Trump comments on 1979 Soviet invasion angers Kabul
President Trump said the former Soviet Union was right to be in Afghanistan because it was fighting terrorists. (AFP) Sayed Salahuddin January 05, 2019 The Afghan foreign minister slammed […]
US officials discuss Turkey’s request for cleric’s return
Source: Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says a U.S. delegation is meeting Turkish officials to discuss a long-standing Turkish request for the extradition of Muslim […]
Rashida Tlaib made history with her swearing-in. Here’s what to know about the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress
Source: CNN BY Clare Foran Washington (CNN)Rashida Tlaib likes to tell a story about how when she found out she had been elected to Congress, her 13-year-old son whispered in […]
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar embody a new era for Muslim women
Source: CNN By Rafia Zakaria (CNN)As a Muslim-American woman living in what feels like, based on growing hate crimes and bigoted political rhetoric, an increasingly Islamophobic America, I get few chances to feel victorious […]
Lauren Underwood Makes History As Youngest Black Woman To Serve In Congress
Source: Huffington Post By Kimberley Richards Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) has become the youngest black woman to serve in Congress, according to congressional archives. The 32-year-old was sworn into office on Thursday, after […]
As an Afghan citizen, this is why I’m not worried that Trump is withdrawing his troops from my country
Afghanistan is stronger today than it was when the Taliban could easily take advantage, but a plan needs to be put in place if peace is to be maintained Hizbullah […]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib uses own Quran, not Jefferson’s, for oath
Author: Michael Buckner Newly elected Rep. Rashida Tlaib made history by being one of the first two Muslim women to be elected to Congress in the United States. Newly elected […]
Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 116th Congress
Source: Pew Research Center The new, 116th Congress includes the first two Muslim women ever to serve in the House of Representatives, and is, overall, slightly more religiously diverse than […]
California’s first Muslim Judge
By Mike Ghouse, Speaker, Thinker, Writer, Pluralist, Socialist and Interfaith Speaker Congratulations to Judge Dhanidina, a Muslim Judge. As an American Muslim, I am proud of this appointment, and indeed, […]
Making Sunni-Shia Unity a Reality
Source: Patheos One of my life-long dreams came true at the Sunni-Shia Unity Conference to launch efforts to promote Intra-Faith dialogue on December 15, when a group of dedicated local […]
False pretense – US ‘policy’ in Syria
Jan 02,2019 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL One of the reasons offered by US President Donald Trump for ordering the withdrawal of US troops from the north of Syria was his conviction […]
The Decade-Long U.S. Campaign To Foment Syria’s “Revolution” And Unseat Assad
As the US prepares to pull out of Syria, we revisit Sarah Abed’s account of the US campaign to foment regime change in the country.” December 29th, 2018 By Sarah […]
Hawaii: Imam Tries to Build an Oahu Congregation for a Spinoff Islamic Sect.
Matiullah Joyia wants to open a mosque, but for now he’s looking for followers at swap meets, Starbucks and a women’s jail. By Natanya Friedheim / December 14, 2018 Reading […]
Syria: a new front in the battle between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
REUTERS/US army By Nathalie Goulet The Middle East has never been an area of great stability. Areas of lawlessness or lacking of governance have multiplied since the US invasion […]
A fight over Republican leadership in Texas becomes a test of the limits of Muslims in the GOP
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Jaweed Kaleem Muslim Americans will reach a milestone next week when Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar join the House of Representatives. The Democrats from Michigan […]
Syrian surprise: How Trump’s phone call changed the war
Dec 28, 2018 By Orhan Coskun and Lesley Wroughton ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s declaration in a phone call with Tayyip Erdogan that he was pulling U.S. troops from […]
Americans Trust Clergy Less Than Ever, Gallup Poll Finds
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Americans’ confidence in religious leaders’ honesty and ethical standards has been tanking in recent years. The level of trust Americans have in clergy members […]
Why the hostility to a US exit from Syria?
Syria is at a point where the western powers must choose whether to cooperate in its future or turn their backs out of resentment for Russia Mary Dejevsky @IndyVoices The […]
For The Catholic Church, A Year Of Unending Clergy Abuse Revelations
Source: NPR BY VIRGINIA ALVINO YOUNG 2018 has been an explosive year for the Catholic Church, with renewed revelations of clergy sexual abuse and cover up from one coast to […]
Iraqi lawmakers demand US withdrawal after Trump visit
After visiting American troops in Iraq, Trump left the country without meeting any Iraqi officials. (AFP) AP December 27, 2018 Politicians from both sides of Iraq’s political divide are […]