Source: Time By Ian Bremmer As history buffs and film fans know, there weren’t enough lifeboats for passengers aboard the Titanic. As the boats, some less than full, pulled away from the sinking ship, debate began among the lucky few about whether to return to pluck the drowning from the water. […]
Source: BBC “New Yorkers tend to use a lot of hand gestures,” and Donald Trump is no exception. Body language expert Mary Civiello breaks down the top five gestures Donald Trump uses when he speaks. Video by Jasmine Taylor-Coleman and Anna Bressanin video
Mobile Muslims demystify Islam through Calgary on cross-country tour The group is also celebrating 50 years of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Canada AARON CHATHA / METRO Shahrukh Abid said it’s been a long road, but very rewarding to talk with Canadians. By: Aaron Chatha Metro Published on Wed Aug […]
Source: accessatlanta.com Learn more about Islam at Gwinnett County mosque 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 Learn more about Islam at Gwinnett County mosque The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Georgia is holding a free event, “Coffee, Cake & Islam,” to help people learn more about the faith. There will be a discussion […]
Source: RNS By Arsalan Iftikhar (RNS) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivered a lengthy address at a campaign stop in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday (Aug. 15) titled “Understanding the Threat: Radical Islam and […]
Source: RNS By Emily McFarlan Miller (RNS) Nearly 500 years after Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the Castle Church door, the largest Lutheran denomination in the U.S. has approved […]
Source: Bloomberg After 18 years and $1.5 million, the Islamic Society is still struggling to build its own place of worship. By Bill Donahue | August 16, 2016 Photographs by […]
Source: The New York Times By RICK ROJAS, LIZ ROBBINS, NOAH REMNICK and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM Two days after an imam and his assistant were gunned down after afternoon prayers […]
Source: The Washington Post By Karen DeYoung August 15 at 6:57 PM Donald Trump called Monday for a Cold War-style mobilization against “radical Islamic terror,” repeating and repackaging calls for strict immigration controls — including a new ideological litmus test for Muslim visitors and migrants — and blaming the current […]
Source: BBC By Tom Brook 16 August 2016 Movies have influenced the way we remember US presidents from Lincoln to JFK. With two films depicting President Obama heading to cinemas […]
Source: Time By Jeff Nesbit Jeff Nesbit was the communications director to former Vice President Dan Quayle (R-IN) at the White House. He is the author of Poison Tea Russian intelligence agencies have allegedly recently digitallybroken into four different American organizations that are affiliated either with Hillary Clinton or the Democratic Party […]
Source: The Daily Beast By MICHAEL DALY The Hit-and-Run That Led the NYPD to an Imam’s Alleged Murderer Less than 48 hours after an imam and his assistant were gunned […]
Source: Pew Research Center How social media users see, share and discuss race and the rise of hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter BY MONICA ANDERSON AND PAUL HITLIN Americans are increasingly turning to social media for news and political informationand to encourage others to get involved with a cause or movement. Social […]
Source: BBC US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that he would enact “extreme vetting” of immigrants. In a speech in Ohio, the candidate outlined his plans to combat Islamic extremism, including a new screening test for arrivals to the US. Applicants will be tested to determine if they […]
Source: The Washington Post By Ryan McAnnally-Linz and Miroslav Volf Finding things that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump agree on is no easy task. ISIS is bad. New York is great. And, a bit more surprisingly: The next president ought to focus on supporting America’s middle class. Clinton’s campaign claims […]
Source: The New York Times By LIZ ROBBINS, NOAH REMNICK and JULFIKAR ALI MANIK Imam Alauddin Akonjee delivered his weekly sermon on Friday in his quietly powerful manner, drawing, as […]
Source: The New York Times By RICK ROJAS and NOAH REMNICK On Sunday afternoon, Nurul Khan changed clothes after working around his house on a sweltering day and set off […]
Source: metronews.ca Ahmadiyya Muslim tour aims to break down barriers Community has toured Canada this summer to break down barriers, open dialogue. RYAN TUMILTY / METRO Omer Ahmed and Dr. Mohyuddin Mirza stand in front of the Mobile Muslim trailer in Edmonton Sunday, which Ahmed has used to travel across […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin The U.S. declared the Zika virus outbreak in Puerto Rico a public health emergency on Friday, which U.S. Health and Human Services says means the virus is a “significant threat” to the territory. The declaration comes amid massive spread of Zika through Puerto Rico, infecting well […]
Source: Time By Gretchen Elke MILWAUKEE (AP) — Simmering anger over the fatal shooting of a man by police erupted in violence on Milwaukee’s predominantly black north side, with protesters skirmishing with officers over several hours and setting fire to at least four businesses in an outburst the mayor says was […]