The Foreign Desk’s editor-in-chief, Lisa Daftari, launched the MyTreedom campaign on Facebook this week to give Christians celebrating Christmas in regions where they face intense persecution a platform to showcase their proud Christmas decor.
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Joint (Arab) List MK Ayman Odeh (pictured) refused to address the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Thursday, protesting the fact that the New York offices in which the meeting was to
A university in Perth, Western Australia has been called to account after an article published by one of its lecturers was condemned as racist and profoundly anti-semitic. Posted to The London School of Economics and Political Science website on December 3,
WARSAW (EJP) – A memorial plaque on the Warsaw Ghetto Monument was vandalized, Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza reported. A swastiska was sprayed on the stone tablet that marks the boundaries of the largest Jewish ghetto established by the Nazis in Europe
Jordanian border authorities prevented an Israeli family from crossing into their territory on Wednesday because the husband and sons were wearing kippot, according to the wife. Tamar Gvirtz-Hayardeni said she, her husband and their three children were trying to cross
BERLIN (Reuters) – Under pressure to toughen their stance on migrants, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives called on Thursday for an effective ban on the burqa, saying the full body covering worn by some Muslim women should not be worn
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced legislation to express the sense of the Senate that the country must not prohibit people from entering the U.S. based on their religion, approving what opponents argue is a move toward the creation of a human right to migration.
Thursday on MSNBC’s “Live With José Díaz-Balart,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) discussed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trumps call to ban Muslims from entering the United States and accused him of “declaring war on the Muslim faith.” Graham said, “Well, this is
Islam condemns “all forms of violence” along with the claims made by terrorist group Islamic State so is therefore in no need of a reformation, according to the Spiritual Mufti of Australians, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed (pictured above, left). “Islam is not in
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Steve King (R-IA), was asked to weigh in on GOP front-runner Donald Trump’s proposal to halt allowing Muslims into the United States. King, a supporter of Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) bid for his party’s
Mar Mattai, also known as Saint Matthew monastery, sits only 12 miles from Mosul, Iraq, but it provides shelter for numerous Christians who fled persecution from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
Wednesday on “Live With Kelly and Michael,” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said his call to ban Muslims from entering the Untied States has “nothing to with religion” and claimed it was about safety. When asked if his plan would
After officially kicking off the Jubilee Year Tuesday, Pope Francis addressed crowds on Wednesday, telling them that the purpose of a Holy Year is to “live mercy” and that what God likes best is “forgiving his children.”
In Elkin, North Carolina, a bench honoring the memory of a 16-month-old boy who died in a hit-and-run car accident was removed from a municipal park because a bible verse and two crosses were engraved on it.
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times called a $100,000 fundraising effort for the victims of the massacre in San Bernardino, “the most successful crowd-funding venture Muslim Americans have ever launched for the broader community.”
TEL AVIV – A nine-foot menorah that was knocked over earlier this year at the University of Illinois has been repaired and rededicated, the Associated Press reported. On Monday evening, the second night of Hanukkah, Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel of the university’s
TEL AVIV – Jewish actress Mayim Bialik took to Facebook to slam people who boycott her because she supports Zionism and Israel. Bialik posted this (original at right) on Tuesday: “For those of you who refuse to follow me and discourage
Amy Schumer has released a video on Instagram of her as a little girl singing “Happy Hanukkah.” Apparently, the 34-year-old comedian tried her hand at singing before moving on to stand-up. And if this adorable video is anything to go
JERUSALEM – Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have released a Hanukkah song video with lyrics that give even reigning Hanukkah king Adam Sandler a run for his gelt. The song attributes different Hanukkah elements for each day of the eight day
Jewish organizations in the United States harshly criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday following his comments on the entry of Muslims to the country. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said that “a plan that singles out Muslims and denies
Muslim women in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, have launched a campaign to encourage non-Muslims to become familiar with the hijab and why they wear it.
Prayer at Air Force Academy football games is a “putrid example of fundamentalist Christian supremacy,” according to radical atheist Mikey Weinstein, who has worked with President Barack Obama’s administration to purge faithful Christians from the ranks of the U.S. military.
Placerville, CA gun range owner Geof Peabody is training pastors and church security teams to shoot and carry guns for their own safety and the safety of congregants.
Tuesday, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) declared Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s calls to ban Muslims from entering the Untied States as “not conservatism.” Ryan said, “Finally, when we voted to pause refugee program a few weeks ago, I made very clear at the
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis says it has brought a Syrian refugee family into the state despite Republican Gov. Mike Pence’s request that it not do so.
