Black, Jewish And Avoiding The Synagogue On The High Holy Days
Source: NPR By LEAH DONNELLA Last time I worshipped in a synagogue was Sept. 5, 2014. And I won’t be going today. That might surprise my friends, who put up with […]
State lawmakers seek review of Harford County project
Source: The Baltimore Sun BY Alison Knezevich Contact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun State lawmakers have asked Harford County to halt development of a townhouse community in Joppatowne that an Ahmadi Muslim group […]
US moves closer to designating Pakistan a terrorist state (Yes, News from India)
Chidanand Rajghatta | TNN | Updated: Sep 19, 2017 Highlights Islamabad readies tit-for-tat measures, may block access for Nato supplies to Afghanistan. Pakistan has also warned that it will not buy any more F-16s from the US. The Trump administration has indicated it has more weapons up its sleeve. WASHINGTON: […]
Trump’s first UN speech met with criticism from some leaders
Source: BBC News Donald Trump’s first major speech at the United Nations has been denounced by some of the member nations he singled out for criticism. The US president included […]
Muslims more likely than Americans overall to say blacks lack equal rights in U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY JEFF DIAMANT, BESHEER MOHAMED AND ELIZABETH PODREBARAC SCIUPAC Two-thirds of Muslims in the United States (67%) say the country needs to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights […]
The many hues of headscarves
Source: Huffington Post BY Ayesha Malik, Contributor Lawyer and Writer Reading Amina Lone’s letter in The Times this Sunday calling for a ban on hijabs in primary schools took me back to the […]
At U.N., Trump says U.S. may have to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea
Steve Holland, Jeff Mason U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) […]
US hints at new military options on North Korea
Source: Asia Time US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hinted on Monday about the existence of military options on North Korea that might spare South Korea’s capital Seoul from a brutal counterattack but he declined to elaborate. His comments follow those of US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on […]
Muslim Citizens Are Protected By The Constitution, Yet An Alarming Number Of Americans Disagree
John Moore/Getty Images News/Getty Images Share BySeth Millstein Thanks to the First Amendment of the Constitution, Americans of all religious faiths enjoy equal rights and protections under the law — […]
‘As a Muslim, as a Canadian, as a woman’: writers share first-hand stories
Azmina Kassam explores issues of identity in her personal essay in ‘The Muslimah Who Fell to Earth’ By Clare Hennig, CBC Posted: Sep 18, 2017 Azmina Kassam is one of the contributors of ‘The Muslimah Who Fell to Earth’ and she talked to CBC’s host of North by Northwest Sheryl MacKay […]
Talking ‘True Islam’
Muslim community responds to hate speech left on Monroe mosque Photos by Kelly Sullivan: Following a presentation, members of the Seattle Ahmadiyya Muslim Community made themselves available to the […]
What a Message!
Daughter of ex President USA Mr Obama graduated. Her mother congratulated her. See what is written on head gear. A quote of great Prophet of Islam (sa) What a message! In June 2016, a photograph that purported to show First Lady Michelle Obama hugging one of her daughters, who was […]
Some Americans don’t believe Muslims, atheists have First Amendment rights
Source: Religion News Service By Kimberly Winston | September 15, 2017 First page of the U.S. Constitution. Image courtesy of Whitehouse.gov (RNS) — Nearly 1 in 5 Americans incorrectly believe that Muslim citizens […]
A Look Inside the Hate-Filled Twitter Accounts That President Trump Retweeted
Source: Time BY Alana Abramson Sep 17, 2017 President Donald Trump retweeted posts from two Twitter accounts Sunday — both of which have histories of hate-filled posts including anti-Muslim sentiments. […]
The 4 American Tourists Attacked With Acid in France Are Boston College Students
Source: Time BY Jennifer Calfas Sep 17, 2017 The Four American tourists attacked with acid in France on Sunday are all female Boston College students in their early 20s, according to the Associated Press. The […]
The Racialization of Islam in the United States: Islamophobia, Hate Crimes, and “Flying while Brown”
Source: Religions By Craig Considine; Department of Sociology, Rice University; 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 770055, USA Abstract This paper explores the intersectionality of race and Islamophobia by using a set of empirical data relating to the experiences of American Muslims and non-Muslims in the United States. Through […]
Rising River Threatens Florida Residents Still Picking Up the Pieces After Hurricane Irma
Source: Time BY Adriana Gomez Licon, Freida Frisaro / AP Sep 16, 2017 (MIAMI) — Officials went door-to-door Saturday warning residents who live near the Withlacoochee River north of the […]
Tiger fur-lined robes… what do Saudi gifts to Trump mean?
Source: BBC News By Courtney Subramanian BBC News, Washington 14 September 2017 Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES When Winston Churchill went to see King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud in February 1945, he […]
Second annual New England Muslim Festival to dish up a healthy serving of culture
By Amanda Roberge, Correspondent Posted Sep 15, 2017 For many Muslims, the American stereotypes of their cultures and lives are a barrier to the freedom they, too, seek in their daily lives. A group of local organizers has found that the best way to combat those preconceived notions is to invite people […]
‘Fear is the greatest factor:’ Survey finds Canadians worry about rise of racism against Muslims
The survey found 56 per cent believed that Islam suppresses women’s rights. There was a 54 per cent approval for imams and 35 per cent for Muslim leadership The Ahmadiyya […]