Express Tribune: LOS ANGELES: The man behind the anti-Islam video blamed for sparking deadly protests in the Muslim world was jailed in the US for a year Wednesday for breaching the terms of his probation for a previous offense. Mark Basseley Youssef, 55, will serve the sentence in a US federal […]
GREG RISLING, Associated Press, LINDA DEUTSCH, Associated Press seattle PI LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California man behind an anti-Muslim film that led to violence in many parts of the […]
ARAB NEWS WASHINGTON: World leaders have hailed US President Barack Obama’s sweeping re-election, with allies pledging to deepen cooperation with the US on fighting the world economic slump and maintaining security across the globe. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Crown Prince Salman congratulated Obama and wished […]
By Council on American-Islamic Relations OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 7, 2012 — Muslim civil rights group asks Tulsa bank to review discriminatory ‘no hats’ policy OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on Tulsa’s Valley National Bank to review […]
The Funny Moments of 2012 US Election Campaign
Source: Asiatimes: LAS VEGAS – So he’s done it. Way beyond demographics, the ground game, getting the turnout, the micro-targeting of voters, the worries about suppression of black and Hispanic early voters in Ohio and Florida, and over 55% of women voting for him, Barack Obama inherits his second term […]
The events of past weeks, months and years, have portrayed the life and character of The Prophet of Islam in a derogatory and negative manner through a video, literature, caricatures and oral form by individuals who seem to have questionable motives. Unfortunately, the reaction to these demeaning portrayals by the […]
Religious Right is Dead: By Damian Thomson Daily Telegraph: Guys – have a quick puff of your joint before heading down the aisle with your boyfriend. In addition to re-electing […]
US President Barack Obama tells his supporters he returns to the White House “more determined and more inspired than ever”. Barack Obama has promised that the “best is yet to […]
Shortly before 1 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Mitt Romney appeared at the Boston Convention Center to deliver a concession speech. He was greeted by cheers and whistles in anticipation of […]
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BY CARLA HINTON chinton@opubco.com An Oklahoma Muslim civil rights group is trying to help an Oklahoma native return from the Middle East to visit his terminally ill mother. Adam Soltani, […]
RT: While persisting gas shortages have kept New York and New Jersey running on empty, another coastal storm is approaching, threatening to set back the already-devastated regions when it strikes on Wednesday. Hurricane Sandy left more than 100 dead, caused $20 billion in damages, and left more than 8.5 million […]
A new study commissioned by the federal government recommends that Canada legalize polygamy and change legislation to help women and children living in plural relationships. The paper by three law professors at Queen’s University in Kingston argues that a Charter challenge to Section 293 of the Criminal Code banning polygamy […]
Until 38 years ago, the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual listed homosexuality as a mental disorder. Today, gay marriage is legal in six states and the District of Columbia, and 53% of Americans think gay marriage should be legal everywhere. The gay marriage fight isn’t over, but it’s […]
Source: The New York Times By AARON B. O’CONNELL Published: November 4, 2012 IN 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower left office warning of the growing power of the military-industrial complex […]
Source: Huff Post. By Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate in Economics The current financial crisis makes it very clear that our current financial system is not sustainable. This is the opportune time […]
According to Encyclopedia Britannica: George Alfred Leon Sarton, (born Aug. 31, 1884, Ghent—died March 22, 1956, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.), Belgian-born U.S. scholar and writer whose voluminous research and publications concerning the history of science did much to make the subject an independent discipline. A student of chemistry, celestial mechanics, and mathematics at the University […]
NY Times: Aaron B. OConnell: IN 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower left officewarning of the growing power of the military-industrial complex in American life. Most people know the term the president popularized, but […]
UA Muslim community thrives despite small size November 5, 2012 | Filed under: Featured Story,News | Posted by: Ashanka Kumari When Rashmee Sharif wakes up each day, she begins with a prayer. This is something that she will do four more times before the day’s end. Sharif, a second-year master […]