Federal appeals court upholds freeze on Trump’s travel ban
Source: The Washington Post By Matt Zapotosky and Robert Barnes June 13 at 7:06 AM A West Coast federal appeals court upheld the freeze on President Trump’s travel ban Monday, […]
Iran’s Khamenei blames U.S. for regional instability, creation of Islamic State
Reuters International JUN 12, 2017 – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the death anniversary of the founder of the Islamic Republic […]
USA: “Anti-Sharia demonstration is based on a gross misinterpretation of Sharia law”, Harris Zafar, director of outreach for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Portland
Source: http://www.kgw.com/news/local/local-muslim-leaders-condemn-anti-sharia-law-marches/447703704 PORTLAND, Ore. – Although an Anti-Sharia demonstration scheduled for Portland on Saturday was moved to Seattle, local Muslim leaders were still watching. The demonstration was met by counter-protesters outside of Seattle City Hall. Similar demonstrations and counter-protests took place in cities across the country. Related: Anti-Sharia, pro-Muslim groups clash in […]
Is It Hateful To Believe In Hell? Bernie Sanders’ Questions Prompt Backlash
Source: NPR BY CAMILA DOMONOSKE A low-profile confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill this week raised eyebrows when the questioning turned to theology — specifically, damnation. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont pressed […]
Rallies against Islamic law draw counter-protests across US
Source: Associated Press By GENE JOHNSON SEATTLE (AP) — Demonstrators around the country rallied to protest Islamic law, saying it is incompatible with Western democracy. But many of the rallies […]
Leading imam quits as debate over women’s ‘hypersexuality’ boils over at major U.S. mosque
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey and Abigail Hauslohner A Friday prayer service at Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church in December 2015. (Michael Reynolds/European Pressphoto Agency) […]
Being Sikh in Trump’s America: ‘You have to go out of your way to prove you’re not a threat’
Source: Los Angeles Times By Sarah Parvini Contact Reporter Balmeet Singh stepped outside a burger shop in a strip mall to wish his 13-year-old cousin a happy birthday when the […]
It Didn’t Take Long for China to Fill America’s Shoes on Climate Change
Source: Time Justin Worland Jun 08, 2017 Just a week after President Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, China has already wrestled the mantle of leadership […]
Trolling Trump: The Rise of London’s Muslim Mayor
The mayor of London is used to beating the odds. Sadiq Khan grew up in a council house and has risen to become one of the most important and recognized […]
This Seattle professor is holding after-sunset finals during Ramadan for his fasting students
Posted by Harriet Marsden in newsUPVOTE Students walking about on the campus of the University of Washington. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO It is currently the holy month of Ramadan, during which most Muslims fast until after sunset. When Bryan White, a biology professor at the University of Washington, noticed one of […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at to hold annual conference in Belize
Source: http://belize.mynews.club/news/ahmadiyya-muslim-jamaat-to-hold-annual-conference-in-belize—lovefm.html | By Ava Diaz-Sosa The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at will hold their third annual convention later this week in Belize City. According to Mohammed Sadique, a missionary and representative of the group, while some may equate Muslims with terrorism, nothing could be further from the truth. “We denounce completely and absolutely […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Pittsburgh hosting interfaith Ramadan dinner at their Mosque in Wilkinsburg
Source: http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2017/06/07/Terrorists-are-not-part-of-true-Islam-which-teaches-love/stories/201706070111 In the wake of the horrific attacks in London and Manchester, this Muslim-American firmly believes that any cleric who incites violence or hatred should be serially banned. What else needs to be clarified is that the suicidal perpetrators had no connection with the true teachings of Islam. They brutally […]
You can teach yourself to be a risk-taker
Source: BBC News By Vivian Giang 7 June 2017 It took Binta Niambi Brown several years to walk away in 2013 from the comfortable life she had built for herself […]
Protesters rally against Islamic law in dozens of U.S. cities
Reuters International JUN 10, 2017 – A protester holds a sign during an anti-Sharia rally in Seattle, Washington, U.S., June 10, 2017. REUTERS/David Ryder (reuters_tickers) By David DeKok and Tom […]
Tim Cook challenges MIT grads: ‘How will you serve humanity?’
Source: Yahoo News Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook posed a challenge for MIT graduates during their graduation on Friday when he told them to ask themselves during their careers, “How will […]
How anti-Shariah marches mistake Muslim concepts of state and religious law
Source: Religion New Service By Asifa Quraishi-Landes | June 8, 2017 Women attend a “Freedom of Speech Rally Round II” across the street from the Islamic Community Center in Phoenix […]
Anti-Shariah rallies planned across US worry Muslim leaders
Source: Associated Press By ANDREW SELSKY EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Inside a mosque in the college town of Eugene, a half-dozen men prostrated themselves on a carpet while another man […]
Authorities Brace For Conflict During Anti-Sharia Marches
Source: NPR By TOM GJELTEN ACT for America, known for its aggressive criticism of Islam, hosts anti-Sharia marches on Saturday across the U.S. Many supporters have alt-right links. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: […]
Stop Pretending The ‘Anti-Sharia’ Movement Has Anything To Do With Empowering Women
Source: Huffington Post “Anti-Sharia” rallies will take place in nearly 30 U.S. states on Saturday, according to the group spearheading the effort. ACT for America, a national grassroots anti-Muslim […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Dayton’s Fazl-e-Umar Mosque invites all Americans of all faiths to discuss True Islam
Source: http://wdtn.com/2017/06/07/local-mosque-invites-community-to-discuss-true-islam/ | By Paul Rodzinka DAYTON, OHIO (WDTN) – A local mosque will open its doors to anyone interested in learning more about true Islam. The Fazl-i-Umar Mosque said Wednesday it will invite fellow Americans of all faiths and backgrounds to participate in a discussion about True Islam on June 10 […]