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 […]
US police social media surveillance unfairly targeted Muslims, report says
ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON EPA Photo A social media monitoring tool used by the Boston Police Department to identify potential threats swept up the posts of people using the hashtag #MuslimLivesMatter […]
View from Turkey: Proxy wars are over, when will the US wake up?
MELIH ALTINOK @melihaltinok The Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have capitalized much on terrorists, especially since the 9/11 attacks. For instance, al-Qaeda – which emerged from among the […]
Why we should fear the ‘Washington establishment’ figures who are pulling the strings in the Trump administration
The poor judgement of the very people who are meant to be a restraining force on Trump was shown when Tillerson made a classic blunder that may have negative results […]
The ‘ultimate deal’ keeps popping up
Jordan Times – Hasan Abu Nimah Donald Trump began talking about his ability to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict even before he took office. He did not seem to believe that relentless failure of decades of efforts to deal with the issue, American or otherwise, were related to the complex […]
Black History Month: Recognising black contributions and atoning for our past
Feb 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby This is Black History Month, an important time to reflect on the contributions African Americans have made to the history of the United States of America. It is important because, as we have discovered, in too many instances these contributions have […]
To Know Muslim History is to Know Black History.
February 21, 2017 by Hakeem Muhammad True Black history has been obfuscated and replaced with nefarious Eurocentric myths. Africa is portrayed as a place without history: primitive, inferior and impoverished. […]
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By Imam Shamshad Nasir of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community invited by Caro’s District library to Introduce True Islam to Residents
“Ahmadiyya Muslim community is a progressive, peaceful and inclusive community and believes the long-awaited Messiah of the later days has come in the person of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian”, said Imam Shamshad A. Nasir of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Rochester Hills. Report by Muhammed Ahmad Detroit CARO, MI area […]
Pope’s briefing system under scrutiny after Chile gaffe
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Just how well informed is Pope Francis about the goings-on in his 1.2-billion strong Catholic Church? That question is making […]
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 […]
Trump’s self-deluding generals
Jan 31,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen When Donald Trump ceded his authority over military operations to commanders on the ground and, even, pilots in the air over Afghanistan, […]
Pope sends sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate bishop
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — After coming under excoriating public criticism, Pope Francis has decided to send the Vatican’s most respected sex crimes expert to […]
PM Trudeau urges Canadians to stand up against Islamophobia
Source: The Daily Sabah and the French Press Agency (AFP) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Monday for Canadians to stand up against Islamophobia and discrimination as he paid tribute to […]
Pence’s Middle East
Jan 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby US Vice President Michael Pence’s recent foray into Middle East politics has been nothing short of a disaster. Because he sees […]
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 […]
Muslims and Mormons champion religious freedom in Guatemala
By Jason Swensen @JNSwensen Published: January 29, 2018 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Julio Alvarado, public affairs director for the Central America Area, delivers remarks at the Convention of the Muslim Ahmadiyya […]
We cannot win in Afghanistan because we do not know why we are there
Source: NY Times By Steve Coll is the author of the forthcoming “Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” “The United States is not losing […]