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Churches in Sri Lanka Hold First Sunday Masses Since Easter Bombings

14 May 2019
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WRN Editorial Staff

Military and police guarded the churches More than 250 individuals were killed in the carnage. Sunday services were held in multiple places, including Negombo and Colombo, the country's capital....

President Trump Signs Bill to Aid Religious Genocide Victims in Iraq and Syria

13 Dec 2018
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Gary Nguyen

Rep. Chris Smith introduced the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act United States President Donald on December 11. This legislation will make sure ethnic minorities and their religious...

Avtar Singh Khalsa Vows to Fight Persecution of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs

23 Jun 2018
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Nathan Glover

"I sacrifice myself for those of my brothers who have been through all kinds of pain and suffering." Avtar Singh Khalsa will represent the small Sikh and Hindu Afghanistan population in the lower...

Atheists Are More Of A Threat To Christianity Than Terrorists, says Gingrich

20 Feb 2018
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Elisa Meyer

Newt Gingrich says religious centers should function as resistance centers This threat from the “nones,” according to him, is a greater threat compared to the Islamic state and also al-Qaida....

Tillerson’s Religious Freedom Report Says Fighting ISIS’ Genocide Is a Priority

17 Aug 2017
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C Barnett

No mention was made of Muslims being attacked in a targeted manner in the US Rex Tillerson, the United States Secretary of State, spoke for the Trump administration when he highlighted the country's...

ISIS Blows Up Historic Mosque in Mosul

26 Jun 2017
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Elisa Meyer

The Great Mosque of al-Nuri was destroyed on the night of June 21. Iraqi forces have reported the heritage structure identifiable by its leaning minaret (al-Hadba) was blown up along with the rest...

Women in Islam

09 Jun 2017
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Shehla Ahmad

The current misconception in the west about Muslim women is that they are oppressed. When a Muslim woman is seen with a hijab, it is misconstrued as a sign of oppression or denial of equal rights due to her faith. ...

The Pope Will Visit Egypt Despite Palm Sunday Bombings

15 Apr 2017
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Elisa Meyer

Bombings won’t stop Pope Francis from carrying out his mission of peace. The Vatican deputy secretary of state, Archbishop Angelo Becciu, said Archbishop Becciu was making a reference to the pope’s...

31 Jan 2017
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Derek Welch

Christian groups are divided over issues concerning refugee resettlement. American Christians have grown increasingly fearful over the last 10 years. They have seen Christians in other countries being...

19 Dec 2016
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C Barnett

Exploring Islamophobia in the U.S. Military. As per recent reports, there are an estimated 5,900 U.S. service members in the military today who self-identify as Muslims, making up 0.27 percent of both...