Bosnian Muslims thrive in U.S. despite unease over homeland
BOSTON (RNS) Despite their relatively short time in America and the traumas of war, Bosnian Muslims are thriving in American society. Success, however, hasn’t diminished the sense of injustice that...
View ArticleBangladesh Parliament member sentenced to death for crimes against Hindus
(RNS) A court in Muslim-majority Bangladesh sentenced an Islamist member of Parliament to death for genocide and other crimes against Hindus during the country's 1971 war for independence. The post...
View ArticleOn eve of anniversary, Turkey’s ‘cultural genocide’ of Armenian history is...
YUKARI BAKRACLI, Turkey (RNS) Over the past century, the Turkish government has destroyed many Armenian churches, homes, schools and cemeteries or allowed them to fall into ruins. The post On eve of...
View ArticleGenocides and Holocausts: Never again (COMMENTARY)
(RNS) It strains the conscience of our modern societies to realize that 100 years after the death of 1.5 million Armenians, the threat of further genocide hangs heavy over our so-called “civilized...
View ArticleThe ‘Splainer: Who are the Rohingya and why are they fleeing Myanmar?
(RNS) Thousands of Rohingya have left Myanmar this spring and at least hundreds are now stranded at sea. Who are these Rohingya and what are they running from? Let us 'splain ... The post The...
View ArticleExperts say what governments won’t: ISIS atrocities are genocide
(RNS) A growing number of advocates and experts are calling for President Obama and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to label ISIS’s actions against religious and ethnic minorities “genocide.” What’s...
View ArticleIslamic State committed genocide in Iraq against Yazidis – report
UNITED NATIONS -- The crimes were committed against Christian, Yazidi, Turkmen, Shabak, Sabaean-Mandaean, and Kaka'i people in Nineveh province between June and August 2014, found a report by the U.S....
View ArticleSave persecuted religious minorities first (COMMENTARY)
It’s not un-American to save Assyrian Christians, Yazidis and others from genocide at the hands of the Islamic State group. The post Save persecuted religious minorities first (COMMENTARY) appeared...
View ArticleClinton: Islamic State ‘wiping out Christians’ is genocide
She said it was the word for "deliberately destroying lives and wiping out the existence Christians and other religious minorities." The post Clinton: Islamic State ‘wiping out Christians’ is genocide...
View ArticleKnights of Columbus report: ISIS committing Christian ‘genocide’
(RNS) The report included a list of 1,131 Christians killed in Iraq between 2003 and 2014 and 125 churches attacked there in the same period. The post Knights of Columbus report: ISIS committing...
View ArticleWhat naming ISIS’ actions ‘genocide’ would mean to Christians (COMMENTARY)
(RNS) To not say the truth would give Islamic militants a green light, says one Iraqi priest. The post What naming ISIS’ actions ‘genocide’ would mean to Christians (COMMENTARY) appeared first on...
View ArticleUS says Islamic State committed genocide against Christians
WASHINGTON -- The State Department says the designation by Secretary John Kerry does not create a legal obligation for the United States. The post US says Islamic State committed genocide against...
View ArticleGenocides and Holocausts: Never again (COMMENTARY)
(RNS) It strains the conscience of our modern societies to realize that 100 years after the death of 1.5 million Armenians, the threat of further genocide hangs heavy over our so-called “civilized world.”
View ArticleThe ‘Splainer: Who are the Rohingya and why are they fleeing Myanmar?
(RNS) Thousands of Rohingya have left Myanmar this spring and at least hundreds are now stranded at sea. Who are these Rohingya and what are they running from? Let us 'splain ...
View ArticleDo ISIS’s atrocities against Christians, Yazidis and Shias really amount to...
Religious freedom advocates are calling for President Obama and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to label ISIS’s actions against religious and ethnic minorities “genocide.” Does the label fit? 13...
View ArticleExperts say what governments won’t: ISIS atrocities are genocide
(RNS) A growing number of advocates and experts are calling for President Obama and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to label ISIS’s actions against religious and ethnic minorities “genocide.” What’s...
View ArticleIslamic State committed genocide in Iraq against Yazidis – report
UNITED NATIONS -- The crimes were committed against Christian, Yazidi, Turkmen, Shabak, Sabaean-Mandaean, and Kaka'i people in Nineveh province between June and August 2014, found a report by the U.S....
View ArticleSave persecuted religious minorities first (COMMENTARY)
It’s not un-American to save Assyrian Christians, Yazidis and others from genocide at the hands of the Islamic State group.
View ArticleClinton: Islamic State ‘wiping out Christians’ is genocide
She said it was the word for "deliberately destroying lives and wiping out the existence Christians and other religious minorities."
View ArticleKnights of Columbus report: ISIS committing Christian ‘genocide’
(RNS) The report included a list of 1,131 Christians killed in Iraq between 2003 and 2014 and 125 churches attacked there in the same period.
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