Let us all demonstrate from our religion or philosophy that every human life is sacred, to curb terrorism. For Islam: Al Quran 5:32/33. pic.twitter.com/02D9UyAdQO — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) May […]
Transcript of the talk Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Tom Ricks says the writings of Winston Churchill and George Orwell still resonate today. Ricks also discusses the generals serving in the Trump […]
On Islam, Trump is consistently inconsistent Source of the article: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor Washington (CNN)Before President Donald Trump delivered his highly anticipated speech in Saudi Arabia […]
Source: BBC Nobel Peace prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says she is “humbled” to become the sixth person to receive an honorary Canadian citizenship. At 19, she is also the youngest […]
Source: The Guardian By George Monbiot Now we know napalm and phosphorus bombs have been dropped on Iraqis, why have the hawks failed to speak out? Did US troops use chemical weapons in Falluja? The answer is yes. The proof is not to be found in the documentary broadcast on Italian […]
Source of text: Independent Site on Triquet Island confirms Heiltsuk Nation’s stories of ancient coastal communities passed on through generations By Chloe Farand 14,000-year-old village discovered in Canada one of oldest settlements ever […]
Dr. Abdullah Hakim Quick (Adopted with permission from the book, Deeper Roots, Muslims in the Americas and the Caribbean from before Columbus to the Present, by Dr. Abdullah Hakim Quick, […]
By Kathryn Reis Our current political climate is not the only instance when Muslim Americans have been framed as foreigners who did not fit into American culture, according to oral historian Zaheer Ali of Brooklyn Historical Society in a lecture Thursday. “Have Muslims become a shorthand way of referring […]
PAST EVENT BROOKINGS INSTITUTION LISTEN TO AUDIODownload the Audio Download the Transcript More Wednesday, Mar 22, 2017 Brookings Institution Saul/Zilkha Rooms 1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20036 […]
In April 1917, Woodrow Wilson cast off the political yoke of neutrality and took the United States into World War I. But this is no ordinary centenary: the realization of Wilson’s vision of a US-led international order is raising many of the same questions today that it raised then. […]
Source:BBC The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said he only accepted the job after being convinced by his wife. Mr Tillerson, former head of Exxon Mobil with no previous political experience, said in an interview he was “stunned” with the invitation. “I didn’t want this job. I didn’t seek this […]
Source: Washington Post By David Decosimo, who teaches religion, ethics and politics at Boston University and is currently writing a book on freedom and domination in Christianity and Islam. America’s […]
After 9/11 it was sort of my ‘hobby’ to ask everyone of my friends, relatives, colleagues and acquaintances: “What was your first and second thought at the moment you saw the collaps of the Twin Towers” ? (we were not even told at the time that there was a ‘Tower […]
Reuters International MAR 5, 2017 – By Sue Horton LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. agents detained an Afghan family of five with valid entry visas at Los Angeles International Airport and have been holding them for several days in California, according to legal papers filed in federal court in […]
I had no idea what racism was until I married a black man. By Chelsie Dort It was a little over two and a half years ago, right before I was about to be married that I was asked the question, “Are you prepared for what you and your […]
by Danny Wicentowski February 23, 2017 Photo by Danny Wicentowksi The Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery was packed with volunteers on Wednesday. Despite the crush of reporters and volunteers filling the Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery Wednesday afternoon, Marc Daniels managed to slide through a gap in the crowd — and suddenly, there […]
in History, Letters| November 11th, 2015 No matter how long I live, the dehumanizing insanity of racism will never fail to astonish and amaze me. Not only does it visit great physical and psychological violence upon its victims, but it leaves those who embrace it unable to feel or reason […]
Trump: "The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful" https://t.co/DkkGxldzbd — CNN (@CNN) February 21, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor Today is February 19, 2018 and it is President’s Day today. Presidents Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February each year. […]
RELIGION FEBRUARY 12, 2017 Women of major religions challenge ‘homogenous’ way of life Saliha Malik, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association, told symposium attendees that the Quran dictates equal rights for men and women. Brad Loper Special to the Star-Telegram BY SARAH BAHARI Members of Christian, Jewish and Muslim […]