The Elephants May Hold Key to Prevent Cancers in Humans
Elephants rarely get cancer. Here’s why this matters to humans Source: CNN By Michael Nedelman, CNN You’d think elephants would be getting cancer left and right: They are giants of […]
Pakistan leader Imran Khan risks Trump’s wrath by backing TURKEY in lira crash crisis
PAKISTAN’S prime minister-elect Imran Khan has risked angering Donald Trump by siding with Turkey in its dispute with the US. By Tom Parfitt PUBLISHED: 16:07, Tue, Aug 14, 2018 | […]
Turkey ramps up US spat with huge tariffs on cars and other goods
Source: CNN Turkey on Wednesday intensified its clash with the United States, announcing heavy new tariffs on some American products including cars, alcohol and tobacco. Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Twitter that the measures were in response to “the deliberate attack of the US administration on our economy.” […]
Pennsylvania priests credibly accused of abusing 1000 child victims
Report details sexual abuse by more than 300 priests in Pennsylvania’s Catholic Church Source: CNN (CNN)A new grand jury report says that internal documents from six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania […]
As Trump keeps raging at Mueller, another poll shows his lies are failing
Source: The Washington Post By Greg Sargent Because so many of us got it wrong in 2016, we often tend to reflexively tell ourselves that President Trump must be working some […]
Why the lira went into freefall
Cornelia Meyer August 13, 2018 The Turkish lira has lost more than 45 percent against the dollar since the beginning of the year. Initially the reasons were manifold and […]
Muslims in America: Separating fact from fiction
Source: The Daily Sabah By Craig Considine, Faculty member in the Department of Sociology at Rice University in Houston, Texas The words “I think Islam hates us,” “True hatred among […]
Turkey-US: a timeline of plummeting relations
By AFP – Aug 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan making a speech during a meeting of his ruling AK Party in Ankara and US President Donald […]
The Era of the Swing Justice Is Over. Here’s How Democrats May Adapt
Source: Time By ABIGAIL SIMON August 13, 2018 When Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement in June, Avery Gardiner began saying “No, no, no” at her desk so loudly that she […]
Stephen Miller’s Uncle Calls Him An ‘Immigration Hypocrite’ in a New Column
Source: Time BY BILLY PERRIGO Stephen Miller, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, has been branded an “immigration hypocrite” by his uncle, David S. Glosser, in a column in which […]
Faith-based protesters flock to Washington to counter white supremacists
Source: Religion News By Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) — When white supremacist groups announced plans to hold a demonstration in the nation’s capital to mark the one-year anniversary of the […]
Malcolm X. Mosque No. 7. Hotel Theresa. Remembering Harlem’s Muslim History.
Source: The New York Times By Sharon Otterman Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem around 125th Street is now lined with artisanal French restaurants, wood-fired pizza joints and brunch places serving […]
Audio: Pushing People Up by Joel Osteen
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism and […]
Flying while Brown and Muslim
Source: Politico By Qasim Rashid I got harassed at the airport by Customs and Border Patrol. Good thing I’m a lawyer—in the Trump era, others aren’t so lucky. After a […]
Trump and Erdogan: Soul Brothers … and the future of America
Turkey’s economic crisis is a glimpse into the future of Trump’s America Turkey’s situation is what happens when you undermine independent institutions, trample over norms of good governance, ignore expert […]
Parker Solar launched aims to dip directly into our star’s outer atmosphere
The Parker Solar Probe spacecraft takes off on its mission to the Sun Source: BBC News US space agency Nasa has launched its mission to send a satellite closer to […]
Erdogan warns of ‘economic war’ as Turkish lira carnage spooks global markets
The Turkish lira crash is threatening to turn into a debt and liquidity crisis with no end in sight. Instead of acting, the Turkish leadership has warned of an “economic […]
Israel and Saudi Arabia working on new Middle East plan with Trump’s blessings: report
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AP Photo The Trump administration has been heavily invested in a new Middle East plan that involves Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and Mohammed Bin Zayed, […]
Turkey will start looking for new allies if US attacks persist, Erdoğan warns
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned Turkey would start looking for new friends if the U.S. continues with its unilateral actions against its NATO ally amid […]
Rashida Tlaib is set to be the first Muslim American woman in Congress
Source: Vox By Li Zhou Former state Rep. Rashida Tlaib is on track to become the first Muslim woman elected to Congress, after winning the Democratic primary in Michigan’s 13th […]