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 […]
What 5 Muslim Women Think About Dolce & Gabbana’s New Hijab Line
Reactions to the new fashion line are mixed. Earlier this month, Dolce & Gabbana garnered international headlines when the Italian fashion line announced it had designed a new hijab and abaya collection for Muslim […]
US implements new visa requirements
dw.com © Provided by Deutsche Welle The US has imposed new visa requirements on 38 nationalities – including most Europeans – that have recently traveled to Iran, Syria, Iraq or Yemen. Added restrictions also imposed on dual citizens of those countries.Washington on Thursday began requiring visas for Europeans and Asians […]
Prof. Nadia Raza v. Lane Community College
Source: Press Release Nadia Raza, a long-time tenured faculty member and award-winning teacher at Lane Community College, filed a lawsuit against LCC today because of its failure to respond effectively […]
US snowstorm: Millions prepare for huge blizzard
Source: BBC A huge blizzard bearing down on the US east coast is expected to dump near-record levels of snow on Washington and the Mid-Atlantic region. More than 50 million […]
In busy first session of ’16, Philly Council calls for making Eid a city holiday
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer By Tricia L. Nadolny, Staff Writer As Philadelphia City Council returned Thursday for its first meeting of the new term, bills were offered that would add teeth […]
Muslim leaders plan summit on protecting non-Muslims in their midst
By Lauren Markoe, who covered government and features as a daily newspaper reporter for 15 years before joining the Religion News Service staff as a national correspondent in 2011 (RNS) […]
Alberta’s Muslims….
Alberta’s Muslims- overcoming the Harper’s effect Source: Alberta Views By Eoin Murray Shahab Ahmad was born in the state of Bihar, in eastern India. He left India to study for […]
JUSTIN TIME: Who won Davos? Day 1: O Canada!
Ever the optimist. (World Economic Forum/swiss-image.ch) Jason Karaian OBSESSION Davos January 21, 2016 Davos, Switzerland Any chance that the first full day of the World Economic Forum in Davos would […]
A world without poverty
Source: Arab News By Bill Gates and Melinda Gates We live in extraordinary times. Each day seems to bring fresh headlines about an unfolding crisis — whether it is migration, […]
Americans’ faith in God may be eroding
Source: Pew Research Center God is frequently invoked in American public life. Indeed, there is no shortage of instances of official acknowledgement of the divine, from the appearance of “In God We Trust” on our currency to the phrase “one nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. To be sure, […]
‘Hijabis Of New York’ Gives Muslim Women The Attention They Deserve
Source: Huffington Post Activist and student Rana Abdelhamid hopes to dispel common misconceptions about the hijab — a highly-politicized head covering worn by some Muslim women — with her Tumblr […]
4 Ways to Make Schools Safer for Muslim Students
Source: Huffington Post I am dreading the day that my young son comes home from school hurt from his first experience of anti-Muslim bigotry. At age 8, he has little […]
Video: Fareed Zakaria’s Take I was the target of Internet trolling
After he was targeted by trolls, Fareed gives his take on how social media can encourage misinformation, rumors and radicalization online.