Month: July 2017

Hizbut group that seeks global caliphate

Source: Arab News: JAKARTA, Indonesia: The Indonesian government on Wednesday banned Hizbut Tahrir, an organization that wants to establish a global caliphate, under a new presidential decree criticized as draconian by rights groups. Hizbut’s legal status had been revoked to protect national unity, said Freddy Haris, a director-general at the […]

Previously Undisclosed Meeting?

Source: CNN President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, spoke for a second time on July 7 in a previously undisclosed discussion, the White House confirmed on Tuesday.A senior White House official told CNN the discussion was “nearly an hour.”The White House, in a statement acknowledging the meeting, […]

Boston Launches Anti-Islamophobia Poster Campaign

    Source: NPR By CAMILA DOMONOSKE The city of Boston is launching a new poster campaign to fight Islamophobia by encouraging bystanders to intervene, in a non-confrontational way, if they witness anti-Muslim harassment. Starting Monday, the city began installing 50 posters around the city with advice on what to do […]