Islam, America and July 4th
Epigraph: “Indeed, Islam rests on the foundation of Tauheed, the oneness of God, oneness of universe and oneness of mankind with liberty and justice. If Quran, the holy book of […]
Terror attacks receive five times more media coverage if perpetrator is Muslim, study finds
Source: Independent Muslims carried out just 12.4 per cent of attacks in the US but received 41.4 per cent of news coverage By Ben Kentish @BenKentish 268 comments Terror attacks […]
Amid tension over immigration and police shootings, 4th of July brings mixed feelings for minorities
ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Protesters holds signs as they demand that a white former police officer be tried a third time in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black motorist, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo) As many in the United States celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, some minorities have […]
President Trump Just Tweeted a Video of Him Punching CNN in the Face
Source: CNN President Donald Trump posted a video to Twitter on Sunday that depicts him punching a physical representation of CNN in the face, the latest escalation in his ongoing war against […]
No regional peace without Pakistan, US senator McCain says during visit
By Kamran Yousaf Published: July 3, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Former presidential candidate and veteran congressman Senator John McCain on Sunday made it clear that there was no change in the United States policy on the longstanding Kashmir dispute, stressing the need for an end to the current unrest in disputed Himalayan […]
How Congress is taking back power from Trump on national security
Source: CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN)In ways big and small, Congress is taking back power from President Donald Trump on national security matters. From Russia to the Pentagon budget, […]
Twitter Protests Trump’s Travel Ban With #GrandparentsNotTerrorists
Source: Huffington Post Banning grandparents won’t make the U.S. safer. By Antonia Blumberg 190 President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban goes into effect at 8 p.m. Thursday. Earlier in the day, Trump administration officials announced […]
Trump Administration Reverses Policy On Fiancés As Travel Ban Takes Effect
Source: Huffington Post The State Dept. concluded “upon further review, fiancés would now be included as close family members.” By Yeganeh Torbati and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – President […]
Coal Country’s Suffering Is Nothing New
Source: Time BY Justin Worland Jun 30, 2017 Coal and the people who mine it have exploded onto the public consciousnesssince the election of President Donald Trump last fall. Trump promised to endwhat he […]
Gunman and Victim Dead in Shooting at New York City’s Bronx Lebanon Hospital
Source: Time BY Mahita Gajanan Updated: Jun 30, 2017 4:52 PM ET At least one person was killed and 6 others were injured when a gunman opened fire at New […]
Kind World #40: Four Bullets
Source: http://www.wbur.org/kindworld/2017/06/23/kind-world-40-four-bullets Ted Hakey, Jr. was a former Marine living with his wife in Meriden, Conn., when he says he started to feel uneasy toward Muslims. With each story of another terrorist attack, his resentment grew, so he admits he was concerned when, in 2007, an Ahmadiyya mosque opened next door […]
USA: “Trump’s travel ban may fan the flames of anti-Muslim sentiment”, worries Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: http://abc7news.com/politics/muslims-react-after-supreme-court-reinstates-partial-travel-ban/2151318/ | By David Louie Ahmadi Muslims react after Supreme Court reinstates part of Pres. Trump’s travel ban http://abc7news.com/video/embed/?pid=2151939 As members of the Muslim ommunity gathered in Milpitas Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States indicated it will permit the Trump Administration to proceed with a temporary version of its travel […]
South Philadelphia mosque takes on matchmaking of black Muslim women
Source: Philly.com By Genevieve Glatsky, STAFF WRITER @thegreatglatsky | gglatsky@philly.com Naeemah Khabir, a 35-year-old devout Muslim who works for the Department of Veteran Affairs in Philadelphia, has attended matchmaking events from New Brunswick, N.J., to […]
Married to Jesus: Women make lifelong virginity pledge
Source: USA Today DETROIT — It was any bride’s dream wedding — a packed church, a beautiful white dress and a palpable feeling of excitement and love. But what made Saturday’s […]
After a marathon late-night debate, Prince William County mosque plan approved
Source: The Washington Post By Dalton Bennett and Julie Zauzmer June 28 at 4:48 PM A car drives past the entrance to the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) in Sterling, Virginia. The mosque […]
Rev. William Barber builds a moral movement
Source: The Washington Post By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. June 29 at 7:00 AM The Rev. William J. Barber II joins in song at the conclusion of a news conference held by […]
Tighter rules taking effect on travel to US from 6 nations
Source: Associated Press By MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of wrangling, tighter restrictions on travel to the U.S. from six mostly Muslim nations take effect Thursday evening after […]
Condoleezza Rice: ‘Don’t Let Somebody Else’s Racism or Sexism Be Your Problem’
Source: Time By Lucy Feldman June 28, 2017 The former Secretary of State and KPMG CEO Lynne Doughtie spoke to Motto about KPMG’s leadership program Condoleezza Rice won’t brook microaggressions. When she started […]
Woman fatally shoots boyfriend in YouTube stunt
Source: CNN A Minnesota woman killed her boyfriend Monday by shooting at a book he was holding over his chest, in a YouTube video stunt gone wrong. Monalisa Perez,19, was attempting to make a viral video with boyfriend Pedro Ruiz III, 22, to post to their YouTube account, according to […]
Unitarian Universalists elect first woman president
Source: Religion News Service By Adelle M. Banks | June 27, 2017 Adelle M. Banks, production editor and a national reporter, joined RNS in 1995. An award-winning journalist, she previously was the religion […]