Muslim-Majority City Council Elected in Michigan Hamtramck is believed to be first U.S. city with the distinction; 4 of 6 seats filled by Muslims The city of Hamtramck, Mich., was once mainly Polish and Catholic. Now, by some estimates, its Muslim population has surpassed 50%, and the city council will […]
Saying he takes “full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred,” he asked that the university community listen to each other’s problems and “stop intimidating each other.” “This is not […]
St Nicholas Cathedral, the Mother Church of the Diocese of Newcastle, in partnership with Newcastle Council of Faiths hosting a special seminar ‘Common Ground for the Common Good’ to promote […]
“Islam has no relevance with Violence and Terrorism”, said Imam Shamshad Report by Nadeem Raza Chicago There was an interfaith meeting in UCC Glendale Heights, IL on Sunday October 18th. […]
Source: The Guardian There have been so many memorable moments in the race for the Republican presidential nomination so far, but one really sticks out.Donald Trump, when asked to name […]
Source: USA Today HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — Hamtramck residents have elected a Muslim majority to its city council, symbolizing the demographic changes that have transformed the city once known for being a […]
Source: Religious News Service (RNS) Americans as a whole are growing less religious, but those who still consider themselves to belong to a religion are, on average, just as committed to their faiths as they were in the past — in certain respects even more so. The 2014 U.S. Religious Landscape Study, released […]
Source: Pew Research Center Modest Drop in Overall Rates of Belief and Practice, but Religiously Affiliated Americans Are as Observant as Before Is the American public becoming less religious? Yes, […]
Source: Pew Research Center Religions Explore religious groups in the U.S. by tradition, family and denomination Christian70.6% Evangelical Protestant25.4% Mainline Protestant14.7% Historically Black Protestant6.5% Catholic20.8% Mormon1.6% Orthodox Christian0.5% Jehovah’s Witness0.8% […]
Source: Middle East Eye Nafeez Ahmed Thursday 8 October 2015 14:28 UTC The Islamic State group is little more than the proxy bastard child of a New Cold War that […]
Oct 01,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The bizarre, often make-believe, world of the United States’ fight against dangerous terrorist organisations and militants has suffered a bad few weeks, and there are no signs of things getting better soon. This is a critical moment in that tug-of-war […]
By John Heilprin OCT 15, 2015 – 09:20 The burnt-out MSF hospital after explosions in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on October 3 (Keystone) A Swiss-based world body for investigating breaches of international humanitarian law says it has requested permission from the United States and Afghanistan – and already prepared an […]
Tel Aviv and Washington are looking to extend a 10-year aid package worth about $3 billion annually Published: 14:33 October 8, 2015 Reuters Occupied Jerusalem: The United States may resume talks on its defence grants to Israel when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington next month, an aide to President […]
Source: news-journal.com | hendersondailynews.com Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Fort Worth is organizing an interfaith event called “Purpose of Man on Earth” from 2 to 4 p.m. today at the Henderson Civic Center, 1500 […]
EYAD ABU SHAKRA ARABNEWS.COM Published — Saturday 10 October 2015 Like many, I listened the other day to Barack Obama talking about the Russian military intervention in Syria. In his talk the American president criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin’s refusal to distinguish between the Daesh and Syria’s moderate opposition, […]
by JIM MIKLASZEWSKI, ERIK ORTIZ and LAURA SARAVI Ash Carter: U.S. Looking to Improve Policy of Arming Syrian Groups 0:56 LONDON — The Pentagon on Friday announced it was ending its failed $500 million program to “train and equip” Syrian rebels and replacing it with a far less ambitious plan, […]
Oct 08,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – JONATHAN POWER American foreign policy makers often wonder aloud why it is that much of the world has such an anti-American reflex. Why the “Ugly American”? Graham Greene would never have written a novel titled the “Ugly Russian” or even the “Ugly German”. It is […]
Anti-Muslim rallies and US presidential race create ‘perfect storm of Islamophobia’ By Lydia Smith October 8, 2015 11:48 BST, ibtimes.co.uk 9 7 A protester holds an American flag outside the Islamic Community Centre in Phoenix, ArizonaChristian Petersen/Getty A series of anti-Muslim rallies have been planned at mosques and other Islamic sites across […]
American Muslims are bracing for a wave of anti-Islam rallies outside mosques this weekend, upping security measures at houses of worship as “patriots” gather across the country to decry their religion. In August, a Facebook page appeared calling for a “Global Rally for Humanity” outside mosques all over the world on October […]
Patch.com: Some parents in Walton County are up in a furor because their children are allegedly being forced to learn about Islam which goes against their principles. According to themedia reports, Walton county schools are teaching the middle school students the tenets of Islam and “Talk of Allah”. Parents think […]