Voters warm to candidates who are not religious
Source: Religious News Service (RNS) On the growing list of ways the “outsiders” election of 2016 is upsetting conventional political wisdom, here’s a new entry: A contender’s lack of strong […]
Why Some Muslims Are Optimistic In The Face Of Islamophobia
Source: Huffington Post Muslims throughout North America and Europe are increasingly living in fear as a result of rising Islamophobia. Yet, in the midst of this antagonism, some have found a silver lining. Noor Wazwaz, an NPR journalist and filmmaker, decided to use the ongoing media discourse around Islam as […]
Maine Gov. Paul LePage: Bring back the guillotine for drug traffickers
Source: CNN Washington (CNN)Maine Gov. Paul LePage says his state is too easy on drug crimes, suggesting it should bring back the guillotine for serious offenders. The Republican governor, known […]
Canada: Saadia Muzaffar, founder of TechGirls Canada
http://www.chatelaine.com/living/ms-chatelaine/saadia-muzaffar-women-stem/ Age: 37 Occupation: Founder, TechGirls Canada; senior director of marketing, AudienceView Born: Karachi, Pakistan Lives: Toronto Loves: Fly fishing, baklava, smashing the boys’ club If you’re a woman pursuing a career in the notoriously male-dominated fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), you’ve got your work cut out for you. Just 10 to […]
One dead as FBI arrests Oregon occupation leader and others
January 27 2016 Ammon Bundy arrives to address the media at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon on January 5, 2016. Reuters Reuters The leader of an armed occupation at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon and others were arrested on Tuesday after shots were fired during a […]
FBI: Milwaukee man planned mass shooting at Masonic temple
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Derived from Al Quran 5:32/33) By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN A 23-year-old Milwaukee resident charged […]
Hillary Clinton Gets Personal on Christ and Her Faith
Source: The New York Times KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Hillary Clinton is Methodist, but she rarely talks about her faith on the campaign trail. On Monday, at a town-hall-style event in […]
Clinton Reacts To Muslim Vet’s Fears By Shutting Down GOP 2016ers
Source: Huffington Post Hillary Clinton delivered a fiery response to a Muslim veteran’s question about Islamophobia in the United States. At last night’s Democratic Presidential Town Hall in Iowa, Islamic Air Force veteran Erum Tariq-Munir asked the former secretary of state about the future of the U.S. in light of […]
Sikh-American Protester Removed from Trump Rally
Source: NBC News Two protesters were removed Sunday from a Donald Trump rally after holding up a banner that read “Stop Hate.” One of the protesters — Arish Singh, a […]
Hillary on Christian faith: it’s about love and service, not judgment
Source: RNS On Monday night in Iowa, Hillary Clinton encountered a self-identified Catholic Democrat named Jessica Manning. Mrs. Manning wanted to know how Mrs. Clinton aligned her politics and her […]
President Obama Bans Solitary Confinement for Juveniles in Federal Prison
Source: Time “In America, we believe in redemption” U.S. President Barack Obama has announced a ban on solitary confinement in federal prisons for juveniles and as a punishment for low-level […]
‘Putin is corrupt’ says US Treasury
Source: BBC The US Treasury has told a BBC investigation that it considers Russian President Vladimir Putin to be corrupt. The US government has already imposed sanctions on Mr Putin’s […]
Rev. Jim Wallis: Racism ‘Separates White Christians From God’
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Kennedy holds first live television news conference on Jan 25, 1961
Source: History channel On this day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy becomes the first U.S. president to hold a live televised news conference. From a podium in the State […]
Budget Deficit Slips as Public Priority
Source: Pew Research Center As Obama enters his final year, mixed views of his legacy As Barack Obama begins his final year in office, the goal of reducing the budget deficit, which the public once ranked among the most pressing objectives for his administration, has continued its recent decline in […]
Biden: We are prepared for military solution against Daesh in Syria
IN RIGHT DIRECTION: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and US Vice President Joe Biden in Istanbul. (AP) ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 24 January 2016 ISTANBUL: US Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the US and Turkey were prepared for a military solution against Daesh in Syria should […]
Finally a sensible, but difficult, path to reducing terrorism
Jan 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The difference between the sensible and superficial approaches to tackling the scourge of terrorism and other forms of violent extremism by groups such as Daesh was as clear as possible last week, in two efforts by the US government and the […]
US snowstorm: East coast struck by mammoth snowfall
Source: BBC Parts of the eastern United States have received 71cm (28in) of snow fall in a huge blizzard that is sweeping across the region. Heavy snow began falling on […]
Canceled flights pile up as major storm threatens Eastern US
A man walks in the snow after a winter storm arrived in Washington on Friday. (Reuters) SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | AP Published — Friday 22 January 2016 NEW YORK: Airlines canceled 2,800 flights Friday to, from or within the US, as a blizzard swings up the East Coast, according to flight […]
After talks with GCC, Kerry says confident Syria talks can proceed
US Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states pose for a picture on Saturday after their meeting in Riyadh. (SPA) REUTERS Published — Saturday 23 January 2016 RIYADH: US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday he was confident Syria peace talks […]