Turkey seeks life term for U.S. pastor over failed coup: Dogan
Source: Reuters By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday sought a life sentence for a U.S. pastor over alleged links to a failed coup attempt in […]
What Making Deals with Donald Trump and Jared Kushner Taught Me About Deception
Source: Time By MARY DIXIE CARTER March 12, 2018 IDEAS Carter, a former publishing director of the New York Observer, is a writer based in Brooklyn. About 13 years ago, I walked […]
Scientology Network will make TV debut Monday, the church says
Source: USA Today BY Erin Jensen, USAToday After years of being skewered by programs like Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, the controversial church with a celebrity following is taking to […]
Welcome to AIPAC: Where words lose all meaning
Mar 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby You need to prepare yourself for language shock before listening to speeches at the annual convention of the American Israel Public […]
Battle Ground church seeks to demystify Islam with event
Methodist Church to host Islamic Society members for panel Rick Bannan/rick@thereflector.com Battle Ground Community United Methodist Church Pastor Susan Boegli talks with Islamic Society of Southwest Washington President Shirin Elkoshairi about the specifics of an upcoming panel scheduled at the church for March 23. Those looking to learn more […]
Trump fires chief diplomat Tillerson after clashes, taps Pompeo
By Reuters – Mar 13,2018 -JORDAN TIMES FILE PHOTO: A combination photo shows U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 8, 2018, and Central Intelligence […]
Church of Scientology to launch TV network
Source: The Guardian The organisation claims the Scientology network will offer ‘a new voice’, when it launches in the US on Monday on platforms including Apple TV and Amazon Fire […]
The better half
Mar 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ali Kassay When my better half and I came to sign our marriage certificate, I wanted to include in it a clause giving her equal right of divorce, which women do not have in Sharia courts. I was almost universally declared a certifiable lunatic […]
“An Ordinary Muslim” and the Clichés of Culture Clash on Stage
Aviva Stahl March 11 2018, Representation matters, on the stage as in the rest of the arts and popular culture, and both the United States and the United Kingdom desperately need […]
Bigoted Election Campaigns, Not Terror Attacks, Drive Anti-Muslim Activity
Murtaza Hussain, Maryam Saleh March 11 2018, An upsurge in anti-Muslim activities across the United States in recent years has tracked closely with changes in the political cycle, according to […]
ACLU Lawsuit Accuses Trump Administration of Breaking Up Immigrant Families
Source: Time By NOMAAN MERCHANT / AP March 9, 2018 (HOUSTON) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit Friday accusing the U.S. government of broadly separating immigrant families […]
Nursing home forced employee to get a flu shot despite her religious objections, Justice Department suit says
Source: The Washington Post By Marwa Eltagouri March 8 Email the author A nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta on Feb. 7. (AP) Barnell Williams didn’t want a […]
Muslim group calls for probe of video reportedly showing North Dakota militia shooting at fake mosque
Source: WEST FARGO PIONEER By Ryan Johnson MINNEAPOLIS – A Muslim civil rights group is calling for an investigation into a video that it says showed North Dakota militia members shooting at […]
The Women’s March Has a Farrakhan Problem
Source: The Atlantic BY JOHN-PAUL PAGANO A year ago, the Women’s March punctuated Trump’s inauguration with what was likely the largest single-day mass demonstration in American history. Today, it finds itself embroiled in an […]
Is it time the US apologised for invading Iraq?
Fifteen years since the invasion of Iraq, we ask retired US Brig Gen Mark Kimmitt about war crimes and the war’s legacy. 09 Mar 2018 Fifteen years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the consequences of the subsequent war continue to be debated. According to the UN refugee agency, more […]
Keynote Address by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad at Humanity First Conference 2018
Humanity First USA Drawing strength from our domestic and global resources, we aim to relieve suffering caused by natural disaster and human conflict, promote peace and understanding, and strengthen people’s […]
International Women’s Day: Eight moments that make it the Year of the Woman
Source: BBC News The #MeToo movement against male harassment has empowered women in the US and elsewhere, but it is not the only women’s movement to have an impact over […]
View from Turkey: The Pentagon’s latest gamble with regional terrorism
MELIH ALTINOK @melihaltinok Earlier this week, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara announced that it would be closed to the public for two days. The mission gave a security threat as justification for the closure. Ankara said that it had heightened security measures, announcing that four Daesh militants had been […]
Muslim group purchases Oro-Medonte church in Barrie, Canada
Source: Barrie Today By: Dave Dawson One of the largest and fastest growing Muslim organizations in Canada has purchased the building that was formerly home to Trinity Community Presbyterian Church […]
Muslim women don’t need saving from their religion
Source: Religion News Service By Maha Elgenaidi (RNS) — In an average week, I deliver presentations to hundreds of people on various topics related to Islam and Muslims. Oftentimes, such presentations […]