Minnesota court jails leader of Islamic State plot for 35 years
Source: BBC A man described by a US judge as a leader of a group who plotted to travel to Syria to fight for the Islamic State group has been […]
Turkish Nato officers ‘seek asylum’ after failed coup
Source: BBC A number of Turkish officers posted to Nato have sought asylum since the country’s failed military coup in July, Nato’s secretary-general has said. Jens Stoltenberg said the officers […]
Teens Who Couldn’t Vote Struggle to Accept President Donald Trump
Source: Time By Katy Steinmetz / Berkeley, Calif By 9 p.m. on Election Night, Maya Raiford-Cohen had started sending texts to her fellow students at Berkeley High School, organizing young people […]
USA: Driving While Veiled: Georgia Aims to Ban Muslim Women off The Roads
Driving While Veiled: Georgia Aims to Ban Muslim Women off The Roads 11.16.2016 GEORGIA – State legislators are aiming to ban Muslim women from wearing a Burqa and other head coverings that might disguise their face when they are driving. House Bill 3, filed by state Rep. Jason Spencer, R-Woodbine, […]
LeBron James to donate $2.5 million for Muhammad Ali exhibit
Source: Washington Post By Matt Bonesteel LeBron James has added to his growing philanthropic portfolio with Thursday’s news that he, his charitable foundation and business partner Maverick Carter will donate […]
US: Kamala Harris says suspicious of Donald Trump’s immigration policies
http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/kamala-harris-says-suspicious-of-donald-trumps-immigration-policies-4381752/ The California Senator said she would be staying in Washington DC after the orientation programme to search for a house. Indian-American Kamala Harris, who scripted history by winning a Senate seat, has said she is suspicious of president-elect Donald Trump’s plans to deport 2-3 million undocumented immigrants with criminal […]
Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat brutally attacked in Paris
PARIS Nov 18: According to media reports, Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat was punched in the face and sprayed with teargas by masked attackers in an upmarket area of Paris. The incident happened on November 11. However, it got widely reported in the international media on Thursday, after the actress filed […]
Sanders: If Trump has the ‘guts’ to take on corporate America, he’s got an ally
Source: CNN By Edward Mejia Davis and Jeff Zeleny, CNN President-elect Donald Trump will find himself with an unlikely ally if he makes good on his promise to be an […]
Hillary Clinton in emotional post-election speech: ‘Coming here tonight wasn’t the easiest’
Hillary Clinton Full Children’s Defense Fund Speech – Hillary Clinton Makes First Post-Election Speech at Children’s Defense Fund Event, Admits Appearance ‘Wasn’t the Easiest.’
Muslims in Trump’s America: realities of Islamophobic presidency begin to sink in
Thursday 17 November 2016 13.00 GMTLast modified on Thursday 17 November 2016 18.25 GMT Shares 1,366 Eeman Abbasi speaks during a protest on the University of Connecticut campus against the election of Donald Trump. Photograph: Pat Eaton-Robb/AP Guardian.com Fariha Nizam was sleepy and stressed last Thursday morning when she boarded the Q43 bus, which […]
Why tolerance has a place in Islam and the Middle East
Source: CNN By Yousef Al Otaiba, who is the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States. The views expressed are his own. (CNN) November 16, the International Day […]
Islamophobia growing as anti-extremism policy fails, says MP
Source: The Guardian Labour MP Liam Byrne warns against rhetoric claiming there is a clash of civilisations and a conveyor belt linking faith to extremism. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty BY Alan Travis Home affairs editor A vacuum at the heart of the government’s counter-extremism policy is leading British Muslims to despair in […]
Immigration hard-liner says Trump team preparing for wall, mulling Muslim registry
Source: RNS By Mica Rosenberg and Julia Edwards Ainsley NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) An architect of anti-immigration efforts who says he is advising President-elect Donald Trump said the new administration could […]
There’s a Startling Increase in Major Depression Among Teens in the U.S.
Source: Time BY Susanna Schrobsdorff Describing teens as moody and angsty is an old cliche. That stage of life is loaded with drama and intense feelings. And it was ever thus—just go back read your high school diary for evidence. But while anxiety and sadness aren’t new phenomena among adolescents, there’s […]
Marijuana Appears to Benefit Mental Health: Study
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin A new review suggests cannabis may help mental health disorders Legal access to marijuana, medicinal or otherwise, is growing. In 2016, four states approved recreational use of the drug and four states passed laws related to medical-cannabis access, bringing the total number of states that allow […]
The Case Against Energy Drinks Is Getting Stronger
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin @acsifferlin Nov. 16, 2016 Getty Images New research raises concerns about sugary, caffeine-filled energy drinks and their effects on young people Energy drinks are popular among […]
Scores of Turkish Teachers Have Been Expelled From Pakistan
Source: Time The politically motivated move comes ahead of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit Pakistan has expelled more than 100 Turkish teachers from 28 international schools in response to […]
Mayan ‘nesting doll pyramid’ discovered in Mexico
Source: BBC A third structure has been found within the famous Kukulkan pyramid in eastern Mexico, experts say. The 10m (33t) tall pyramid was found within two other structures that […]
Germany Bans ‘True Religion’ Muslim Group and Raids Mosques
Germany Bans ‘True Religion’ Muslim Group and Raids Mosques By MELISSA EDDY, NOV. 15, 2016 BERLIN — A German organization that calls itself the True Religion and that is known for distributing German-language copies of the Quran was outlawed on Tuesday, after the authorities accused it of recruiting jihadists to […]
Judge: Feds can pursue suit against Bucks town that rejected mosque
Source: Philly.com by Justine McDaniel, STAFF WRITER A U.S. Justice Department lawsuit against Bensalem Township for refusing to allow a local Muslim group to build a mosque will go forward, a judge ruled this week. The request by Bucks County’s largest municipality to have the suit dismissed was denied Monday […]