Muslim Burial Rites To Take Place On Bombing Suspect's Body, No Cemetery Yet

May 6, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Funeral Director: Muslim Burial Rites To Take Place On Bombing Suspect's Body WORCESTER, Mass. — The uncle of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev arrived in Massachusetts on Sunday to arrange for his burial, saying he understands that "no one wants to associate their names with such evil events." Ruslan Tsarni, of Montgomery Village, Md., and three of his friends met with the Worcester funeral home director and prepared to wash and shroud Tsarnaev's body according to Muslim tradition. The 26-year-old died after a gun battle with police on April 19. Continue reading... Resurrection: The Gift of Liberation and Call to Compassion After Stabbing Church Starts Victims Fund, Forgives Perpetrator Archbishop Calls Marriage Equality Bill 'Serious Injustice' Funeral Director: Muslim Burial Rites To Take Place On Bombing Suspect's Body Pope Francis: Catholic Church Must 'Act Decisively' On Sexual Abuse By Priests Meet Cole Jacobs, 19-Year-Old Yoga Prodigy Funeral Director: Muslim Burial Rites To Take Place On Bombing Suspect's Body Atheists Can Be Executed In Seven Countries, Report The Faith To Stand Tall Funeral Director: Muslim Burial Rites To Take Place On Bombing Suspect's Body Does Homeless Man's 'Test' Prove Atheists Most Generous? NELLY VAN DOORN-HARDER Easter Greetings in Egypt: 'May You Be Well Every Year' So, what exactly do Egyptians say for Easter greetings? Christians tell each other "`Ied Qiyama Magid," "Happy Feast of the Resurrection." But all Egyptians can wish each other: "Kulle sanna wa enta tayyeb." May you be well every year! Continue reading... JOSEPH AMODEO Cardinal Dolan Denies Catholics Entry at Cathedral Because of Dirty Hands The other day, I posted on my Facebook page that in the wake of the Cardinal's recent false welcome, I stand at a crossroad in my faith journey; however, I realize now that it is not I who stands at this crossroad, but rather the Cardinal himself. Continue reading... ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW Orthodox Easter Resurrection: The Gift of Liberation and Call to Compassion The Resurrection challenges us to reflect on where we most deeply experience hostility and disunity. Images of this reality abound: Within the space of only a few weeks, in America alone, we have painfully witnessed the loss of children to gun violence, the loss of life to religious radicalism and the loss of residents to a plant explosion. Continue reading... JIM WALLIS Six Months After Superstorm Sandy, Hope Emerges This week marked six months since Superstorm Sandy left entire communities devastated, families homeless, and many with little hope. But in the midst of this natural disaster, many banded together. One young filmmaker in New York, Farihah Zaman, caught that resilience and acts of service on video. Continue reading... RABBI DAVID SEIDENBERG Shmita: The Purpose of Sinai The whole purpose of the covenant at Sinai is to create a society that observed the sabbatical year. It is in a land where Shmita is observed that human beings will learn to respect the Earth herself, by remembering that none of us can own her. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003