Discovering Islam in South America
April 10, 2018, It is a marvel of the globalised world we live in, that there is a major cultural festival in the Caribbean named after a Muslim hero, who […]
Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas
Servants of Allah presents a history of African Muslims, following them from West Africa to the Americas. Although many assume that what Muslim faith they brought with them to the Americas was quickly absorbed into the new Christian milieu, as Sylviane A. Diouf demonstrates in this meticulously-researched, groundbreaking volume, Islam flourished […]
US pastor faces terror charges in fraught trial in Turkey
Source: Associated Press By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and MEHMET GUZEL IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — An American pastor imprisoned in Turkey is going on trial for alleged terror ties and spying in a case that has increased tensions between Washington and Ankara. Andrew Craig Brunson, a 50-year-old evangelical pastor from North Carolina, […]
AP Exclusive: Jailed Chinese pastor’s US family seeks mercy
Source: Associated Press By YANAN WANG BEIJING (AP) — The Rev. John Sanqiang Cao paid no more than three dollars for the trip that would end up costing him his freedom. For years, he and fellow Chinese Christian teachers would cross the river on a narrow bamboo raft from a […]
The blue Muslim wave: American Muslims launch political campaigns, hope to deliver ‘sweet justice’ to Trump
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner April 15 at 7:39 PM SAN DIEGO — Fayaz Nawabi has never met President Trump. But he credits the president with convincing him to run for […]
James Comey: Donald Trump Is ‘Morally Unfit to Be President’ and ‘Possibly’ Obstructed Justice
Source: Time By MICHAEL ZENNIE Updated: April 16, 2018 6:30 AM ET Fired FBI Director James Comey believes President Donald Trump “possibly” committed obstruction of justice by asking him to “let […]
NYC Ahmadiyya Muslims Hit With Double Discrimination
April 15, 2018 Ramon Taylor NEW YORK NEW YORK — New York is a city that boasts of its religious tolerance, but even here, Ahmadiyya Muslims feel the sting of […]
Trump’s ‘mission accomplished’ tweet may come back to haunt him as another battle looms around Damascus
As Syrian troops move to another confrontation around the Syrian capital, what will the US president – and the British and French – do if more images of gassed civilians dying in agony appear? […]
What can the US military intervention change in Syria?
Apr 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh America’s recent escalation in Syria creates an even more delicate situation in the region. With organised terrorist groups effectively neutralised and […]
The former FBI director says there’s a real question as to whether the President presents a threat to the nation
Trump now faces Comey’s moral assault Source: CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson The former FBI director’s appearance threw into focus questions that will be at play over the next 10 days: […]
How to prepare for World War 3 and what to do if WW3 breaks out and there is a nuclear attack
PREPARING FOR WAR Tensions between Russia and the United States are creating mounting fears of nuclear strikes By Jon Lockett 15th April 2018, 10:20 am ESCALATING tensions between the US […]
US will not pull troops out of Syria ‘until goals accomplished’: Haley
DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ISTANBUL AP Photo U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday that the United States would not pull its troops out of […]
Attacking Syria is a dangerous mistake
The U.S., Britain and France launched strikes against Syria to retaliate for a suspected chemical weapons attack. Steve ChapmanContact Reporter When it comes to foreign affairs, the American public has […]
For many, Christianity and Trumpism are synonymous. These evangelicals are pushing back.
Source: Vox Lynchburg’s Red Letter Revival brought “pro-testifiers” to Jerry Falwell Jr.’s door. By Tara Isabella Burton@NotoriousTIBtara.burton@vox.com Apr 12, 2018, 3:30pm EDT SHARE Alex Wong/Getty Images Lynchburg, Virginia, became the site of a battleground over the future of American evangelicalism last weekend. On one side of the conflict was Liberty University, the […]
How Muslims, Often Misunderstood, Are Thriving in America
Source: National Geographic By Leila Fadel Photographs by Lynsey Addario This story appears in the May 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. This story is part of Diversity in America, a National Geographic series covering racial, ethnic, and […]
Saudi Crown Prince woos Amazon, Lockheed and others to build a tech hub
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman just capped off a three-week tour across the U.S. to meet with tech moguls. His Vision 2030 goal is to diversify Saudi Arabia’s […]
Is a third world war in the works?
İBRAHIM KALIN @ikalin1 U.S. President Trump and Russia’s President Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit, Danang, Vietnam, Nov. 11, 2017. Ending the Syrian war and […]
The only way to end the war in Syria is negotiation with Assad – but no one wants to be seen shaking hands with the devil
Assad’s victory is becoming irreversible, but international recognition of it should be conditional on the return of refugees, along with an internationally monitored amnesty and freeing of prisoners Patrick Cockburn […]
U.S., Britain, France launch air strikes in Syria
By Reuters – Apr 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement about Syria at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2018 (Reuters photo) WASHINGTON […]
U.S. fires ‘one-time shot’ at Syria after chlorine attack
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali,Reuters Scroll back up to restore default view. By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies fired more […]