Shalts and Shalt-Nots
Source: Slate Why do the Ten Commandments occupy such a lofty place in the American sensibility? By Ruth Graham Sam Octigan In the midst of chaos—a classroom, a courtroom, a […]
Israel wants White House to explain U.S. official’s Western Wall comment
Source: Reuters By Ori Lewis | JERUSALEM Israel wants the White House to explain why a U.S. diplomat preparing President Donald Trump’s visit to Jerusalem said Judaism’s Holy Western Wall […]
US teen died after drinking caffeine too quickly, coroner says
Source: BBC A healthy teenager in the US state of South Carolina died from drinking several highly-caffeinated drinks too quickly, a coroner has ruled. Davis Allen Cripe collapsed at a high school in April after drinking a McDonald’s latte, a large Mountain Dew soft drink and an energy drink in […]
Why the latest White House crisis is a really big deal
Source: CNN Donald Trump’s latest crisis — over his reported disclosure of highly classified information to Russia — is giving voice to a question whispered privately in Washington during weeks of political turmoil: Is the President up to the job? “This isn’t really about the power of the President. He […]
In travel ban case, U.S. judges focus on discrimination, Trump’s powers
Reuters International MAY 15, 2017 – People protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban outside of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 15, 2017. REUTERS/David Ryder […]
One in four children in Arab world live in poverty — UNICEF
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – May 15,2017 – JORDAN TIMES An Iraqi woman sits with children at a camp for internally displaced people in Hammam Al Alil on Sunday, […]
Some problems with USCIRF
May 15,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby There is no question that in many parts of the world, including the Middle East, vulnerable religious communities are facing threats to their very survival or serious problems of discrimination. In situations such as these, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom […]
Muslims and Jews Break Bread, and Build Bonds
Source: The New York Times By SHARON OTTERMAN The Anwars, background, a Muslim family, were guests of the Firestones, who are Jewish, at a Sabbath meal in Brooklyn. Credit:Hilary Swift […]
A Russian honeytrap for Gen Flynn? Not me…
Source: BBC By Gordon Corera Security correspondent, BBC News Image copyrightSVETLANA LOKHOVA When Svetlana Lokhova saw the internet light up with suggestions she was a Russian spy, she initially thought […]
Donald Trump is CEO of the country, can fire anyone he wants
Source: TOI NEW YORK: US PresidentDonald Trump is “CEO of the country, he can fire anyone he wants”, America’s envoy to the UN Nikki Haley has said, while defending him for firing former FBI director James Comey. Haley said she believed that the criticism of Trump stems from discomfort with his […]
The United States and Middle-Eastern Arms Trade, A Closer Look
May 14, 2017 by Muslims Writers Guild of America by Richard Reno We’ve all seen the tragic images of children killed or injured in the Syrian civil war. An estimated 55,000 children have been killed in the fighting. This is among the hundreds of thousands total casualties of civilian deaths. […]
Tillerson: Trump weighs impact of embassy move on Middle East peace
Hani Hazaimeh | Published — Monday 15 May 2017 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Jeddah: US President Donald Trump is pondering whether moving the US Embassy in Israel from […]
A scientist looked through 63 studies to conclude atheists are more intelligent than religious people
Posted by Bridie Pearson-Jones in news Picture: BRYAN BEDDER / STRINGER / GETTY Atheists are more intelligent than religious people according to dozens of studies. Miron Zuckerman, Jordan Silberman and Judith A. Hall from the University of Rochester and the Northeastern University conducted a meta-analysis (that’s a statistical analysis that […]
HEROIN DEALER TRIES ‘RELIGIOUS FREEDOM’ AS HIS DEFENSE, SENTENCED TO 27 YEARS IN PRISON
Source: World Religion News POSTED BY DEREK WELCH Timothy Anderson, a heroin dealer from St. Louis, Missouri, claimed he should be permitted to sell the opioid. His argument was that […]
Judge Orders Trump To Turn Over Rudy Giuliani’s ‘Muslim Ban’ Memo
Source: Huffington Post By Elise Foley, Cristian Farias The Trump administration must turn over a memo and other documents from a commission led by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani […]
More Problems With The U.S. Commission On International Religious Freedom
Source: Huffington Post There is no question that in many parts of the world, including the Middle East, vulnerable religious communities are facing threats to their very survival or serious problems of discrimination. In situations such as these, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) should be able to […]
What I am learning from my white grandchildren — truths about race | Anthony Peterson
Source: Youtube This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Are we in a post-racial society? Do we want to be? Anthony Peterson, […]
The Best Ted Talk to understand Democratic & Republican divide in USA
The moral roots of liberals and conservatives Source: Ted Talks Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we’re left, right […]
USA: Do Muslims have to be Democrats now?
By WAJAHAT ALIMAY 13, 2017, NYTimes.com 13/5/2017 American Muslims face a choice: vote Democratic, or vote themselves off the island. That’s how Haroon Moghul, the author of the coming memoir “How to Be a Muslim,” put it to me this month — and how many of my fellow American Muslim […]
Malala Yousafzai: Refugee Girls Across the World Remain Hopeful
Source: Time Malala Yousafzai May 12, 2017 Malala Yousafzai is an education activist from Pakistan. On May 13, Yousafzai will become one of five recipients of the 2017 International Ellis […]