Source: CNN “What was important here was that this worked and was safe in animals similar to humans,” said Elaine Lissner, executive director of the Parsemus Foundation, the medical research organization behind Vasalgel that is also leading the trials. A new study, published Tuesday, involved 16 male monkeys receiving injections […]
Source: http://www.ckwstv.com/2017/02/05/kingston-welcomes-islamunderstood/ Kingston Welcomes #IslamUnderstood Kingston, ON, Canada / CKWS TV | CKWS Newswatch | February 05, 2017 09:54 am On Saturday, 30 communities across Canada took part in #IslamUnderstood, a campaign by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Kingston was one of those 30 locations, holding an event at the Isabel Turner Public Library in […]
Source: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_30776901/i-am-muslim-ask-me-anything By Peter Jasinski, pjasinski@sentinelandenterprise.com UPDATED: 02/06/2017 06:52:39 AM EST Ahmadiyya Muslim Community member Nasir Ahmad Soodhun stands ready to answer the questions of local residents in downtown Fitchburg on Saturday morning. SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE / PETER JASINSKI Sentinel and Enterprise staff photos can be ordered by visiting our […]
New mosque rises in North Philadelphia SAM NEW As Islam faces hostilities from the White House, the religion is growing in Philly. Turn onto North Broad Street around the corner from Joe Frazier’s old gym, and emerging on the skyline is a new architectural feature: the dome of a mosque. […]
Source: http://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2017/02/05/race-strengthen-local-partnerships/97529348/ MUNCIE, Ind. – R.A.C.E. (Reconciliation Achieved through Community Engagement) Muncie will have its next regular meeting 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, at Minnetrista. This month’s meeting will focus on strengthening the group’s partnerships with other organizations and groups in the community that are dedicated to social justice and […]
“We Are Proud Of Our Neighbors”, said Imam Shamshad of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Report by : Riyaz Ahmed, Chicago Pastor Scott of United Methodist Church, Glen Ellyn had reached out to Imam Shamshad earlier this week and raised his concerns about the recent situations in Unites States about Muslims. He […]
Source: CNN As President Donald Trump’s White House attempts to embark on a period of order and discipline, many in Washington are greeting the news with a collective eye roll. At the start of Trump’s third week in office, top advisers are trying to move beyond the infighting and feuds […]
oveEpigraph – Quran about Jesus’ refugee status: And We made the son of Mary and his mother a Sign, and gave them refuge on an elevated land of green valleys […]
By Saeed Qureshi Mr. president God bless you but the start of your tenure of four years as the president of the United States of America seems to be thorny. […]
Source: The Daily Beast John Yoo, who once advised President George W. Bush to take “vigorous, perhaps extreme, measures to protect the nation” in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, wrote in an opinion column in The New York Times on Monday that he believes President Trump’s […]
Source: CNN Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders accused President Donald Trump of falling short of commitments to middle-class voters, pointing to his Cabinet and senior advisers’ ties to Wall Street. “This guy is a fraud,” Sanders told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” Sunday. “This guy ran for president […]
Feb 02,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI Never in my life, which has spanned the United States and the Arab world, have I experienced a moment such as the past week when ordinary Americans and ordinary Arabs shared exactly the same sentiments of personal vulnerability, indignity and political […]
Source: The Guardian The US appeals court has denied the justice department’s request for an immediate reinstatement of Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. The ninth US circuit court of appeals […]
CRANBROOK, B.C. — A B.C. Supreme Court judge found two people guilty Friday of taking a girl into the United States for a sexual purpose. by: Canadian Press CRANBROOK, B.C. — A B.C. Supreme Court judge found two people guilty Friday of taking a girl into the United States for a sexual purpose. Justice […]
Source: The Daily Beast According to a report in The Washington Post, Eric Trump went to Uruguay in early January for a trip to promote the Trump Organization. It ended up costing U.S. taxpayers nearly $100,000 in hotel rooms for Secret Service and embassy staff. During the trip, Trump reportedly […]
Source: CNN The US Special Forces raid in central Yemen on January 29 is further evidence of two things: al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) remains a formidable, resilient enemy — and is more deeply entrenched in Yemen’s tribal society than ever. The raid, in the province of al-Bayda, […]
Source: The Daily Beast The men who came ashore from the Mexican Navy’s landing ship Papaloapan wore blue jerseys over their uniforms emblazoned with a single word in big white letters. “MARINA” They were Mexican Marines, landing in Mississippi in September of 2005 to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane […]
Feb 01,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen It is significant that there have been demonstrations at airports and in cities across the US against Donald Trump’s decree banning citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries from entering the US for months until “extreme vetting” procedures decide who may be admitted. US […]
Reuters International FEB 2, 2017 – DAY 9 / JANUARY 28: Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump agreed to try to rebuild U.S.-Russia ties and to cooperate in Syria, the Kremlin said, after the two men spoke for the first time since Trump’s inauguration. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (reuters_tickers) By […]
Source: The Daily Beast On the dark and cloudy morning in Brooklyn after Donald Trump’s election-night upset, 20 members of the nonprofit Make the Road New York gathered in the conference room of their office for an all-hands emergency meeting. The Latino and working-class organizing group, which specializes in immigrant […]