Remembering Malcolm X Can Help Overcome Racism and Sectarianism
Remembering Malcolm X Source: AMUST By Bilal Cleland is a keen reader, a prolific writer and a regular columnist of AMUST based in Melbourne. This is a time when many […]
In Detroit, one organization is schooling Muslims on racial justice
Source: Religion News Service By Aysha Khan (RNS) — It began, as so many social justice movements these days do, on Twitter. Namira Islam, a Bangladeshi-American lawyer living in Detroit, […]
A US Domestic Terrorist, Who Worked for Coast Guard — Terrorism Called by Any Other Name Smells Just As Terrible
Coast Guard officer allegedly wanted to conduct a mass killing, had political and media hit list https://t.co/3GWioDEPnU pic.twitter.com/Wm4Ttur9WQ — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 20, 2019 Suggested reading: The Root Cause […]
Even Trump’s America gives asylum seekers faster working rights than the UK – we must end this cruel ban
The change we’re requesting is so small as far as government policy is concerned – we’re asking for the UK to catch up with the rest of the western world […]
The Creeping Liberalism in American Islam
Source: New York Times By Mustafa Akyol Since 9/11, a recurrent theme in the far-right circles of America has been “creeping Shariah.” It reflects the fear that Islamic law will […]
US House panel opens probe into Trump’s plans to transfer nuclear tech to Saudi
ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON Published20.02.2019 Reuters Photo The House Oversight committee opened an investigation Tuesday into the Trump administration’s plans to transfer “highly sensitive” nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia. The […]
Vatican admits to secret rules for children of priests
By Ben Westcott (CNN) The Vatican has revealed that it maintains secret guidelines for priests who father children despite their vows of celibacy. “I can confirm that guidelines exist; it […]
Book Review: American Justice 2014 Nine Clashing Visions on the Supreme Court
Source: University of Pennsylvania Press By Garrett Epps, who is a contributing writer for the Atlantic and the American Prospect. His most recent book, American Epic: Reading the U.S. Constitution, […]
Why Is This Cross-Shaped Memorial Constitutional?
Source: The Atlantic By Garrett Epps; Professor of constitutional law at the University of Baltimore Could the United States put “In Jesus Christ We Trust” on its coins? Justice Antonin […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim community Dayton celebrates its annual interfaith Martin Luther King event
“Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) is an example for all; Martin Luther King’s dream was dream of Islam“, said Imam shamshad of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Report by Dr […]
U.S. pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated – sources
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 18, 2019 FILE PHOTO: A picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen at a train station in Damascus, Syria, September 12, 2018. […]
Key strains and institutions of Islam explained
Source: The Economist Sunnis: followers of the sunnah, or tradition, of the Prophet Muhammad. They make up more than 80% of Muslims worldwide. Shia: followers of the Prophet’s son-in-law, Ali, […]
Call to ban killer robots in wars
By Pallab GhoshScience correspondent, BBC News, Washington DC 15 February 2019 Image captionThis is not about terminator robots but “conventional weapons systems with autonomy” A group of scientists has called […]
US ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick defrocked over abuse claims
Source: BBC Theodore McCarrick is the most senior Catholic figure to be dismissed from the priesthood in modern times. US Church officials said allegations he had sexually assaulted a teenager five decades ago were credible. Mr McCarrick, 88, had previously resigned but said he had “no recollection” of the alleged […]
Why the pope’s upcoming summit needs to do a full accounting of the cover-up of sexual abuse
Source: The Conversation By Timothy D. Lytton; Distinguished University Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University Pope Francis is gathering 200 bishops and heads of religious orders from around the […]
The West is encouraging a vicious war between Sunnis and Shias — that’s the real truth about Iran and Saudi Arabia
It is pitiful to listen to Netanyahu blathering on about ‘the last anniversary of the revolution [the Iranians] will celebrate’ if Iran attacks Tel Aviv. It is equally pitiful to listen to a Revolutionary Guards commander claiming that Iran could demolish entire cities in Israel if the US attacked Iran […]
Sunni Jihad Is Going Local
Source: The Atlantic By Hassan Hassan; Co-author of ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror Future extremists will focus not on exporting violence to the West, but on building influence in […]
Common weed killer glyphosate increases cancer risk by 41%, study says
By Emily Dixon, CNN CNN — Glyphosate, an herbicide that remains the world’s most ubiquitous weed killer, raises the cancer risk of those exposed to it by 41%, a new […]
N.J. Catholic dioceses release names of 188 priests and deacons accused of sexual abuse of children
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
If Trump and his friends seriously cared about antisemitism, Ilhan Omar wouldn’t be their priority
Ilhan Omar was accused of being antisemitic for tweeting about AIPAC Democrats and Republicans alike have seemed much more eager to make an issue of a progressive’s jokes about a […]