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Trump Iftar Meal Snubbed Several Key Groups

08 Jun 2018
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Alison Lesley

Mostly diplomats from Muslim countries were invited to attend United States He wished Muslims all over the world "Ramadan Mubarak." The phrase translates into English as "blessed holiday."...

21 Oct 2016
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Derek Welch

Memorial site where Moses saw the Promised Land reopens Moses, one of the most of the important figures to Jews, Christians and Muslims for his pivotal role in shaping the Abrahamic tradition, was tragically...

24 May 2016
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Alison Lesley

Study shows religion is less central in daily Muslim life in Israel. Although Israeli Muslims are more devout compared to other major religions of the country, like Jews, Christians and Druze, they...

Muslims Sharply Divided Over Qur’an’s Influence on Laws

02 May 2016
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Nathan Glover

Should the Quran influence laws in Muslim countries? A survey by the Pew Research Center has revealed that there are prominent fissures in the Muslim world when it comes to establishing the relationship...

Were Christians, Muslims and Jews Masters of Magic?

06 Jan 2016
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Elisa Meyer

Ancient Amulet Raises Questions of Magic in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. A thin metal scroll was discovered in an ancient city in Jordan that was destroyed by an earthquake during the dark ages....

All Roads Lead to The Lost City of Sodom

11 Oct 2015
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Gary Nguyen

Archaeologists think they have finally discovered the lost city of Sodom in Jordan. A team of U.S. archaeologists from the Trinity Southwest University headed by Professor Steven Collins have discovered...

Are tourists visiting the wrong side of the Jordan for Jesus’ baptism?

22 Jan 2015
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Alison Lesley

As tourists flock to the Jordan River to celebrate Jesus' baptism, new findings might prove that He was actually born on the other side, the Jordan side. Jordan is a Muslim-majority country and is known...

Christians Flee to Jordan for Refuge from ISIS

12 Nov 2014
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Alison Lesley

About 4,000 Christians left the Iraqi city of Mosul for Jordan in the last three months, forced out by Islamic State fighters. With the capturing of Mosul, the city in Iraq, by the Sunni militant group...

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