Cat Stevens: ‘Alliance of Virtue (or Get Your Bags Together)’
Source: Huffington Post By Yusuf Islam / Cat Stevens; Musician, Artist, Writer, Producer and Philanthropist As we settle down into the grip of another New Year, the past slips further […]
FBI to Muslim Immigrants: Snoop for Us or Get Deported
The need for information about possible internal threats creates some predictably twisted incentives. Scott Shackford|Jan. 29, 2016 11:50 am Those who have followed the frustrating stories about the secretive operations of the federally controlled “no-fly” lists may have read about the accusations that some individuals who were on the list […]
The Religious Sources of Christian Terrorism
Huff Post: by Babak Rahimi, Associate Professor of Communication, Culture and Religion at University of California, San Diego — News reports live a short life in the media. Many seem to have already forgotten the militant organization that continues to occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. But then many […]
Zika virus ‘spreading explosively,’ WHO leader says
Source: CNN (CNN)The Zika virus is “is now spreading explosively” in the Americas, the head of the World Health Organization said Thursday, with another official estimating between 3 million to […]
The Religious Sources of Christian Terrorism
KKK rally For the Muslim Times’ collection to counter terrorism Source: Huffington Post By Babak Rahimi; Associate Professor of Communication, Culture and Religion at University of California, San Diego News reports live […]
Delegates at Davos held a meeting about the dangers of autonomous ‘killer robots’
Delegates to the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos were reportedly very interested in the ‘killer robots’ issue Doug Bolton @DougieBolton Monday 25 January 2016 6 comments A robot owned by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots distributes promotional literature calling for a ban on fully autonomous weapons in Parliament […]
Voters warm to candidates who are not religious
Source: Religious News Service (RNS) On the growing list of ways the “outsiders” election of 2016 is upsetting conventional political wisdom, here’s a new entry: A contender’s lack of strong […]
Canada: Saadia Muzaffar, founder of TechGirls Canada
http://www.chatelaine.com/living/ms-chatelaine/saadia-muzaffar-women-stem/ Age: 37 Occupation: Founder, TechGirls Canada; senior director of marketing, AudienceView Born: Karachi, Pakistan Lives: Toronto Loves: Fly fishing, baklava, smashing the boys’ club If you’re a woman pursuing a career in the notoriously male-dominated fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), you’ve got your work cut out for you. Just 10 to […]
One dead as FBI arrests Oregon occupation leader and others
January 27 2016 Ammon Bundy arrives to address the media at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon on January 5, 2016. Reuters Reuters The leader of an armed occupation at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon and others were arrested on Tuesday after shots were fired during a […]
US on Syria
Jan 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF The much-anticipated Geneva negotiations between the Syrian opposition and the Damascus regime did not take place on January 25, as planned. Dubbed “Geneva 3”, the meeting, also called proximity talks, would have launched a long and arduous political process, under Security […]
FBI: Milwaukee man planned mass shooting at Masonic temple
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Derived from Al Quran 5:32/33) By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN A 23-year-old Milwaukee resident charged […]
Zika virus: Outbreak ‘likely to spread across Americas’ says WHO
Source: BBC The Zika virus is likely to spread across nearly all of the Americas, the World Health Organization has warned. The infection, which causes symptoms including mild fever, conjunctivitis […]
‘Putin is corrupt’ says US Treasury
Source: BBC The US Treasury has told a BBC investigation that it considers Russian President Vladimir Putin to be corrupt. The US government has already imposed sanctions on Mr Putin’s […]
Kennedy holds first live television news conference on Jan 25, 1961
Source: History channel On this day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy becomes the first U.S. president to hold a live televised news conference. From a podium in the State […]
Biden: We are prepared for military solution against Daesh in Syria
IN RIGHT DIRECTION: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and US Vice President Joe Biden in Istanbul. (AP) ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 24 January 2016 ISTANBUL: US Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the US and Turkey were prepared for a military solution against Daesh in Syria should […]
Finally a sensible, but difficult, path to reducing terrorism
Jan 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The difference between the sensible and superficial approaches to tackling the scourge of terrorism and other forms of violent extremism by groups such as Daesh was as clear as possible last week, in two efforts by the US government and the […]
Canceled flights pile up as major storm threatens Eastern US
A man walks in the snow after a winter storm arrived in Washington on Friday. (Reuters) SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | AP Published — Friday 22 January 2016 NEW YORK: Airlines canceled 2,800 flights Friday to, from or within the US, as a blizzard swings up the East Coast, according to flight […]
After talks with GCC, Kerry says confident Syria talks can proceed
US Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states pose for a picture on Saturday after their meeting in Riyadh. (SPA) REUTERS Published — Saturday 23 January 2016 RIYADH: US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday he was confident Syria peace talks […]
What 5 Muslim Women Think About Dolce & Gabbana’s New Hijab Line
Reactions to the new fashion line are mixed. Earlier this month, Dolce & Gabbana garnered international headlines when the Italian fashion line announced it had designed a new hijab and abaya collection for Muslim […]
US implements new visa requirements
dw.com © Provided by Deutsche Welle The US has imposed new visa requirements on 38 nationalities – including most Europeans – that have recently traveled to Iran, Syria, Iraq or Yemen. Added restrictions also imposed on dual citizens of those countries.Washington on Thursday began requiring visas for Europeans and Asians […]