Religious Freedom report offers grim review
By SASHA INGBER National Public Radio The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has released its annual report in the wake of attacks on mosques in New Zealand, churches in […]
Distorted teachings justify killing
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES – – Monday, April 29, 2019 ANALYSIS/OPINION: This Muslim-American says shame on the Easter Day Sri Lankan suicide bombers and all who target places of worship (“US raises travel warning after Sri Lanka suicide bombings,” Web, April 26). Contrary to their twisted ideology of destroying […]
AHMED: Reform in the Muslim world must come from within
Special to Postmedia Network Published:April 26, 2019 Sri Lankan security personnel inspect the debris of a car after it exploded when police tried to defuse a bomb near St. […]
NY rabbi: ‘Not even 1 million’ Jews killed in Holocaust
Yosef Mizrachi claims high assimilation rates inflated estimates; ‘he doesn’t know what he’s talking about,’ historian says Source: The Times of Israel A controversial ultra-Orthodox rabbi based in New York […]
U.S. and Afghan Forces Killed More Civilians Than Taliban Did, Report Finds
Mourning civilians killed in a raid last year by a C.I.A.-sponsored strike force in Khogyani, Afghanistan.CreditJim Huylebroek for The New York Times By David Zucchino April 24, 2019 KABUL, Afghanistan […]
Turkey indicts third U.S. Consulate worker in Istanbul on terrorism charges
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 26, 2019 U.S. Consulate is pictured in Istanbul, Turkey, October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (reuters_tickers) By Humeyra Pamuk and Ali Kucukgocmen WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) […]
All recent murmurings from the White House signal the Israel-Palestine two-state solution is dead
Until recently for the international community, the concept had been the generally accepted way to begin resolving the 70-year conflict Bel Trew @beltrew Twice Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s smooth-talking son-in-law, has dodged […]
Federal judge rules against Texas in ban on boycotting Israel
Source: Statesman By Ryan Autullo In a victory for freedom of speech advocates and a setback for conservative state leaders, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman on Thursday issued a temporary injunction […]
AP joins global initiative to expand reporting on religion
Source: Associated Press The Associated Press is joining with the Religion News Service and the nonprofit publisher The Conversation to form a global initiative to expand news reporting on religion […]
Beto O’Rourke Calls Trump A Racist Islamophobe In Defense Of Ilhan Omar
Source: Huffington Post By Andy Campbell During a campaign event on Tuesday, presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke came to the defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who’s been receiving death threats as President Donald Trump […]
Bermuda: Lord Ahmad in talks with Premier
Paul Johnston Published Apr 26, 2019 Citizen rights such as the ability to vote are best dealt with by the Bermuda Government, a visiting politician said yesterday. Lord Ahmad of […]
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Landmark Civil Rights Law Applies to Gay
Source: New York Times By Adam Liptak WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would decide whether the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guarantees protections from workplace […]
Lawsuit ends as ‘Muslim-free’ gun range in Muskogee County changes sign
Source: Tulsa World By Anna Codutti Tulsa World A lawsuit against a Muskogee County store and gun range has been dismissed after it removed an anti-Muslim sign. Raja’ee Fatihah, […]
Mick Mulvaney: Faith is driving many Trump administration policies
Source: Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) — White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney declared at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday (April 23) that faith drives the Trump […]
Trump administration discourages use of ‘two-state solution’
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency WASHINGTON (JTA) — The White House is discouraging the use of the term “two-state solution” when describing possible outcomes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A senior White […]
Pope sends aid to migrants stranded at the US border
Thousands of Central American migrants in Mexico are in need of assistance. By Vatican News Pope Francis has donated 500,000 dollars to assist migrants in Mexico. The funds, from the […]
The Orientalist Sale. – Upcoming Auctions
30 APRIL 2019 | VIEW PRINT CATALOGUE EXHIBITION TIMES LONDON THU, 25 APR 19 | 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM BST FRI, 26 APR 19 | 09:00 AM – […]
Elite US Navy SEAL facing war crimes charges for killings in Iraq
Previous 1 / 2 2 / 2 AFP April 28, 2019 Platoon commander’s behavior horrified his own men, yet Republican lawmakers want him to be set free Barbarian officer’s men […]
Trump’s UK state banquet is designed to distract from his failures – Corbyn is right to shun the circus
The week in which the US watered down a United Nations resolution condemning rape in war is probably not a good week for Theresa May to hand the president a public relations coup […]
Muslim Americans are plugging the gaps in America’s healthcare system. After our friend was killed, we knew we had to tell people
Taleisin Namkai Meche was stabbed to death in Portland, Oregon after stepping in to stop the verbal harassment of two women of color Matt Colaciello and Jacob Lewis New York […]