Will Europe fold under US sanctions against Iran?
KAMRAN GASANOV Published November 7, 2018 Europe’s stance on the U.S. sanctions against Iran will reveal whether the continent can be independent from Washington or not and, secondly, will […]
Factbox – The knowns and unknowns of U.S. Iran oil sanction waivers Business
Reuters International Nov 9, 2018 – 02:15 FILE PHOTO: Gas flares from an oil production platform at the Soroush oil fields in the Persian Gulf, south of the capital Tehran, […]
Democrats Had a Better Election Night Than It First Appeared
Source: Time By PHILIP ELLIOTT The “blue wave” took a little longer to crest than usual, but after several days of vote counting it looks like Democrats beat the historical average […]
Jordan says in talks with U.S and Russia to dismantle Syria camp
Reuters International This content was published on November 8, 2018 9:37 PM By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan said on Thursday it was in talks with Washington and Moscow […]
Inside the Saudi crown prince’s meeting with U.S. evangelicals
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) told a group of American evangelical leaders last Thursday that he is going to punish those responsible for the murder of Jamal […]
SWIFT system to disconnect some Iranian banks this weekend
SWIFT said that suspending Iranian banks’ access to the messaging system was a ‘regrettable’ step but was ‘taken in the interest of the stability and integrity of the wider […]
The ‘good guy with a gun’ is Hollywood’s most dangerous lie
Indestructible action heroes hide life-threatening risks police officers take to defend citizens Alyssa Rosenberg The Independent Voices Ron Helus, a sergeant in the Ventura County (California) sheriff’s office, was fatally […]
Fired Muslim awarded $3.2 million in discrimination suit against Loma Linda University Medical Center
Source: The OCR By SCOTT SCHWEBKE A jury has awarded $3.2 million in damages to a Muslim who claims he was harassed for years by his supervisors at Loma Linda University […]
More than 100 women elected to Congress in historic midterms
Source: ABC News By KARMA ALLEN At least 98 women will be elected to the House of Representatives — 84 Democrats, 14 Republicans — and 12 will join the Senate […]
Trump administration moves to curb migrants’ asylum claims
Reuters International Nov 9, 2018 – 00:42 By Yeganeh Torbati and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Trump administration unveiled new rules on Thursday to sharply limit migrant asylum claims by barring individuals who cross the U.S. southern border illegally from seeking asylum. Immigrant advocates denounced the […]
King of Jordan in US to receive Templeton Prize for interfaith harmony efforts
By JT – Nov 08,2018 -JORDAN TIME Amman — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday departed on a working visit to Washington, DC, during which His Majesty will be receiving […]
Knowing the Shooter Who Killed 11 in California
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — […]
Democratic House takeover jeopardizes ‘Muslim ban’
Ray Hanania November 07, 2018 US Democrats on Tuesday took back control of the US House of Representatives in America’s midterm elections, jeopardizing many of President Donald Trump’s major domestic […]
Ilhan Omar, the First Muslim Woman Elected to Congress, Led Her Speech With “As-Salam Alaikum.” I’m Transported.
Source: Slate By Aymann Ismail When Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar stepped on stage tonight as one of the first Muslim women ever elected to Congress—the other, Rashida Tlaib of […]
What good is America’s constitution if Guantanamo Bay still exists?
On a human level, it is a place of misery and despair. And on a larger level, it is a monument to the death of the rule of law Eric […]
Mid-term elections: Democrats win House in setback for Trump
Media caption The BBC’s Anthony Zurcher explains what losing the House means for Donald Trump’s presidency. The Democrats have taken control of the US House of Representatives in the […]
Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar first Muslim women elected to US Congress
Source: Al Jazeerah The Palestinian-American and Somali-American make history as the first two women headed to US Congress. Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib and Somali-American Ilhan Omar have become the first Muslim […]
Ted Talk: A message of peace, hope and inclusion | Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.[1] His 1967 debut album reached the top 10 in the UK, and the album’s title […]
Democrats think the migrant caravan can’t possibly allow Trump a win in the midterms. They’re wrong
The spectacle of this column of humanity moving north gives the Republicans a nightly party political broadcast as its advance is followed in real time on television Mary Dejevsky @IndyVoices […]
Khalifa stops in Prince William on U.S. tour, blesses new mosque
Olivia Aveni Briscoe November 5, 2018 His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad arrives at the the Masroor Mosque in Woodbridge. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Muslims have a new mosque in which […]