American Muslims growing more liberal, survey shows
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor The Pew survey showed 9 in 10 American Muslims said they were proud to be both. American Muslims are growing more religiously and […]
UK: Oldham’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth donate blood at Manchester Norfolk House Blood Donor Centre to save lives
Source: http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/104655/giving-blood-to-save-precious-lives | Reporter: Rosalyn Roden YOUNG Muslims from Oldham are on a mission to donate blood as part of a nationwide drive to save lives. Members of Oldham’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) turned out to give blood at Manchester Norfolk House Blood Donor Centre in the city centre. Their efforts […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community answers questions about Muslim faith at Fond Du Lac’s public library
Members of the Muslim Youth Association were on hand at the public library to answer concerns and questions about the Muslim faith Source: http://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2017/07/25/ahmadiyya-muslims-bring-message-peace-offer-answer-any-question/489543001/ Sharon Roznik, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin //www.fdlreporter.com/videos/embed/103999118/?fullsite=true On Saturday, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community invited citizens to the Fond du Lac Public Library to help uncloak the mystery […]
Trump blocked on Russia sanctions
Source:CNN The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill giving Congress the power to block any effort by the White House to weaken sanctions on Russia, offering a direct challenge to President Donald Trump’s authority. The vote was 419-3. The legislation moves to the Senate, but it’s unclear when the Senate […]
Reza Aslan Argues: There Is No Divide Between Islam and American Culture
Source: Foreign Policy BY REZA ASLAN JULY 24, 2017 Religion comes in countless forms, depending either on the soil from which that religion arose or the soil in which it was […]
At Johns Hopkins, clergy try mind-altering drugs for scientific research
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer July 24 Mushrooms growing (AP/the Cecil Whig, Adelma Gregory-Bunnell) Moses saw a burning bush. Paul saw Jesus on the road to Damascus. St. Teresa had […]
Houses of worship do some soul searching as their neighborhoods change
Source: USA Today By Holly Meyer, The Tennessean NASHVILLE — A nearly 90-year-old church now stands across the street from a new luxury apartment complex, illustrating how redevelopment has altered its […]
A view from Turkey: A secret phone call between plotters and the US Embassy
YAHYA BOSTAN@yahyabostan The outrageous phone call between the U.S. Embassy officers and Gülenist putschists in January 2014 needs to be investigated in detail by U.S. authorities Articles It was just a few days after last summer’s coup attempt. Adil Öksüz, a Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) member who spent the night […]
US-led coalition says more to do in Syria after Daesh loses Raqqa
US-backed forces successfully route Daesh from several areas since their creation in 2014 By AFP – Jul 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Syrians clear up the rubble of their houses that were destroyed during clashes on the outskirts of Raqqa, on Wednesday, as Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-Arab alliance, are […]
“Rexit”
Source: CNN Among those who viewed the President’s public rebuke of Sessions as unprofessional, according to several sources, is Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon-Mobil CEO. Tillerson has a growing list of differences with the White House, including a new debate over Iran policy and personnel. His frustration […]
Don’t fear Donald Trump Jr – fear the political point-scorers obsessed with destroying US relations with Russia
When you really looked into it, the British ‘interfered’ with the US election just as much as Russians allegedly did. So where’s the big fuss about that? Mary Dejevsky @IndyVoices Thursday 13 July 2017 14:30 BST It might seem a long way to travel for a day of Gallic pomp. […]
Traveling to America While Muslim
Source: The New York Times By ISMAIL EINASHE Sulaika Abokor, a Somali-born elementary-school teacher in London, dreams of “a road trip from Seattle to California.” The 34-year-old was planning a vacation […]
The Dilemma of the Burqini
Source: The Atlantic I didn’t associate Massachusetts beaches with burqinis—or with Muslims, for that matter. But my family and I were on vacation, and there was a woman in the […]
‘Truthful Man’ billboard aims to counter anti-Muslim sign
Source: USA Today INDIANAPOLIS — A month after an anti-Muslim billboard disparaging the prophet Mohammed along an Indiana interstate and gained national attention, a Chicago-based Muslim group is firing back with a billboard […]
Muslim running for U.S. Senate praised the Founding Fathers. Then the diatribes began.
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner July 20 at 1:29 PM Muslim American candidate for Senate discusses hate speech Deedra Abboud is a Muslim American candidate running for U.S. Senate against […]
Is It O.K. to Fire a Muslim Driver for Refusing to Carry Wine?
Source: The New York Times BY Kwame Anthony Appiah THE ETHICIST I hired a limo service to drive me to a dinner party at a friend’s house. On the way, […]
Michigan doctor to stay in jail in genital mutilation case
Source: Associated Press By ED WHITE DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area doctor charged with performing genital mutilation on girls from a Muslim sect will remain in jail while she awaits […]
In Mississippi, aging Muslim community worries about its future
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner July 19 Yahya Abdullah, an imam from Masjid Muhammad in Jacksonville, Fla., sells books and other items at an annual retreat at New Medinah. (William […]
White House under siege
Source: CNN Trump appears to be trying to revive his organization in an attempt to break out of a prolonged funk that has to a great extent wasted the first six months of his term — a time when presidents are usually at the apex of their power. But the […]
Tillerson hopes Arab nations will lift Qatar ‘land blockade’
DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ISTANBUL Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, finishes answering a question from the media while meeting with Oman’s Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Friday, July 21, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo) U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday the […]