‘Every day I go to work and pray I’m safe’
Source: BBC News Hotel room cleaners have long battled sexual harassment by guests. Here’s how a group of them in New York City are protecting themselves. Video Here
Pakistan denounces blacklisting by U.S. for religious freedom violations
Source: Reuters By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan on Wednesday denounced the United States for placing it on a list of countries violating religious freedoms, calling the designation politically […]
4 days, 5 reports of hate crimes, and a disturbing trend developing in America
Source: CNN By Emanuella Grinberg (CNN)Over the course of four days, five reports of hate-related incidents recently made national headlines. The news illustrates a disturbing trend, civil rights groups say. […]
Michigan school board won’t remove three wise men display
Source: Associated Press NEWAYGO, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan school board has decided to keep a display of the three wise men at a public elementary school, despite complaints that […]
Fires at Jehovah’s Witness halls in Washington state puzzle authorities
Source: Associated Press By Tracy Simmons (RNS) — A pre-dawn fire engulfed a Jehovah’s Witnesses worship center near Olympia, Wash., last week, the fifth deliberately set blaze targeting the denomination […]
Just deal,’ Muslim lawmaker Ilhan Omar says to pastor who complained about hijabs on House floor
Source: The Washington Post By Katie Mettler December 7 Conservative pastor E.W. Jackson began his radio program Wednesday with an outraged rant about a rule change that congressional Democrats are proposing […]
Americans Say Religious Aspects of Christmas Are Declining in Public Life
Source: Pew Research Center As long-simmering debates continue over how American society should commemorate the Christmas holiday, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that most U.S. adults believe the […]
US adds Pakistan to blacklist for religious freedom violations
Source: Dawn News The United States said on Tuesday it has added Pakistan to its blacklist of countries that violate religious freedom, ramping up pressure over the treatment of minorities […]
Kushner advised MbS on how to survive in power after Khashoggi murder: NYT
Sun Dec 9, 2018 From left: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, US President Donald Trump, and his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and […]
Khashoggi murder: Trump says he stands by Saudi crown prince
US president refuses to condemn MBS despite CIA assessment that the crown prince ordered the killing of Khashoggi. The US president has come under fierce criticism from fellow Republicans in […]
9/11: The Evidence
December 11, 2018 https://911evidence.org On April 10, 2018 the Lawyers Committee for 9/11 Inquiry submitted a legal petition to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York for […]
2019: Predictions for Europe, the US and the region (Middle East)
Dec 11,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Political analysts like to make predictions. This is, after all, what they are expected to do. This commentator is no exception. As […]
Making ‘the Guardians’ Time person of the year is courageous – but it ignores America’s relationship with power
The osmotic-parasitic relationship which still exists between power and the American media is as powerful as ever – it’s merely more discreet under the Trump regime Robert Fisk @indyvoices The […]
Beneath the Official Lies and Sordid Story Leading up to the War on Iraq: Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski’s Sam Adams Award Acceptance
Global Research, December 10, 2018 Here is Karen Kwiatowski’s acceptance speech for the 2018 Sam Adams Award at a ceremony in Washington on Saturday night, preceded by the citation, that […]
Trump administration halts study that would use fetal tissue ‘to discover a cure for HIV’
Source: The Washington Post By Amy Goldstein and Lenny Bernstein The Trump administration has shut down at least one government-run study that uses fetal tissue implanted into mice even before federal health […]
Jesuits release of names of 153 accused of abuse, including some with Marquette ties
Source: Journal Sentinal BY Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Catholic Jesuit provinces covering much of the United States on Friday released the names of 153 priests and brothers credibly accused of […]
Hundreds of sex abuse allegations found in fundamental Baptist churches across U.S.
Source: Star Telegram BY SARAH SMITH DEC. 9, 2018 Joy Evans Ryder was 15 years old when she says her church youth director pinned her to his office floor and raped […]
Christmas Mubarak. Chicago Temple Hosts a Christmas Play Mixing Islam and Christianity
09 Dec 2018 Posted by Gary Nguyen Christmas Mubarak is an original production from Silk Road Rising. For the audience of Christmas Mubarak, a new play, the evergreen Christian Nativity […]
After Trump’s letter to Imran, US tirade against Pakistan continues
ISLAMABAD: Despite President Donald Trump’s acknowledgment of Pakistan’s vital role in Afghan peace in a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Washington’s envoy to UN Nikki Haley has repeated […]
California teacher faces charges after forcibly cutting a student’s hair while singing anthem
Source: CNN By Kimberly Hutcherson, CNN (CNN)A California high school teacher has lost her job and is facing multiple criminal charges after cellphone video emerged showing her forcibly cutting a […]