religion in every state reveals a more diverse picture. Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism are the second-largest religions in twenty, fifteen, and thirteen stat... → Read More
Church Cancels Man's Funeral After Learning He Was Gay
Kendall Capers found no hope at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church after the death of his husband, Julion Evans, who died at age 42 from amyloidosis. Evans' family are members of the New Hope congregation in Tampa, Florida, and Capers arranged to hav... → Read More
9 Disgusting Anti-Semitic Attacks Worldwide In Wake Of Gaza Conflict
The violent conflict in Gaza has provoked passionate reactions from people around the world, due to the horrific scenes of death and destruction and the intractable identity politics that have characterized the dispute for decades. Online discussi... → Read More
Iraq's Christians Threatened With Death But 'Vicar Of Baghdad' Stands Strong
Iraq's Christians have perhaps suffered more than any other group since the Islamic State formerly known as ISIS rose to power, but Christianity is in decline all over the Middle East. Just 5% of the region's population identifies as Christian, and t... → Read More
America's Most And Least Religious Colleges
Some students go to college in order to discover themselves. Others may be more interested in finding God. Or maybe both! The Princeton Review has released its annual college rankings list for 2014-15. Among other things, they ranked the college... → Read More