Thirteen Years Later, GOP Voters Reject Iraq War and Interventionism
Source: Huffington Post It is official. The voters in the Republican party believe that the war in Iraq was wrong, based on lies, and led to the birth of ISIS. […]
Religion and Secular Liberalism Should Enrich Each Other in a Modern Democracy
Source: Huffington Post By Muhammad Abdul Bari: Educationalist, community activist, author and parenting consultant Ignorance of others in a pluralist democracy is a big enemy. In recent decades the lack of […]
Kentucky Noah’s Ark park developer may alter religious worker rules
Source: Reuters The leader of a group that successfully sued Kentucky to get tax incentives for a Noah’s Ark-themed attraction said on Saturday that the religious organization may hire individuals […]
End-of-Life Option bill sparks emotional debate about personal rights, suicide
Source: Maryland Reporter By Alessia Grunberger In an emotionally charged, eight-hour hearing Friday, more than 30 advocates made heartfelt pleas to lawmakers in an effort to make Maryland the sixth […]
Kalamazoo Shooting Suspect Was an Uber Driver, Company Says
Source: Time The gunman who killed at least six people Saturday during a random shooting spree in Kalamazoo, Mich. was a driver for Uber, the company said. Jason Dalton, 45, […]
The GOP has a Muslim problem
Source: CNN from 2012, equally applicable in 2016 By Dean Obeidallah, Special to CNN A Catholic priest, a rabbi, an evangelical minister, a Sikh, a Greek Orthodox archbishop and two […]
Assad: 80 Countries Provide ‘Unlimited Support’ to Terrorists in Syria
© REUTERS/ SANA MIDDLE EAST 12:40 22.02.2016 More than 80 nations, particularly Turkey and Saudi Arabia, have provided financial, logistical and material assistance to terrorist groups, who are fighting in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad told Spain’s El Pais newspaper. The Syrian leader described foreign sponsorship as “active” and “unlimited.” Some […]
‘I am you:’ American Muslims on faith — and fear
For our extensive collection to refute Islamophobia, please click here. (CNN) In a time of terrorism, suspicion and doubt have put a sharp focus on American Muslims after violent attacks rocked […]
Obama signs law to increase military support to Jordan
By Khetam Malkawi – Feb 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah greets US Secretary of State John Kerry ahead of their meeting in Aqaba, on Sunday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — The US has finalised a law that will allow the administration to increase military […]
Can Islamic Economic Theory Prevent the Looming Global Recession?
By Syed Muhammad Saleh Nasser & Syed Muhammad Tahir Nasser Economic inequality is bad news for both rich and poor, as economists are slowly realising. House of Debt, acclaimed by the Financial Times as the “most important economics book” of 2015, by Princeton’s Professors of Economics, Atif Mian and Amir Sufi, demonstrated […]
Canada: Hateful graffiti scrawled on Calgary school targets Syrian newcomers
Clara Ho First posted: Saturday, February 20, 2016 04:58 PM MST | Updated: Saturday, February 20, 2016 10:07 PM MST A police car is is reflected in smashed-out windows at Wilma Hansen School in the Queensland area of Calgary, Alta., on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Many windows in the school […]
Memo to Trump: pork isn’t Kryptonite to Muslims
Haroon Mughal, http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/20/donald-trump-pork-not-muslim-kryptonite-bigotry? On Friday night, Donald Trump recounted for his supporters an inaccurate story about John Pershing, the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, who he alleged decided to summarily execute 49 of 50 Muslim prisoners while helping to put down a rebellion in the Muslim […]
China is buying up American companies fast, and it’s freaking people out
Source: Business Insider Here’s a story you’ll be hearing about a lot this year. Chinese companies have beenbuying up foreign businesses — including American ones — at a record rate, […]
Jeb Bush Bows Out of Campaign, Humbled and Outmaneuvered
Source: The New York Times COLUMBIA, S.C. — Jeb Bush dropped out of the presidential race on Saturday, ending a quest for the White House that started with a war chest of $100 million, a famous name and a promise of political civility but concluded with a humbling recognition: In […]
Snowden: Would return to US with guarantee of fair trial
Source: Daily Mail MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Speaking via Skype from Russia, Edward Snowden told an audience of supporters in New Hampshire on Saturday that he is willing to be […]
FBI told San Bernardino County staff to tamper with gunman’s Apple account
Source: The Guardian The San Bernardino County government on Friday night said the FBI told its staffto tamper with the Apple account of Syed Farook, who with his wife, Tashfeen […]
Why Obamacare’s contraception mandate hurts minority religions (COMMENTARY)
Source: RNS (RNS) If the now eight-member Supreme Court sticks to its schedule and hears oral arguments on March 23 in the lawsuit that Priests for Life (and six other consolidated […]
Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S., Driving Population Growth and Change Through 2065
Source: Pew Research Center Views of Immigration’s Impact on U.S. Society Mixed Fifty years after passage of the landmark law that rewrote U.S. immigration policy, nearly 59 million immigrants have […]
Trump on Invasion of Iraq by President Bush
Trump: Iraq invasion possibly worst choice made by any U.S. president. Watch: https://t.co/HAhU3M4HnF #GOPTownHall https://t.co/uvQl5Y7fSi — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 19, 2016 Suggested Reading Where are the bodies of […]
Muslims and America a Survey
For our collection of articles to tackle Islamophobia, please click here Source: Pew Research Center Most Americans say religion doesn’t cause violence, but rather that violent people use religion to […]