Afghanistan papers detail US dysfunction: ‘We did not know what we were doing’
A key theme of the trove of documents published this week was the lack of coherence in Washington’s approach to Afghanistan from the outset by Peter Beaumont Sat 14 […]
BOOK OF THE DAY: The Far Right Today by Cas Mudde review – an alarming new mainstream
India, the US, Brazil … a study of the journey of far-right populists from the fringes to the heart of the world’s democracies Paul Lewis @PaulLewis Email Thu 12 Dec […]
Jersey City shooting suspects “targeted” kosher grocery store, mayor says
Dec 11, 2019 3:25 PM EST The mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, said a shootout that unfolded there Tuesday was the result of a “targeted” attack on a kosher […]
What we know about the Saudi national suspect in the Pensacola Navy base shooting
Nate Chute, Annie Blanks and Joel Shannon USA TODAY Dec 6, 2019 A Saudi national has been identified by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as the suspect in a Friday morning […]
Student leads others to shelter in mosque after stabbing, shooting
by MONIQUE LOPEZ, WLUK StaffThursday, December 5th 2019 In a Dec. 4, 2019, interview, Duua Ahmad describes leading fellow Oshkosh West High School students to safety inside Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s […]
Mike Pompeo scorns the law because powerful men like him never have to follow it
As we know from history, deciding who is right and who is wrong is the only way of bringing peace, for Israel just as much as the Palestinian people Robert […]
Ahmadi Girl’s brave action gave Oshkosh West students shelter after shooting
By Brittany Schmidt OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) – Oshkosh West students ran to a nearby mosque for shelter during a stabbing and officer-involved shooting at their high school Tuesday morning. Surveillance […]
Muslim girl student opens the door of the Mosque to give shelter to students fleeing the latest school shooting in Oshkosh USA
Oshkosh joins communities shaken by a shooting at school as students, parents describe scare By Sarah Razner Oshkosh Northwestern OSHKOSH – Students heard gunshots and ambulances. Teachers rushed them into […]
Turkey’s NATO membership ‘unraveling’ as leaders meet in London
SARAH GLUBB December 04, 2019 Turkey’s military operation against Kurds in Syria and purchase of Russian missile system has escalated tensions within the alliance Ankara hosts a US airbase […]
US Congress condemns China for crackdown on ethnic Muslims
Reuters December 04, 2019 The House of Representatives voted 407-1 to approve the Uighur Human Rights Policy Act The legislation condemns the detention of more than 1 million Uighurs, Kazakhs […]
Afghanistan probe appeal begins at international court (but… !!!)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Prosecutors are appealing to judges at the International Criminal Court to authorize a wide-ranging investigation into alleged crimes in Afghanistan’s brutal conflict. In April, judges rejected a […]
The insidious Islamophobia I experience as a white, blond Muslim — and how I combat it
People assume I’m one of them, safely in the club, and insult Muslims in front of me — not realizing the community they’re insulting is mine, too. Joanna Neborsky […]
Why more Latinos in the U.S. are leaving the Catholic Church for Islam
Hannan Adely NorthJersey.com Published 11:23 AM EST Dec 2, 2019 Luis Lopez battled nerves as he walked to the front of the crowded prayer hall in Union City with his […]
The trouble with religious freedom
Clifford D. May Clifford D. May is president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a columnist for The Washington Times. Some members of Congress disapprove of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom’s prioritization of “freedom of religion or belief.” But this fight may be part of a […]
‘This is where my everything is’: US citizen suddenly faces deportation
Apparent targeting of family whose relative was convicted of terror attack prompts accusations of ‘collective punishment’ Aviva Stahl in New York Sat 30 Nov 2019 A New Yorker […]
Brain-dead at 70? NATO set to ask ‘wise persons’ for help
Nov 27, 2019 – swissinfo.ch By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO is expected to ask a group of “wise persons” to help reform the alliance after U.S. President Donald […]
Freedom of religion or belief ‘continues to be a priority’ for the UK
Staff writer CHRISTIAN TODAY Mon 18 Nov 2019 The Government has told the United Nations that freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) “continues to be a priority for the United […]
Intercultural challenges: Room to Rest or Rest-Room?
While in Bangkok my brother-in-law from USA visited me. My wife was going into a cloth-store, owned by a Thai Sikh family. My brother in law asked the shop keeper: […]
Laying the ground for the new ‘peace process’
Nov 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The recent indications from the United States that it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal […]
Single mom’s car was impounded, then one cop realized she needed urgent help
By Sara Lei – August 5, 2019 There are times in our lives when everything appears to go against us. No matter how hard we try, things just don’t seem […]