US Will ‘Destroy’ ISIS: Obama
Source: Outlook Conceding that the fight against Islamic State remains “difficult”, President Barack Obama today said the US will “destroy” the barbaric terror group and asserted that ending the Syrian […]
Trump Reveals the End of the Religious Right’s Preeminence
Source: The Atlantic Many headlines trumpeting Donald Trump’s victory in the Nevada Republican caucuses credit voters’ anger with the federal government. But the real lesson of Trump’s rise is not […]
3 young Muslim Americans killed in mysterious ‘execution-style’ murders
Early on Wednesday evening, as the sun began to set and the air cooled to just below freezing, police arrived at a unremarkable white home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a few blocks from the campus of Indiana Tech. We do not yet know who called them or what they expected. […]
South Carolina primary: Huge win for Clinton over Sanders
Source: BBC Hillary Clinton has secured a big win over Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina primary, the latest battleground in the race to be Democratic presidential nominee. Victory for […]
Reflections of a Muslim American
Source: Huffington Post As a Muslim American for the last two decades, my belief in my adopted homeland has grown stronger and stronger with each trial that has tested the […]
“Good” Muslim, “Evil” Islam Dichotomy
Source: Huffington Post Befriending Muslims while attacking Islam is no way to make friends with Muslims. The attitude that “Muslims are good people, but that which makes them Muslim is […]
Syria: US, Russia-brokered ceasefire goes into effect; ISIS, Nusra Front excluded
Source: Indian Express A cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia went into effect across Syria on Saturday, marking the biggest international push to reduce violence in the country’s […]
Watch A Little Girl’s Heart Break When She Learns Obama Won’t Be President Forever
Source: Huffington Post No one is taking the end of Barack Obama’s presidency harder than this little girl. Caprina D. Harris posted a video of her granddaughter on Facebook on Monday, showing the child sobbing uncontrollably over the news that there is an election coming up, and Obama is not […]
Hollywood needs to end Islamophobic portrayals of Muslims
Islamophobia, ISIS, and Authentic Muslim Narratives: Television’s Potential Role Source: Huffington Post By Cynthia P. Schneider; Cultural Diplomacy Expert; Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands Recently President Obama and Secretary Kerry each called […]
This Day in History in 1922: US Supreme Court defends women’s voting rights
History.com In Washington, D.C., the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for female suffrage, is unanimously declared constitutional by the eight members of the U.S. Supreme Court. The 19th […]
Simon schuster creates imprint for muslim themed childrens books
Source: The New York Times As a young Pakistani-American Muslim girl growing up in Connecticut, Zareen Jaffery used to devour novels by Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume, hoping those stories […]
Mosque bacon attack could get Titusville suspect life in prison
Source: Florida Today An attack on a mosque using raw bacon and a machete could potentially garner a Brevard County man up to life in prison as a result of […]
Lancaster County residents warned their Amish neighbors of tornado alert, saving lives, officials say
Source: PennLive SALISBURY TOWNSHIP – It’s a story of neighbors helping neighbors, pitching in to repair each other’s homes after they were damaged by a massive storm Wednesday night. And the following […]
Missing the boat
Feb 25,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – George S. Hishmeh As expected, the current front runners in the American presidential elections, much as the leaders in the Middle East, are missing the boat as they voice their mediocre views on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that started in 1948 when the British mandate ended. […]
Jordan — ‘a country that punches above its weight’
Feb 25,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL US President Barack Obama lauded the strategic alliance between Jordan and the US and praised His Majesty King Abdullah’s and Jordan’s constructive role in various regional files in statements to the media at the White House, following the two leaders’ summit on Wednesday. The […]
King of Jordan urges US Jewish leaders to push for peace in Mideast
By JT – Feb 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with representatives of American Jewish organisations in Washington on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday met with representatives of several leading American Jewish organisations over ways to […]
Ottawa should shutter the Office of Religious Freedom
Ottawa can do a better job of promoting religious freedom — and all human rights — without an Office of Religious Freedom thestar.com Feb. 26, 2016 Blair Gable / Blair Gable Office of Religious Freedom Ambassador Andrew Bennett’s term will expire in March. By: Bruce Ryder and Luka Ryder-Bunting […]
How an MIT atheist found God through math
Douglas Ell: how an MIT atheist found God through math There are several Twitter feeds labeled “God,” and they all more or less offer the same material. @TheGoodGodAbove, for instance, […]
Children’s exhibit of Muslim cultures opens in New York
(RNS) A first-of-its-kind exhibit is introducing young museum-goers to Muslim cultures around the world. The Children’s Museum of Manhattan opened “America to Zanzibar” earlier this month, a 3,000-square-foot, interactive exhibit that invites kids to explore Muslim cultures across the world. Visitors can design buildings inspired by Islamic architecture, walk through a pretend Muslim-American home furnished with art […]
Profile: Black American Women in the Ahmadiyya Movement of Islam
http://sapelosquare.com/: This photo is the first known group photo of visibly-identifiable Muslim women in the United States. It was originally featured in the January 1923 edition of The Moslem Sunrise, the newsletter of the Ahmadiyya Movement of Islam (AMI) in the United States, a South-Asia based Islamic missionary movement that was […]