Blowback: A Critique of American Foreign Policy- Six part series by Mehdi Hasan
The Intercept; For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Sir Isaac Newton called it his Third Law of Motion. The CIA calls it “blowback.” Watch:
Let Us Celebrate President George Washington’s Birthday Today: A Collection of Articles
Epigraph: “Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.” — George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731][Note 1][Note 2] – December […]
Book Review: How Democracies Die?
Source: Amazon Book by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, both are Professors of Government at the Harvard University “Cool and persuasive… How Democracies Die comes at exactly the right moment.” —The Washington Post Donald […]
Video: LeBron James Doubles Down, Says He ‘Will Not Just Shut Up And Dribble’
Source: Huffington Post The Cleveland Cavaliers star said he will “talk about what’s really important” when it comes to the state of race relations in America. LeBron James made it […]
A Federal Appeals Court Just Said Trump’s Tweets Show He’s An Anti-Muslim Bigot
Source: Huffington Post By Ryan Reilly, who is HuffPost’s senior justice reporter, covering criminal justice Once again, the president’s own words undermine the legal defense of his travel ban. WASHINGTON […]
17 dead, 15 wounded after expelled student shoots up Florida high school
Epigraph Every human life is sacred and precious and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: MSN and Miami Herald By Kyra Gurney, David Smiley and […]
Today is the Birthday of Darwin; How He Leads to Islam
Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The National Museum of Natural […]
Women, Fashion Has You Covered
Source: NY Times By Vanessa Friedman The defining sartorial style of the 2010s has begun to emerge. It is a truism of the history of dress that decade-defining looks generally […]
Black History Month Starts Today and Ends on February 28
‘We Can Be a Better Country If We Know These Stories.’ The Complicated History of African Americans in the Military Source: Time There are as many different kinds of war […]
Women unite for World Hijab Day, which is Today
Women unite for World Hijab Day Source: Al Jazeera By Saba Aziz Growing up in the Bronx in New York City with a hijab covering her head, Nazma Khan says […]
Allies Form Human Chain Around Muslims Praying During Travel Ban Protest
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla, Religion reporter “It’s what we should do as Americans,” said Rev. Dr. Chloe Breyer, executive director of the Interfaith Center of New York. More […]
The share of Americans who leave Islam is offset by those who become Muslim
Source: Pew Research Center By Besheer Mohamed and Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac Like Americans in many other religious groups, a substantial share of adults who were raised Muslim no longer identify […]
77% of American converts to Islam were previously Christian. Why did they make the change?
Source: Pew Research Center BY BESHEER MOHAMED AND ELIZABETH PODREBARAC SCIUPAC Among those who have converted to Islam, a majority come from a Christian background. In fact, about half of […]
Billy Graham’s granddaughter: My president doesn’t have to be a Christian
Billy Graham’s granddaughter Jerushah Armfield speaks with CNN’s Jim Sciutto about President Donald Trump’s alleged affair with a porn star and her evangelical family’s response to his behavior.
Fake News that Everyone Loves
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Trump’s voters love the “fake news” that suits their agenda. It was in fact during the […]
What is South America Telling Organized Religion?
Religion in Latin America: Widespread Change in a Historically Catholic Region Source Pew Research Center Latin America is home to more than 425 million Catholics – nearly 40% of the world’s total […]
Religious Freedom Day Today and the Real Meaning of the Separation of Church and State
Source: Time By James Lankford, who is a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma; and Dr. Russell Moore is the President of the Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. We […]
The Surprising Story Behind This Shocking Photo of Martin Luther King Jr. Under Attack
Source: Time By OLIVIA B. WAXMAN January 12, 2018 Though such was not the case during his lifetime, it’s uncontroversial today to note that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American hero […]
52% of U.S. Muslims: ‘Traditional understandings of Islam must be reinterpreted to address modern issues’
52% of U.S. Muslims say that traditional understandings of Islam must be reinterpreted to address modern-day issues https://t.co/wNfbp5ctzu pic.twitter.com/VohmHPlyHH — Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) January 12, 2018 Suggested reading […]
Sharia for New Year’s
Source: Gate Stone Institute By Bruce Bawer, who is the author of the new novel The Alhambra (Swamp Fox Editions). His book While Europe Slept (2006) was a New York Times bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. The same reporters and commentators who insist that it is absurd to worry about sharia coming […]