Man who praised Quebec mosque shooter in online videos gets 30 days in jail
Source: The National Post A Quebec man who was found guilty last May of inciting hatred against Muslims has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. The sentence handed to […]
House passes bill to bolster security at synagogues, churches, mosques
Source: The Hill The House on Monday passed a bill aimed at bolstering security at synagogues, churches, mosques and other nonprofit organizations in the wake of recent attacks on houses of […]
Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of North Korean leader, ‘was a CIA informant’
There was a ‘nexus’ between Kim, who was assassinated in 2017, and US intelligence agency, WSJ reports Justin McCurry in Tokyo Tue 11 Jun 2019 08.44 BST Kim Jong-nam, the […]
US envoy decries lack of response from Islamic world to China’s attacks on Uighurs
Source: The Guardian Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have been silent in the face of the mass incarceration of Muslims in Xinjiang By Julian Borger in Washington […]
The US Catholic Church Spent 300 Million in a Year to Defend Against Sex Abuse
The US Catholic Church spent more than $300 million on abuse-related costs in 12 months Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)Between June 2017 and June 2018 the […]
Company part-owned by Jared Kushner got $90m from unknown offshore investors since 2017
Overseas investment flowed to Cadre while Trump’s son-in-law works as US envoy, raising conflict of interest questions Jon Swaine in New York @jonswaine Mon 10 Jun Jared Kushner, who is […]
Rehashing old ideas will not get Palestinians, Israelis closer to solution
Jun 08,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI The recent visit of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his accompanying delegation to Jordan and Israel was some sort […]
U.S. envoy, in interview, does not rule out Israeli annexation in West Bank
Jun 8, 2019 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Israel did not rule out an Israeli move to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, land that the Palestinians […]
A view from Turkey: A synopsis of the current Muslim world
İHSAN AKTAŞ @ihsanaktas Published 07.06.2019 When the Age of Enlightenment began in the West, dark clouds moved in over Islamic countries. At first glance, the Enlightenment emerged as an internal […]
Facebook Canada official admits platform can fuel hate
Facebook Canada’s global director said Thursday the social media giant knew in 2018 it was being used to stir up violence and incite hatred, including against the Rohingya in Myanmar. […]
Facing the facts: Israel cannot escape ICC jurisdiction
Jun 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Chief Military Advocate General of the Israeli military Sharon Afek and the US Department of Defence General Counsel Paul Ney shared a platform […]
Catholic Church spent $10 million on lobbyists in fight to stymie priest sex abuse suits
Source: NBC News By Corky Siemaszko The U.S. Catholic Church spent $10.6 million on lobbyists to prevent victims of clerical sex abuse from suing for damages. According to a new report, […]
As an Iranian American journalist in exile, I’m used to online attacks. But I didn’t expect the State Department to fund them
The Iran Disinformation Project, funded by US taxpayer dollars, repeatedly used its social media accounts to attempt to discredit me. And I wasn’t their only target Negar Mortazavi Washington […]
Is Christianity Losing to Islam?
Suggested reading: If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! Source of the Op Ed: Project Syndicate By Paul Seabright, who is Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse […]
The Future of Christianity and Atheism
June 7, 2019 by Bob Seidensticker A Pew Research study, “The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050,” makes interesting predictions about how religion will change. Part 1 discussed […]
Sikh American to be first in Air Force allowed to keep turban and beard on active duty
Source: NBC News “Today, I feel that my country has embraced my Sikh heritage, and I will be forever grateful for this opportunity.” By Doha Madani The United States Air […]
Today is the Anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad and We Have the Best Collection About Him
Muhammad, in full Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim, (born c. 570, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died June 8, 632, Medina), the founder of Islam and the proclaimer of the Qurʾān. Muhammad […]
While the world watches Donald Trump, it’s missing what’s really going on with US foreign policy
The human stories at the bottom of America’s military and arms supply chains are being told only to those who know where to look Robert Fisk @indyvoices Our leaders know how to bang the war drums and, by and large, we go along with them. The US threatens Iran […]
Pope Francis made this big change to Lord’s Prayer
The Catholic leader changed the phrase “lead us not into temptation” to “do not let us fall into temptation,” as mentioned in the gospel of Matthew 6:13, because the original […]
Sajid Javid was left out of the president’s state banquet – another Muslim thrown under the Trump bus
At first glance, it looks like anyone related to a bus driver is anathema to Trump. He has some little-explored psychological condition. We could call it Routemasterphobia by Nazir […]