Ethnic Uighurs protest Chinese security crackdown
Source: Associated Press By GERRY SHIH BEIJING (AP) — Members of the Uighur Muslim ethnic group held demonstrations in cities around the world to protest a sweeping Chinese surveillance and […]
Anti-Muslim letters to MPs bear hallmarks of earlier hate campaign
Source: The Guardian BY Nick Dowson The ‘Punish a Muslim’ letters, which threaten extreme violence, were received by four MPs. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Anti-Muslim letters and suspicious packages received by MPs […]
Horst Seehofer: Islam does not belong to Germany, says new minister
Source: BBC News Germany’s new interior minister has said he believes “Islam does not belong” to the country, in direct contrast with Chancellor Angela Merkel. Horst Seehofer has long been […]
Muslims lament lack of solidarity over German mosque attacks
Source: Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Muslim groups in Germany are asking for greater solidarity from officials and the general public over a series of attacks against mosques. Several recent […]
Russia Is Now a Rogue State. We Must Treat It Like One
Source: Time By TOM TUGENDHAT Tom Tugendhat is a Conservative Party member of parliament and chairs the U.K. foreign affairs select committee On Monday, British Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed what many already […]
Women Who Are in Shape Are 90% Less Likely to Develop Dementia
Source: Time By ALICE PARK March 14, 2018 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Many factors contribute to dementia — some of which are within your control, and others that are not. […]
Syria war: Thousands flee offensives in Afrin and Ghouta
Source: BBC News More than 60,000 people have fled two separate offensives in Syria in recent days, the UN says. Up to 16,000 people have fled Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, […]
Spy poisoning: Putin most likely behind attack – Johnson
Source: BBC News Russian President Vladimir Putin is “overwhelmingly likely” to have ordered the nerve agent attack on an ex-spy and his daughter, Boris Johnson has said. The foreign […]
‘You never get used to living like this’
Source: BBC News Seven-year-old Rouaa has lived most of her life in a refugee camp and dreams of a better life. The BBC’s Caroline Hawley has been following her story. […]
Florida bridge collapse: 6 killed; rescue shifts to recovery
Source: MSN News By Madison Park, Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, CNN The pedestrian bridge under construction near Florida International University was supposed to enhance safety — letting walkers and […]
‘Love A Muslim’ Day Letter Is A Poignant Answer To Hate Threats
Source: Huffington Post A letter campaign is encouraging violence against British Muslims. An activist wants to counter that hate with love, coffee and cake. By Carol Kuruvilla View image on […]
Law Student Asked To Leave Bar For Wearing Turban: ‘It Broke My Heart’
Source: Huffington Post BY Cindy Arboleda Yahoo Lifestyle PHOTO: AMRIK SINGH VIA FACEBOOK 4.5k A law student was told to remove his turban at a bar by staff claiming the establishment […]
Rule by generals in Washington
KILIÇ BUĞRA KANAT @KilicKanat Mike Pompeo, who has been recently declared to be the new U.S. Secretary of State, is seen during the senate intelligence committee as he was […]
An old story: Looking for a Muslim Voltaire
İBRAHIM KALIN @ikalin1 The fact that Muslims don’t have a Voltaire doesn’t mean that they know nothing about critical reasoning, just like the fact that the West doesn’t have […]
Amber Tamblyn Criticized For Complaint About Hasidic Jews
Source: Huffington Post By Ron Dicker Actress Amber Tamblyn faces backlash after Tweeting that Hasidic Jews in New York City are targeting her. The former “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” […]
Democrats’ Surrender On Torture Is Nearly Complete
Source: Huffington Post By Marcy Wheeler Guest Writer REUTERS/YURI GRIPAS/JOSHUA ROBERTS Former CIA Director John Brennan, Senator Dianne Feinstein, CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel and President Barack Obama. In […]
Staging Muslims: Identity Angst In American Theater
Source: NPR BY BILAL QURESHI In the great cultural ‘awokening‘ that has followed the rise of Donald Trump, the stories of Muslim-Americans wrestling with questions of selfhood, belonging, and bigotry have […]
Top Court Starts Hearings on India’s Contentious Ayodhya Dispute
Source: Bloomberg By Archana Chaudhary and Upmanyu Trivedi India’s Supreme Court today started hearing final arguments by religious groups over ownership of land in the northern […]
Father testifies in Australian court cardinal abused son
Source: Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A father testified in an Australian court Thursday that his son said he was sexually abused by Vatican Cardinal George Pell during a […]
China tells Vatican it’s fighting illegal organ transplants
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — Chinese health authorities told a Vatican trafficking conference that Beijing’s efforts to crack down on illegal “underground” organ transplants have resulted […]