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Days before a forecast three million Muslim pilgrims pack Mecca to begin the holy ritual of the hajj, the specter of a possible outbreak of swine flu seems to be fazing few of them. There might be posters in the streets,...
Back when I was a newspaper editor in Rochester, N.Y., an investment club invited me to speak about small-company stocks, a subject I occasionally wrote about. Before the session, I talked with club members to learn more about...
A US Senate panel vowed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Nov. 5 murders at Fort Hood, opening public hearings on Thursday and invoking a broader discussion on homegrown Islamic extremism. "There were warning...
AFP/File – Shi Ming Yi, a high-living Buddhist monk who ran one of Singapore's most well-known charities has … SINGAPORE (AFP) – A high-living Buddhist monk who ran one of Singapore's most well-known charities was Saturday...
Faithful Muslims don't eat pork. The same logic can be applied to the Islamic banking system, said Islamic finance scholar Siddhartha Herdegen. Herdegen, who splits his time between Bahrain and Salt Lake City and received an...
Posted Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 FORT WORTH — More than two years after a tornado destroyed Valley Missionary Baptist Church, the congregation will finally dedicate a new house of worship on the same ground. Sunday’s service will...
WEST VALLEY CITY — Crystal van der Spec knows how odd it sounds that her family sought asylum after fleeing Belgium. Isn't Belgium a country other people flee to? But the LDS mother of 12 says that a combination of personal...
By MARTIN CARVALHO and CHEN PELF YEEN MALACCA: A storm is brewing at Malacca’s centuries-old Chitty Village in Gajah Berang following plans for a high-rise development project next to the protected heritage site. The...
Sydney Morning Herald In Jerusalem, two sides to a holy site Times of India At the heart of the contested city of Jerusalem , the holy site known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif , or Noble...
As nations are spelling out their bargaining positions for the negotiations on a new international climate deal to take place in Copenhagen next month churches around the world are trying to ring home the message that climate...
