First Syrians leave for US under surge resettlement program
Source: Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan — The first Syrian family to be resettled in the U.S. under a speeded-up “surge operation” for refugees left Jordan on Wednesday for Kansas City, […]
USA: The incredibly gracious way Muslims welcomed a man who had drunkenly shot their mosque
Ted Hakey, a former Marine, knelt in prayer, his forehead on the floor, beside his Muslim neighbors inside their Connecticut mosque last Saturday. The enormity of that gesture was lost on no one. Ted Hakey hugs Zahir Mannan at the Baitul Aman ‘House of Peace’ Mosque following a program at […]
First Syrian refugee family departs to US after new procedure applied
By Khetam Malkawi – Apr 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A Syrian family is escorted at the airport to catch a flight to the US, where they will have a refugee status as part of a programme to host 10,000 Syrians in America, on Wednesday (Photo by Osama Aqarbeh) […]
San Francisco approves fully paid parental leave
Source: MSN News The city will give new mothers and fathers six weeks of paid leave after a birth or adoption. Watch Video
Donald Trump’s Rise Shows Religion Is Losing Its Political Power
Source: The New York Times By Eduardo Porter Donald Trump, no doubt, is the most confounding candidate produced by the American political system in decades. He offers enormous tax cuts, as […]
John Kerry Urges Business to Act on Climate Change
Source: Time By Justin Worland U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday called on private businesses to move rapidly away from fossil fuels—both to prevent devastating climate change and to […]
A Muslim teacher is visiting a D.C. school to share Arabic and his culture
Source: The Washington Post By Perry Stein Hallie Martinez stood in front of a large easel reading foreign letters that, a few months ago, would have looked like just a […]
Tennessee lawmakers vote for Bible as state’s official book; but have they read it?
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Tennessee lawmakers vote for Bible as state’s official book Source: Associated Press By ERIK SCHELZIG NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — […]
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to ‘One Person, One Vote’
Source: Time By Mark Sherman / AP (WASHINGTON) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can count everyone, not just eligible voters, in deciding how to draw electoral districts. […]
Faith leaders ask candidates to give poor ‘living wage’
Source: RNS (RNS) On the anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dozens of faith leaders are calling for the U.S. presidential candidates to include a […]
Zoroastrian temple erected in New York
Source: USA Today By Peter D. Kramer, The (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal News RAMAPO, N.Y. — Drive along Pomona Road in Ramapo, and you’ll find the new home for followers of one of the […]
Is Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism?
Source: The New York Times When the University of California regents condemned “anti-Semitic forms of anti-Zionism,” supporters of Palestinian rights said the university was suppressing criticism of Israel. In New York, […]
Guantanamo is being emptied – but its legacy of making the guilty innocent and the innocent guilty will continue
Almost half the remaining inmates are Yemeni, but I have to say that I don’t remember many Yemenis in Osama bin Laden’s camps – and I met the man twice in Afghanistan Robert Fisk @indyvoices Friday 1 April 2016 They could go on hunger strike. They could talk to […]
Campaign Exposes Fissures Over Issues, Values and How Life Has Changed in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center Just 38% of GOP voters say party would ‘solidly unite’ behind Trump The 2016 presidential campaign has exposed deep disagreements between – and within – the two parties on a range of major policy issues. But these divisions go well beyond the issues and extend to […]
Man offers free hugs at Sanders and Trump rallies and gets shockingly different responses
Source: Salon By JANET UPADHYE Ken Nwadike, founder of Free Hugs Project, attended both a Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders rally and offered attendees free hugs. The reception he received from the two parties is shockingly different. The Trump rally attendees denied the hugs, claimed there is “no love in this world” […]
10 demographic trends that are shaping the U.S. and the world
Source: Pew Research Center By D’VERA COHN and ANDREA CAUMONT At its core, demography is the act of counting people. But it’s also important to study the forces that are driving population change, and measure how these changes have an impact on people’s lives. For example, how does immigration affect U.S. population growth? […]
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite’s tax havens
Source: BBC By Richard Bilton A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. Eleven million documents were leaked […]
Obama Acknowledges Civilian Deaths by U.S. Drones
Source: Time WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama acknowledged Friday that “civilians were killed that shouldn’t have been” in past U.S. drone strikes, but said the administration is now “very cautious” about striking where women or children are present. Obama was asked at a news conference about an increase in the number of […]
Can Racism Be Eradicated?
Source: Huffington Post By Rev. Dr. Susan K. Smith Writer, author, musician, pastor, preacher and social justice advocate. I keep wondering if racism can be eradicated here in America. I think […]
Army Rules Sikh Officer Can Keep His Turban, Beard On Active Duty
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post A Sikh army captain who sued the U.S. military for discrimination in March has won the right to continue […]