Mike Corder, Author at Religion News Service https://religionnews.com Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:07:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Mike Corder, Author at Religion News Service https://religionnews.com 32 32 A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/a-pakistani-religious-leader-is-tried-in-his-absence-for-allegedly-threatening-geert-wilders/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/a-pakistani-religious-leader-is-tried-in-his-absence-for-allegedly-threatening-geert-wilders/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:07:50 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164866&preview=true&preview_id=4164866 SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — “Every day you get up and leave for work in armored cars, often with sirens on, and you are always aware somewhere in the back of your mind that this could be your last day,” Geert Wilders, leader of the party that won last year's general election in the Netherlands, told the court.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/a-pakistani-religious-leader-is-tried-in-his-absence-for-allegedly-threatening-geert-wilders/feed/ 0 Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end https://religionnews.com/2024/07/22/top-un-court-says-israels-presence-in-occupied-palestinian-territories-is-illegal-and-should-end/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/22/top-un-court-says-israels-presence-in-occupied-palestinian-territories-is-illegal-and-should-end/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:30:23 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4158527&preview=true&preview_id=4158527 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly denounced the nonbinding opinion issued by the 15-judge panel of the International Court of Justice, saying the territories are part of the Jewish people's historic homeland.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/22/top-un-court-says-israels-presence-in-occupied-palestinian-territories-is-illegal-and-should-end/feed/ 0 Top UN court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza but stops short of ordering cease-fire https://religionnews.com/2024/01/27/un-court-orders-israel-to-prevent-genocide-in-gaza-but-stops-short-of-ordering-cease-fire/ https://religionnews.com/2024/01/27/un-court-orders-israel-to-prevent-genocide-in-gaza-but-stops-short-of-ordering-cease-fire/#respond Sat, 27 Jan 2024 16:45:29 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4129847&preview=true&preview_id=4129847 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — It could take years for the court to consider all aspects of South Africa's genocide allegations. In the meantime, the U.N. Security Council scheduled a Jan. 31 meeting to follow up on the ruling.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/01/27/un-court-orders-israel-to-prevent-genocide-in-gaza-but-stops-short-of-ordering-cease-fire/feed/ 0 Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders has withdrawn a 2018 proposal to ban mosques and the Quran https://religionnews.com/2024/01/10/dutch-anti-islam-lawmaker-geert-wilders-has-withdrawn-a-2018-proposal-to-ban-mosques-and-the-quran/ https://religionnews.com/2024/01/10/dutch-anti-islam-lawmaker-geert-wilders-has-withdrawn-a-2018-proposal-to-ban-mosques-and-the-quran/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:08:45 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4127056&preview=true&preview_id=4127056 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) —The move came a day before talks to form the next government were set to resume following the November election.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/01/10/dutch-anti-islam-lawmaker-geert-wilders-has-withdrawn-a-2018-proposal-to-ban-mosques-and-the-quran/feed/ 0 UN court to rule on jurisdiction in Rohingya genocide case https://religionnews.com/2022/07/22/un-court-to-rule-on-jurisdiction-in-rohingya-genocide-case/ https://religionnews.com/2022/07/22/un-court-to-rule-on-jurisdiction-in-rohingya-genocide-case/#respond Fri, 22 Jul 2022 16:03:22 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=3983680&preview=true&preview_id=3983680 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers representing Myanmar argued in February that the case should be tossed out because the world court only hears cases between states and the Rohingya complaint was brought by Gambia on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2022/07/22/un-court-to-rule-on-jurisdiction-in-rohingya-genocide-case/feed/ 0 Cold case team shines new light on betrayal of Anne Frank https://religionnews.com/2022/01/17/cold-case-team-shines-new-light-on-betrayal-of-anne-frank/ https://religionnews.com/2022/01/17/cold-case-team-shines-new-light-on-betrayal-of-anne-frank/#respond Mon, 17 Jan 2022 18:21:11 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=3951619&preview=true&preview_id=3951619 AMSTERDAM (AP) — A cold case team that combed through evidence for five years in a bid to unravel one of World War II’s enduring mysteries has reached what it calls the “most likely scenario” of who betrayed Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank and her family. Their answer, outlined in a new book called “The […]

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