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Source: Gulf News SAN FRANCISCO: Former US president George W. Bush may no longer be able to change the course of history — but it has not stopped others trying […]
Add a Muslim holiday? Remove a Jewish one? Schools debate calendars as diversity increases
Source: The Washington Post It came as a victory to many in the Muslim community when a Maryland school district decided to shift its calendar so that students would be […]
Chicago lockup claims: Handcuffed to walls, abused and kept from lawyers
Source: CNN Chicago (CNN)Kory Wright dreamed of being a Chicago police officer. But his image of police was shattered when he was arrested on his 20th birthday as he was […]
How I Explained to My Impressionable Student That Islam Is Not Monolithic
Source: Huffington Post By Asma Afsaruddin Professor, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Indiana University On Sept. 29, 2015, President Obama addressed the United Nations summit on violent extremism. He stated that […]
US navy sailors released unharmed by Iran in less than a day
By AP – Jan 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES In this October 30, 2015, photo provided by the US navy, Riverine Command Boat 805, along with its crew members, is shown transiting through rough seas during patrol operations in the Arabian Gulf. Iran was holding 10 US navy sailors and their […]
Muslim journalists no longer as rare in US newsrooms
(RNS) Rummana Hussain was one of those children whose Muslim parents envisioned her in a white coat with a stethoscope around her neck. Instead, she became a metro editor and reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times, where she covers criminal courts and remains the only Muslim member of the editorial staff. […]
Christians, Muslims and monotheism
The disciplining of a professor raises an old philosophical question Jan 13th 2016 BY ERASMUS EVERY so often a question that seems purely abstract and philosophical passes into the realm of hard reality where people’s lives and destinies are determined. One such conundrum is whether or not Christians and Muslims can […]
Powerball lottery – and the Islamic view
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Muslim journalists no longer as rare in US newsrooms
Source: Religion News Service By Lauren Markoe (RNS) Rummana Hussain was one of those children whose Muslim parents envisioned her in a white coat with a stethoscope around her neck. Instead, […]
Religious voices respond to State of the Union
Source: Religion News Service (RNS) In his last State of the Union address, President Obama made an impassioned case against religious bigotry and cast other key issues in moral terms. He rejected “any […]
Video: Obama: When politicians insult Muslims, when a mosque is vandalized, or a kid bullied, that doesn’t make us safe
Obama: (This is around minute 44:30 of video) We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn’t a matter of political correctness. It’s […]
Balancing Terror and Reality in State of the Union Address
Source: The New York Times WASHINGTON — When President Obama speaks to the nation in his final State of the Union address on Tuesday night, he will offer a familiar […]
Trump Invited To Iowa Mosque. Imam: He’s A Great Man With Bad Ideas
Source: NPR The imam of the oldest mosque in North America, the Mother Mosque of America in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has invited Donald Trump to visit. David Greene talks to […]
Why A Fashion Vlogger Decided To Open Up About Her Muslim Faith
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Nabela Noor is using her platform to educate and inspire. Vlogger Nabela Noor typically fills her popular YouTube channel with makeup tutorials, DIY hacks and fashion tips. But in December, Noor opened up to her nearly 143,000 subscribers about […]
Hillary Clinton Proposes 4% Tax on the Super Wealthy
Source: Time She’s promised not to raise taxes on people making less than $250,000 a year Hillary Clinton proposed a 4% tax on individuals making more than $5 million a […]
This Is Not Canada
Last night, Syrian refugees attending a Welcoming event in Vancouver were attacked with pepper spray. Global News reported that around 15 people – including children as young as two […]
White Supremacists Campaign For Trump Because “We Don’t Need Muslims”
The American Freedom Party said it placed about 200,000 “robocalls” in Iowa and may also target New Hampshire. 01/11/2016 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A white supremacist group said it has placed thousands of automated phone calls in Iowa urging voters to back billionaire Donald Trump’s bid for the […]
Why economists put health first
Jan 12,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Project Syndicate In an ideal world, everyone, everywhere, would access the health services they need without having to pay more than they could afford. But is “health for all” — also known as universal health coverage — really possible, not just in rich countries, but […]
Turkey unsettled by ‘anti-Islamic’ messages in U.S. presidency race: minister
Source: Reuters Turkey is unsettled by “anti-Islamic” messages in the U.S. presidential campaign, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, citing the 2016 race for the White House that has […]
Carpet-bombing history in America
Jan 11,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Ian Buruma Ted Cruz, one of the Republican candidates for the US presidency, recently said that his solution to the turmoil in the Middle East would be to “carpet-bomb” Daesh and see if “sand can glow in the dark”. Donald Trump, the Republican front runner, […]