Anoka County sheriff going to Israel for security training
By Kim Hyatt Star Tribune December 3, 2019 — 9:23am Anoka County Sheriff James Stuart, seen in 2017, will participate in the Jewish Institute for the National Security of America […]
Defund the police? To protect people of color everywhere in the world, we need to defund the US military
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Independent Our domestic problems are mirroring the horror and violence […]
It is clear how similar Trump and Erdogan are – they are both damaging the unity of their nations
Source: Independent By Sebnem Arsu; Istanbul @sebnemarsu The two men are both looking to protect their strongman image – and clearly share similar ideas about how to deal with protests For […]
Analysis: Has Israel Become America’s Military Contractor in Syria?
Attacks on Syria attributed by foreign sources to Israel, which have become more frequent in recent weeks, are highly consistent with the American strategy Zvi Bar’el Haaretz.com In early May, the U.S. special envoy to Syria, James Jeffrey, summed up American policy in Syria in an interview to […]
Amazon put a Black Lives Matter banner on its web store
Source: Bloomberg Bezos Decries ‘Sickening’ Answer to Black Lives Matter Post By Matt Day Jeff Bezos said he received “a number of sickening but not surprising” responses after publicly supporting the […]
When I moved from India to the US, I believed in the American dream. Now I realize how terrifyingly similar both countries are
Source: Independent I became an American groupie because the India of my youth was bedevilled by poverty and protest. Living in the US for the past two decades — and […]
Michael Jordan Pledges To Donate $100 Million To Racial Justice Efforts
Epigraph: O people! We created you from a male and a female, and made you races and tribes, that you may know one another. The best among you in the […]
Watch: Non-Muslims protect Muslims as they offer prayers amid protests in US
The viral video shows a large number of people surrounding a group of Muslims who were offering their namaaz prayers at one of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest. By: Trends […]
US and Israel team up to thwart war crimes probes
The US secretary of state’s threats to sanction two employees working for the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and their families last month may have been the […]
Race Relations in USA – True Justice and Lasting Peace
5th June 2020 Hassan Wahab, New Jersey, USA There has been widespread condemnation and protest in the United States and around the world over police brutality towards African Americans following the killing of an African American man, George Floyd, on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, while in police custody.[i] […]
Religious Breakdown of Democrats and Republicans
About half of Democratic voters are Christian, down from nearly three-quarters in 2008 Source: Pew Research Center The religious landscape of the United States has undergone major changes since 2008. As the […]
The US military is facing a danger unlike any war – a president seeking to sow division and discord
Trump, who has help polarise the nation according to a number of former commaders now wants to use the military for further incendiary confrontations Kim Sengupta Donald Trump showed a remarkable degree of infatuation with the military when he started his presidency. He was fulsome in his praise towards them […]
Trump believes the US army has got his back. He’s about to get a surprise – and I know why
Protesters have to be protected, writes Robert Fisk – but the question is by whom? And from whom? Like in the Middle East, soldiers are key @indyvoices 14 hours ago […]
The future of commerce needs more diverse voices, Shopify COO says
Source: CNBC By Tyler Clifford KEY POINTS “We stand with our black merchants, our black employees and the black community worldwide,” Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein told CNBC. “We believe the future […]
A picture worth a thousand words: Why we need secularism in every country of the world
‘He wears the armor of God’: evangelicals hail Trump’s church photo op Source: The Guardian The president’s appeal to his base amid protests was derided by some Christians. Others saw […]
Dreams, Visions and Revelation. Dreams – Portals to an Unknown World
Source: Review of Religions By Sabahat Ali Rajput, Missionary Covid-19 has left such a traumatic trail in its wake that it has hijacked our sleep. At 0.125 microns, the virus […]
Trump’s naked use of religion as a political tool draws rebukes from some faith leaders
Source: Washington Post By Toluse Olorunnipa and Sarah Pulliam Bailey Standing in front of the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church as the scent of a chemical irritant hung in the […]
US man receives 10-month sentence for threatening to lynch Muslim politician
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS SILVER SPRING, Maryland Jun 02, 2020 Editor’s note: The videos in the post have been chosen by the Muslim Times A North Carolina man was sentenced Tuesday […]
Trump is a caricature of a Middle East despot – with the Bible in one hand and the military in the other. This is his message to the world
The implication is clear – the moral authority of the American democracy is crumbling. Many have taken note Ahmed Aboudouh @AAboudouh 18 ho The unleashing of angry protest across the […]
Justin Trudeau’s Address in the House of Commons on anti-Black racism in Canada
Additional reading Michael Jordan condemns George Floyd death and ‘ingrained racism’ of US