President Obama’s Inaugural Address: ABC News video
President Obama’s 2nd Inaugural Address The president vows to “give meaning to our freedom” in his 2nd Inaugural address.http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/inauguration-2013-president-obamas-2nd-inaugural-address-full-18274078
Today, Civil Rights Icon Myrlie Evers-Williams Becomes the First Woman to Deliver a Presidential Inaugural Invocation
Today is Inauguration Day in America, when President Obama will be sworn in for his second term. It’s also, as chance would have it, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. So it’s a good time to get to know Myrlie Evers-Williams, a civil rights leader, former chairperson of the NAACP, and—as […]
Persecuted Muslim sect finds peace in Fitchburg
By Paula J. Owen TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF Here we can say Asalaam and blessings of God. There you would be punished in prison. — Farida Mehmud, WIFE OF […]
California Muslims make political history
http://www.cair.com Posted by Admin on Jan 15, 2013 in Blog, Elections By Farrah Khan This past weekend, California Muslims made political history when 28 Muslim candidates were elected by Democrats as delegates and alternate delegates to the California Democratic Party (CDP). This constitutes the largest number of Muslims ever elected […]
Latina Immigrants: The New Ambassadors of Islam
The Muslim Link/New America Media, News Report, Wendy Diaz, Posted: Jan 18, 2013 Image: Nahela Morales touring Mexico City with a group of Muslim women from the congregation of Al […]
Can President Obama swear in on a Bible, if Half of it is Forged?
January, 2012 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Jan. 20th — Presidential Inauguration Day, for President Barack Obama — is a Sunday, so […]
Chai with …. Imam Shamshad
Chai With…Imam Shamshad January 5, 2013 By ideastudios Interview with Imam Shamshad I am talking with Imam Shamshad A. Nasir, the spiritual leader (Imam) at the Baitul Hameed Mosque in […]
USA: The Ideal Interfaith Inaugural Benediction
by Mike Ghouse HUFFPOST RELIGION One of the many roles of a president is to shape and nurture the direction of the nation, and President Obama has been a good shepherd. Indeed, he is committed to building an America, where each one of us becomes a nurturer to the other, […]
MuslimKidsMatter | Am I Doing the Right Thing? – A Muslim Preteen and the Hijab Heebeejeebees
Do you ever wonder about the purpose of hijab? Do you sometimes think that wearing a hijab might be too much for you? Are you interested in hearing what other […]
Logical: A petition to require firearm owners (in the USA) to provide secure storage and liability insurance for each firearm in their possession
we petition the obama administration to: To require firearm owners to provide secure storage and liability insurance for each firearm in their possession. On behalf of everyday Americans who realize […]
2012 US Military Suicides Hit Record High of 349
By AP / Robert BurnsJan. 14, 2013 TIME (WASHINGTON) — The Associated Press has learned that suicides in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year. That far exceeds the 295 American combat deaths in Afghanistan in 2012 and compares with 301 military suicides in 2011. Some private […]
Why I Remember President Truman on a Regular Basis
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Since the collapse of USSR, the President of USA, may be considered to be the most powerful person […]
President Jimmy Carter’s Remarkable Legacy in Books
Anwar Sadat (left), Carter, and Begin at Camp David, Maryland, 1978 James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th President […]
Carl Medearis dedicates life to promoting peace between Christian, Muslim worlds
By Amy Banton abanton@aikenstandard.com Carl Medearis is a man of two worlds. Medearis, an international expert in the field of Arab-American and Muslim-Christian relations, spoke at Cedar Creek Church Saturday evening. He has dedicated his life to promoting peace between two different worlds and has worked with former state Gov. […]
States committing crimes with impunity
Story Summary If the U.S. government can go around assassinating anyone it suspects is a criminal, can any other party do the same to Americans? A few years ago the U.S. government also obtained a court ruling allowing it to seize and kidnap any person in any country (the case […]
Obama criticized for white male cabinet
Source: TOI President Barack Obama on Thursday named Jack Lew as his Treasury secretary, the fourth white male he has named to the most prized cabinet posts in recent weeks. WASHINGTON: The first black US president is coming under fire from some of his own Democratic Party for naming a […]
Shimon Peres on Obama, Iran and the Path to Peace
Source: The New York Times By Ronen Bergman, an analyst for the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, is the author of ‘‘The Secret War With Iran’’ and a contributing writer for […]
An Unlikely Connection Between the Prophet Muhammad and George Washington
Huff. Post: by Craig Considine: In seventh century Arabia, a middle-aged man had a vision to create a new religious and social order for a largely pagan and tribal society. The man, Muhammad, told his band of followers to behave wisely and civilly. “The best among you,” he said, “are […]
KBR, Guilty In Iraq Negligence, Wants Taxpayers To Foot The Bill
WASHINGTON — Sodium dichromate is an orange-yellowish substance containing hexavalent chromium, an anti-corrosion chemical. To Lt. Col. James Gentry of the Indiana National Guard, who was stationed at the Qarmat […]