Supreme Court Rules Former Detainees Cannot Sue Bush Administration Officials
Source: NPR BY MERRIT KENNEDY The Supreme Court has ruled that six men detained after the September 11 attacks are not legally able to sue top officials from the Bush […]
‘Deadlier than terrorism’ – the right’s fatal obsession with red tape
Guardian: Everyone loves to hate “red tape”. The EU rules and regulations that supposedly restrict Britain’s freedom were the primary theme of the non-racist wing of the leave campaign during the referendum. Brexit, we continue to be told by its champions, is a golden opportunity to make a “bonfire of […]
Muslims today face a deep malaise. We must confront it
Source: The Guardian By Nabil Echchaibi My existential crisis as a Muslim man haunts me to the core of my being. Amid the horrendous nihilism of Isis, the dull orthodoxy of […]
UK PM May says Islamophobia is a form of extremism, marking shift in rhetoric
Source: The Guardian By Alan Travis Home affairs editor The prime minister had previously made it clear her ‘drive against extremism’ was aimed at radical Islamist ideology Theresa May’s Downing […]
Suspect in London Mosque Attack Is Facing Terror Charges
Source: Time Associated Press 9:17 AM ET (LONDON) — British media have identified the suspect held in connection with the van attack outside a London mosque as Darren Osborne, from […]
Uber’s Finance Head Leaves Amid $708 Million Loss
Source: Fortune Uber Technologies Inc’s head of finance is leaving as the ride-hailing company reported continued big losses for the first quarter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The […]
The Killing of a Muslim Teen in Virginia is Being Investigated as Road Rage, Police Say
Source: Time By Ryan Kilpatrick 4:31 AM ET Police in northern Virginia say they are investigating the killing of a Muslim teenager Sunday as an incident of road rage. Fairfax […]
Syria conflict: US jet ‘downs Iranian-made drone’
Source: BBC News A US jet has shot down an Iranian-made drone operated by forces backing the Syrian government in the south of the country, American officials say. The drone […]
India arrests 15 for cheering Pakistan in Champions Trophy
Source: BBC News Fifteen Muslim men have been arrested in India for allegedly shouting “anti-India and pro-Pakistan” slogans during the Champions Trophy cricket final. The men were denied bail in […]
The news media offer slanted coverage of Muslim countries’ treatment of women
Source: Washington Post By Rochelle Terman Are Muslims inherently misogynist? Many Americans seem to think so. Public opinion data reveal anxiety about whether Islam is compatible with Western values. A […]
Upright Opinion: God Should be Scientifically Explored
By Saeed Qureshi: The writer is a senior journalist, former editor of Diplomatic Times and a former diplomat. Since universe is all scientific, its origin and Creator should be explored […]
In Germany, a new ‘feminist’ Islam is hoping to make a mark
Source: Washington Post By Anthony Faiola and Stephanie Kirchner June 17 BERLIN — Inside the red-brick building that now houses the German capital’s newest and perhaps most unusual mosque, Seyran […]
Finsbury Park attack: Theresa May condemns ‘sickening’ terror attack
Source: BBC News A terror attack near a London mosque is “every bit as sickening” as others in recent weeks, Theresa May says. A man drove a van into worshippers […]
Hours after Trump’s travel ban took effect, someone burned down a small-town Texas mosque
Source: BuzzFeed News Hours after Trump’s travel ban took effect, someone burned down a small-town Texas mosque. Since then, the mosque has drawn $1 million in donations and countless rosy […]
Officials: 17-year-old Muslim girl assaulted and killed after leaving Virginia mosque
Source: The Washington Post By Faiz Siddiqui, Julie Zauzmer and Sarah Pulliam Bailey June 19 at 9:05 AM (Update: Killing of Muslim teenager not being investigated as a hate crime, […]
Israel goodwill Ramadan efforts cut after Palestinian attack
Source: Associated Press By IAN DEITCH JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel revoked on Sunday the permits of 200,000 Palestinians to enter Israel that were approved for the holy month of Ramadan […]
India internet shutdowns ‘violate human rights’
Source: BBC News Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said India needs to cease “arbitrary restrictions” on internet and phone services. The organisation said state governments had imposed 20 temporary internet […]
India: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Qadian stands with their Hindu Brothers
Tariq Ahmad. K, Incharge, Press & Media, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at India. http://www.alislam.org | http://www.ahmadiyyamuslimjamaat.in | http://www.mta.tv Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Qadian stands with his Hindu neighbourhood and appeals to the Government to take necessary action against such elements that are trying to disturb communal harmony in Qadian. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community […]
UK Home Secretary says attack on Muslims outside mosque being treated as terror incident
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Finsbury Park mosque attack: Police treating van crash as terrorist incident, says […]
Texas Governor Signs New Adoption Law, discriminating against Non-christians
Texas Governor Signs Christians First ‘Religious Freedom’ Adoption Law June 16, 2017 by Michael Stone 18 Comments New adoption law allows discrimination against non-Christians: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law legislation allowing publicly funded agencies to deny non-Christians the ability to adopt a child in need. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/06/texas-governor-signs-christians-first-religious-freedom-adoption-law/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=BRSS&utm_campaign=Nonreligious&utm_content=367 Reuters reports: The Texas governor […]