Source: The Washington Post By Derek Hawkins A Muslim woman wearing traditional garments had her clothes set on fire by a man with a lighter as she shopped on a crowded […]
Source: Associated Press By BRADY McCOMBS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A polygamous family from TV’s “Sister Wives” filed a request Monday for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case for legalizing polygamy. Kody Brown and his four wives want the high court to review an appeal court’s decision […]
Source: The Wall Street Journal By BETH REINHARD MANASSAS, Va.—Corey Stewart had visited the Dar Al-Noor mosque many times as chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, but […]
Sep 11,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Jeffrey D. Sachs Syria’s civil war is the most dangerous and destructive crisis on the planet. Since early 2011, hundreds of thousands have died; around 10 million Syrians have been displaced; Europe has been convulsed with Daesh terror and the political fallout of refugees; and […]
Source: Time By Josh Sanburn A drug so powerful that it’s used to sedate elephants is finding a new, illicit use laced into heroin, potentially contributing to hundreds of overdoses in the last several weeks. The drug, called Carfentanil, is a synthetic opioid so strong that just a few granules the size […]
Source: The Hill President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Monday extended their “warmest wishes” to Muslims around the world celebrating Eid al-Adha, calling the holiday a time for […]
Source: The Washington Post By Amanda Abrams Aaron Graham is talking to Washingtonians about power. “How do you live out your identity and have influence, not just in your personal […]
Source: BBC By Shannon Wianecki 10 September 2016 When master Hawaiian feather worker Shad Kane received a commission to repair two royal standards, he didn’t know the job would spark […]
Source: Time By Jennifer Doleac & Benjamin Hansen Doleac is an assistant professor of public policy and economics at the University of Virginia and a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution. Hansen is […]
Source: Time By Katie Reilly Canada plans to push the United States to change a “ludicrous” current policy that forbids Canadians who admit to previously using marijuana from entering the U.S. A spokesman for the Canadian government said on Friday that it has been in discussions with the U.S. government […]
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post The terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 reverberated around the world long after that fateful morning. Americans of all stripes grappled with the image of planes crashing into the World Trade Center buildings and the Pentagon, and unfurling a […]
Source: http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/news/ga_fl_news/the-effects-of-dalton-muslims-discuss-true-islam/article_2f5eedda-76aa-11e6-a612-57bfb80e347c.html By Charles Oliver charlesoliver@daltoncitizen.com Naseer and Najia Humayun DALTON, Ga. — On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Dr. Naseer Humayun had just begun a new job at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Bethlehem, Pa. “I was doing rounds in the ICU (intensive care unit). And there was a […]
Source: http://www.heraldnet.com/news/local-events-mark-15th-anniversary-of-911-attacks/ The Seattle chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will host an Interfaith Day for the anniversary of the attacks. All events will be held at the Bait-ul-Ehsaan (Abode of Kindness) Mosque, 23515 Old Owen Road. The day is meant to emphasize the sanctity of life and the importance of […]
Source: http://www.ccgazette.ca/wp/?p=7548 New mosque on track for December completion by Gazette Staff Thanks to some great weather over the summer, the new mosque south of Saskatoon is on track to meet its projected completion date of December. “The weather has actually helped a lot this year. We haven’t lost days that […]
Source: BBC John Hinckley Jr, the man who tried to assassinate US President Ronald Reagan, has been released from a psychiatric hospital after 35 years. Mr Reagan and three others were injured in the shooting outside a hotel in Washington in March 1981. Mr Hinckley was found not guilty by […]
Source: BBC An air strike on a market in the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib killed at least 20 people hours after the US and Russia announced plans for a truce. As many as 90 people were also injured, media and opposition activists said, when a busy vegetable market was […]
Source: The Washington Post By Joe Davidson | Columnist Jumping into the fray over civil liberties vs. religious freedom, the U.S. Civil Rights Commission issued a report Wednesday that is sure to anger conservatives with this central finding: “Religious exemptions to the protections of civil rights based upon classifications such […]
Source: Boston Globe By Jennette Barnes One in a series of occasional articles about Muslims in our suburbs. Mary Lahaj was a high school cheerleader in 1964 when the first […]
Source: RNS By Emily McFarlan Miller (RNS) Talking about one’s faith doesn’t come naturally to a “Midwestern Methodist,” Hillary Clinton admitted. Then the Democratic presidential nominee spent a half-hour doing […]
Source: McClatchyDC BY HANNAH ALLAM SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. Feeling heartsick and helpless nearly 4,000 miles away from the attacks, trauma physician Rushdi Abdul Cader spent Sept. 11, 2001, paging through his Quran in search of guidance. He feared a backlash against Muslims, though it would be a few more […]