Talhaht Mannan, An Ahmadi Muslim Woman is recognized by the leading personalities of the State of CT (including Mayors), for her tireless services to humanity in the biennial Women in […]
Talhaht Mannan, An Ahmadi Muslim Woman is recognized by the leading personalities of the State of CT (including Mayors), for her tireless services to humanity in the biennial Women in […]
RSS FOLLOW EMAIL PRINT SHARE Rami G. Khouri| The Daily Star If I were Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi, I’d be slightly worried that I received a telephone call from U.S. Vice President Joe Bidenon Monday assuring continued American military support and coordination to combat ISIS. Last week, ISIS made […]
ibtimes.com: Even by the standards of arms deals between the United States and Saudi Arabia, this one was enormous. A consortium of American defense contractors led by Boeing would deliver $29 billion worth of advanced fighter jets to the United States’ oil-rich ally in the Middle East. Israeli officials were […]
ibtimes.com: Even by the standards of arms deals between the United States and Saudi Arabia, this one was enormous. A consortium of American defense contractors led by Boeing would deliver $29 billion worth of advanced fighter jets to the United States’ oil-rich ally in the Middle East. Israeli officials were […]
The Atlantic: In important ways, America in recent years has become a less bigoted country. In today’s U.S. Senate, there is no equivalent to Jesse Helms, who during his 1984 reelection race filibustered a federal holiday for Martin Luther King and his 1990 reelection race aired an ad showing a […]
The Atlantic: In important ways, America in recent years has become a less bigoted country. In today’s U.S. Senate, there is no equivalent to Jesse Helms, who during his 1984 reelection race filibustered a federal holiday for Martin Luther King and his 1990 reelection race aired an ad showing a […]
VOICE America’s Virulent, Extremist Counterterrorism Ideology Forget the long war; we’re now in the thick of perpetual war. BY MICAH ZENKO MAY 21, 2015 Throughout the 13-plus years of the war on terrorism, one line of effort that everyone in Washington agrees on is the necessity to counter the ideology […]
VOICE America’s Virulent, Extremist Counterterrorism Ideology Forget the long war; we’re now in the thick of perpetual war. BY MICAH ZENKO MAY 21, 2015 Throughout the 13-plus years of the war on terrorism, one line of effort that everyone in Washington agrees on is the necessity to counter the ideology […]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday likened the ferocity of flash flooding that left at least five people dead in Texas and Oklahoma to a tsunami, and authorities said a dam had given way in a state park. Abbott declared states of disaster in 24 counties and flew over the […]
By Eric Draitser Global Research, May 23, 2015 The Western media has been consumed in recent days with the news that Islamic State militants have captured the strategically critical city of Ramadi in Iraq. The narrative is one of incompetence on the part of Iraqi military forces who, the corporate media tells […]
AP | May 25, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES A displaced Sunni man fleeing the violence in Ramadi carries a crying child on his shoulders, on the outskirts of Baghdad, on Sunday (Reuters photo) WASHINGTON — The Daesh group’s takeover of the Iraqi provincial capital Ramadi has prompted criticism from Defence […]
Source: The Independent By ROBERT FISK Sunday 24 May 2015 Suddenly it looks like we could have done with Osama bin Laden staying alive Who’s left if we want to negotiate […]
QASIM RASHID Richard Dawkins, Bill Maher (Credit: AP/Fiona Hanson/HBO/Janet Van Ham) As a practicing Muslim, I don’t believe Islam is above criticism. I do believe that Islam backs free speech. I also believe that Islam champions secular governance. But what’s significant about my beliefs is why I believe them — which is […]
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VIDEO First and only mosque in Minnesota for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Minnesota’s only Ahmadiyya Muslim community opened its permanent home at the Nusrat Mosque in Coon Rapids. MORE By Shari L. Gross MAY 23, 2015 — 5:32PM http://video.startribune.com/api/video/304826531/?embed=true&load_location=Article&article_title=First%20and%20only%20mosque%20in%20Minnesota%20for%20the%20Ahmadiyya%20Muslim%20Community&article_author=Shari%20L.%20Gross&embed_site=www.startribune.com&sz=%2F7932%2FWebsite%2FWEB_Video%2FWEB_Video_User_Initiated&page_level=Article§ion_name=Video&soft_load=true Minnesota’s only Ahmadiyya Muslim community opened its permanent home at the […]
By Jim Wallis; Christian leader for social change; President and Founder @Sojourners During a broad conversation on how to overcome poverty at Georgetown University last week, President Barack Obama made a few […]
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Epigraph: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right […]