Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)The 2016 presidential campaign has not been easy on American Muslims. Donald Trump, the GOP presidential nominee, has proposed banning immigrants from […]
Source: Vox Updated by Todd VanDerWerff A lot of what seems inexplicable about Hillary Clinton often makes more sense when you realize her formative years in the public eye were […]
Source: abc27.com http://up.anv.bz/latest/anvload.html?key=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 HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – About 8,000 people have come out to the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, all to spread a message of both faith and peace at the 68th annual Ahmadiyya Muslim Convention . “It’s spiritually uplifting and rejuvenating.” said Ahsan Khan. Khan has come to the convention […]
Source: USA Today By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s defense of religious freedom may be on the decline. Still reeling from the death of its most […]
Source: RNS By Aysha Khan Aysha Khan is the social media editor for RNS. She also reports on Muslim issues from Washington, D.C (RNS) When Donald Trump disparaged the parents of fallen soldier Army Capt. Humayun Khan, he didn’t just pick a fight with the Khans. He now faces the ire […]
Source: BBC The United States has carried out air strikes on positions of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Libya, following a request by the UN-backed government there, the Pentagon says. […]
Source: BBC Senator John McCain and other Republican leaders have condemned Donald Trump’s remarks about the family of a fallen US Muslim soldier. Mr McCain said Mr Trump did not have an “unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us”. Mr Trump has come under fire for […]
Source: huffingtonpost.in Brian Levin, J.D.Director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, California State University MARIO ANZUONI / REUTERS: People pray at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Baitus-Salaam Mosque during an open mosque event at which members of the public are invited to see how Ahmadiyya Muslims pray, in Hawthorne, California […]
Source: Time By Jim Vertuno/AP Jon Herskovitz—ReutersA student walks at the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, on June 23, 2016. Texas is one of the only states to guarantee […]
Source: Huffington Post By Lee Moran Trends Editor, The Huffington Post A shooting in a busy area of downtown Austin, Texas, early Sunday left one person dead and four people injured, police said. One woman in her 20s was killed after an unidentified gunman opened fire into a crowd of people […]
Source: Upprox BY: ANDREW ROBERTS Khizr Khan and wife Ghazala have responded to Donald Trump’s comments on the outspoken father’s speech at the DNC, carrying a far angrier tone than […]
Source: Time By Simon Shuster One afternoon in the fall of 2014, Konstantin Sivkov, a well-known strategist in Russia’s military and intelligence circles, invited me out to a Russian eatery […]
Source: Time (LOCKHART, Texas) — Authorities confirmed Sunday that 16 people were killed in the fiery crash of a hot air balloon in Central Texas, saying it will take “a long process” to identify the victims of the worst such disaster in U.S. history. Although the National Transportation Safety Board […]
Source: theridgewoodblog.net Political Leaders Join Muslims To Discuss True Islam Oldest annual Muslim conference draws public officials to confront extremism Harrisburg PA, Martin O’Malley, former Governor of Maryland and U.S. Presidential Candidate, is one of many political leaders who will be speaking at the longest running annual Muslim convention in […]
Blair Imani meeting Bill Clinton. Courtesy of Blair Imani On April 13, 2016, barely a month after I started observing hijab, I attended an event called “Conversations with Bill.” It was a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton, one of the first I had attended, and I was so excited to hear […]
Source. Dawn LOS ANGELES: A 42-year-old skydiver with more than 18,000 jumps made history Saturday when he became the first person to leap without a parachute and land in a net instead. “Aikins’ leap represents the culmination of a 26-year career that will set a personal and world record for […]
Source: ABC News By STEVE TURNHAM In his first response to a searing charge from bereaved Army father Khizr Khan that he’d “sacrificed nothing” for his country, Donald Trumpclaimed that […]
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency A New Jersey township is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate haredi Orthodox community leaders for alleged “blockbusting,” or trying to pressure large numbers of longtime homeowners into selling their property to Orthodox Jews. The incident is the latest example of tensions between […]
Source. ET In the final stretch of their terms, US presidents tend to market their ‘legacy’, muse about their ‘achievements’ in select interviews, reflect on the end of a glorious era, and so on. Despite saccharine sweet accounts by the likes of The New York Times, the Atlantic, and The […]
Source. Buzz Feed News Former Republican nominee Mitt Romney said earlier this month he thought Donald Trump could win the presidency, citing Hillary Clinton’s high unfavorable numbers and the unpredictability of the race. Romney was speaking with Republican consultant Mike Murphy’s Radio Free GOPpodcast released two weeks ago when he […]