FBI: Minnesota mall attacker newly interested in Islam
Source: Associated Press By AMY FORLITI ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — The man who stabbed 10 people at a Minnesota mall had become interested in Islam in the last several […]
Mormon videos spur question: Should aging LDS apostles be able to retire?
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By PEGGY FLETCHER STACK The recently leaked videos of Mormon authorities discussing sometimes-thorny issues behind closed doors exposed no stunning secrets or unexpected statistics. But […]
Ahmadiyya Caliph criticizes ‘extremist mullahs’
The true teaching of Islam has been misinterpreted by clerics, says the leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at s gives a Friday sermon at the International Centre. (HINA ALAM /TORONTO STAR) by Hina Alam, Staff Reporter The […]
No self respecting woman can vote for Trump, after he brags in 2005 video, he has license to grope women
Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005 Source: Washington Post By David A. Fahrenthold October 8 at 12:44 AM Donald Trump bragged in vulgar terms about kissing, […]
Scale of sexual abuse in UK universities likened to Savile and Catholic scandals
theguardian: by Sally Weale and David Batty — Stories of more than 100 women shared with Guardian expose pattern of harassment which remains largely hidden Have you been affected by sexual harassment at university? Female academics, undergraduates and PhD students all contacted the Guardian with reports of abuse by predominantly […]
‘Racist’ Gandhi statue banished from Ghana university campus
theguardian: by Jason Burke — Accra academics win removal of Mahatma sculpture after petition denouncing Indian leader and saying African heroes ‘come first’ The Ghana university Gandhi statue, a focus for claims that the Indian leader was racist towards black South Africans. Photograph: Christian Thompson/AP A statue of Mahatma Gandhi […]
CALIPHATE IN THE LATTER DAYS PANEL: MUSLIMM NEWS
CASTRO VALLEY LIBRARY – Interfaith America here hosted Sunday August 28 hosted a panel discussion on ‘ CALIPHATE IN THE LATTER DAYS – an exploration of the reasons of the acts of ISIS in Iraq, Syria and beyond and the possible solutions. Top San Francisco Bay Area panelists Prof. Abdul […]
Polygamy – equal treatment ?
My (senior) wife came across the following story on ‘social media’ and could not refrain from reading it to me: ” Haji Ali had two wives. He tried his level best to treat them both equally. It so happened that by chance both of them died on the same day. […]
St. Louis-area Muslims post ‘HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK’ billboard
Source: St.Louis Post By Kristen Taketa St. Louis Muslims are assuring people, in case they’re still unclear: Muslims are against ISIS as much as anybody else. A new billboard on […]
Mike Pence Disavows Donald Trump’s Earlier Proposal Barring Muslims
Source: The New York Times By ALAN RAPPEPORT The Trump campaign appeared to disavow one of its most provocative policy proposals on Thursday, as Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana said […]
New York Archdiocese Offers Compensation Program for Sexual Abuse Victims
Source: The New York Times By SHARON OTTERMAN and SAMANTHA SCHMIDT The Archdiocese of New York has established an independent programthat will allow victims of sexual abuse by members of […]
Hurricane Matthew: Flash-flooding in Haiti
Source: BBC The video shows the devastation done by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. The BBC’s Nick Bryant reports from the town of Fond Parisien. Original Story
Why Trump will not attack Hillary over Bill’s affairs
Source: BBC Filmed and edited by David Botti. Researcher Soraya Auer Donald Trump has said he will not bring up stories about Bill Clinton’s infidelities in this Sunday’s US presidential […]
In search of Burma’s wizards saints
Source: BBC By Fanny Potkin 6 October 2016 “I can see your future and that of everyone I meet,” smiled U Aung Baung, as the gilded dome of the legendary […]
The robot that can feel the world around it
Source: BBC Robot explorers that can feel their surroundings – and translate those physical feelings back to their controllers – could change the way we delve into the deep. For […]
U.S. admits record number of Muslim refugees in 2016
Source: Pew Research Center BY PHILLIP CONNOR A total of 38,901 Muslim refugees entered the U.S. in fiscal year 2016, making up almost half (46%) of the nearly 85,000 refugees who entered the country in that period, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from the State Department’s […]
Americans are divided over which public bathrooms transgender people should use
Source: Pew Research Center BY Michael Lipka A senior editor focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. As the visibility of transgender Americans has increased in recent years, it has been […]
An ex-FBI interrogator’s tips on handling debate lies
Source: BBC Debate season has arrived, giving fact-checkers plenty of work. Plenty of half-truths (and outright non-truths) were uttered during the Clinton-Trump debate last week, and Tuesday’s Kaine-Pence head-to-head saw […]
The American chess champion challenging Iran’s hijab fetish
Source: The Washington Post By Asra Q. Nomani and Masih Alinejad Asra Q. Nomani is a former Wall Street Journal reporter and a co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement. Masih […]
Independence: Ahmadiyya commends Nigerians’ sacrifices
ON OCTOBER 7, 2016 The Amir, Head Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria; Dr Mashuud Fashola has commended the unique and unflinching sacrifices made by Nigerians since independence. Dr Fashola gave this commendation during his Friday sermon, saying the citizens must be ready to put government on its toes to deliver on […]