Papua New Guinea’s Muslim population has grown by some 500 per cent since the September 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001, according to research by an Australian academic and expert on Islamic studies. Listen
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Persecution driving Christians out of Muslim world
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013The mass exodus of millions of Christians from one part of the Islamic world to another as the result of persecution by Muslims has reached epidemic proportions, according to a Middle East and Islam expert. “This matter of Muslim persecution of Christians is a humanitarian crisis at this point,” said Raymond Ibrahim. He said the Read more
‘Land mafia’ link to attack on Christians in Pakistan?
Friday, March 15th, 2013
Real estate interests in a “land mafia” may have been behind an attack on Christians by a 3000-strong mob which burnt 180 homes and two churches in a Christian quarter of Lahore, according to Pakistan’s Minister of State for Harmony. In a motion presented in the federal senate, the minister, Akram Masih Gill, who is Read more
100 Christian homes burned by mob in Pakistan
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013A crowd of about 3000 Muslims has attacked and burned about 100 homes of Christians in Lahore, Pakistan, for a case of alleged blasphemy. The crowd also threw stones and injured several police officers who rushed to the scene to stop the violence. Between 120 and 140 Christian men, women, children were admitted to hospital. Read more
Anti-Semitism seen as threat to Catholics too
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
A new anti-Semitism is rising in several countries and could lead to dire consequences for democratic societies and members of all religions, according to witnesses who testified at a United States Congressional hearing. Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders spoke of the threat anti-Semitism poses to non-Jewish communities and even to democratic government. The hearing was called Read more
Catholics and Muslims say adult stem cell success is ignored
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013Catholic and Muslim scholars have pointed out that success in adult stem cell research is being underplayed in favour of more controversial work using cells from embryos because of the “aggressive secularism” or “personal investment” of researchers. Worldwide there have been three clinical trials using embryonic cells, derived from embryos discarded during in vitro fertilisation Read more
Black pope at 3 -1 odds
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
Bookmaker Paddy Power has odds of Turkson becoming the pope at 3-1 — a prediction that is not entirely out of the blue for the cardinal, who acknowledged the possibility of a black pope in a press conference in 2009. “Why not?” Turkson said, arguing that when you agree to become a priest, you must Read more
The post-revolution struggle for the Arab soul
Friday, December 7th, 2012
The rise of political Islam following the Arab Spring has many worried that the democratic achievements of the revolution could be lost. In Egypt and Tunisia alike, citizens are once again taking to the streets. But this time they are opposing Islamism. Does secularism still stand a chance? Egypt’s strongman was sitting in the first Read more
Christians quit work on Egyptian constitution
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012Representatives of Egypt’s three main Christian churches have jointly decided to end their participation in writing a new Egyptian constitution because it will not reflect the pluralistic identity of the Muslim nation. A primary concern is an article enshrining the “principles” of shari’ah law as the primary source of legislation. “The only ones who can Read more
Outside Europe, growth of Christianity is fastest
Friday, November 16th, 2012
What is the fastest growing religion? Worldwide, it is Islam. But outside Europe, the growth of Christianity is still ahead. This is the conclusion of Philip Jenkins, a distinguished scholar at Baylor University in Texas, who specialises in religious history. He points particularly to phenomenal growth of Christianity in Africa. “During the twentieth century,” Jenkins Read more