Egypt Coptic Christians killed in bus attack
Source: BBC Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt, killing at least 28 people and wounding 25 others, officials say. The bus was travelling to the […]
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How Your Solidarity Means The World To Refugees
Source: Huffington Post BY Hani Almadhoun, Contributor In a few days we will be ringing in Ramadan, when millions around the globe will fast with the hope of purifying their hearts […]
Roots of the hate-filled thinking behind the Manchester bombing
Source: The Guardian The news of the horrifying terror attack in Manchester sent me reeling down memory lane. In Pakistan, where I was born and raised, such attacks have sadly […]
Muslim leaders in Manchester report rise in Islamophobic incidents
Source: The Guardian By Jamie Grierson and Robert Booth Senior members of Muslim community say they have received reports of abusive behaviour since Manchester Arena attack Fawzi Haffar, a trustee at […]
Greece: Ahmadiyya Interfaith Conference Declares “Manchester Arena Attack — an Attack on Humanity”
Source: AHMADIYYA TIMES Come to a word equal between us and you”. Greece: Leaders from Religious, Political, Civic & Academic backgrounds condemned the attack in that took place in Manchester on […]
Jerusalem Day Celebration Underscores Israeli-Palestinian Divide
Source: The New York Times By IAN FISHER From left, Zion Karasenti, Yitzhak Yifat and Chaim Oshri as Israeli paratroopers at the Western Wall in 1967, left, and earlier this […]
Didsbury mosque distances itself from Manchester bomber
Source: The Guardian Manchester Islamic Centre and mosque attended by Salman Abedi call bombing ‘act of cowardice’ and urge anyone with information to contact police Mohammad el-Khayat, director of trustees […]
Obama gets rock-star welcome in Berlin, praises Merkel
Source: Associated Press By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and FRANK JORDANS BERLIN (AP) — Barack Obama received a rock-star welcome in Berlin as he appeared at a public debate Thursday with Chancellor Angela Merkel, whom he praised as one of his “favorite partners” during his presidency. Security was tight in front of […]
Ramadan At Trump’s White House Is The Invite No Muslim Wants
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Hannah Allam BuzzFeed News Reporter Pool / Getty Images President Barack Obama during the 2015 iftar dinner celebrating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Muslims don’t know […]
Pope Francis Gave President Trump a Copy of His Encyclical on Climate Change
Source: Time BY Katie Reilly Pope Francis gave President Donald Trump a copy of his landmark 2015 encyclical on climate change when the two leaders met at the Vatican on Wednesday. […]
Science Finally Discovered Why Flamingos Stand on 1 Leg
Source: Time Flamingos are known for their one-legged perch, but researchers think they’ve finally figured out how and why they do it. The balancing act requires less muscular effort and […]
Taiwan Sets a First For Asia With a Landmark Legal Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
Source: Time BY Johnson Lai and Christopher Bodeen / AP (TAIPEI, Taiwan) — In a first for Asia, Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage on Wednesday, punctuating a years long campaign by advocates for gay rights in one of the continent’s most liberal democracies. In its majority opinion, […]
New Jersey Town Used Zoning to Discriminate Against Islam
Source: The New York Times By JIM DWYER A rendering of the proposed mosque in Bernards Township, N.J., which has been entangled in a protracted battle over parking spaces. CreditKarsten […]
MAHMOUD ABBAS, DONALD TRUMP, AND THE POLITICS OF PEACE
Source: The New Yorker By Bernard Avishai Donald Trump met Mahmoud Abbas, in Bethlehem today, a twofer for a President intent, as the national-security adviser, H. R. McMaster, put it […]
Melania Trump wears veil, but not a headscarf
Source: CNN By Allie Malloy, Sara Murray and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Vatican City (CNN)Melania Trump has dutifully considered every outfit she has worn during her first trip abroad as first […]
N.J. town votes to accept settlements in mosque lawsuits
Source: NJ.com BY DAVE HUTCHINSON NJ Advance Media for NJ.com BERNARDS – The Township Committee voted Tuesday night during a joint meeting to accept proposed settlements in a pair of […]
Muslims, Jews and women in America
Source: The Economist However toxic the climate, some Muslims and Jews try harder to get along As President Donald Trump engages in his own, idiosyncratic kind of religious and cultural […]
Trump Changed His Tone on Islam—Will He Change Strategy?
Source: The Atlantic BY MICHAEL LEITER To say that candidate Donald Trump adopted a sharply critical and un-nuanced tone on Islam would be the grossest of understatements. Campaigner-in-Chief Trump proclaimed the […]
Trump administration wavers on location of Western Wall
Source: Associated Press By VIVIAN SALAMA and JOSEF FEDERMAN JERUSALEM (AP) — As President Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the hallowed Western Wall on Monday, […]
In Israel, Trump urges new Middle East harmony but faces old suspicions
Source: The Washington Post By Karen DeYoung, Philip Rucker and William Booth May 22 JERUSALEM — President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sketched the broad outlines of a […]