The Dilemma of the Burqini
Source: The Atlantic I didn’t associate Massachusetts beaches with burqinis—or with Muslims, for that matter. But my family and I were on vacation, and there was a woman in the […]
‘Truthful Man’ billboard aims to counter anti-Muslim sign
Source: USA Today INDIANAPOLIS — A month after an anti-Muslim billboard disparaging the prophet Mohammed along an Indiana interstate and gained national attention, a Chicago-based Muslim group is firing back with a billboard […]
Muslim running for U.S. Senate praised the Founding Fathers. Then the diatribes began.
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner July 20 at 1:29 PM Muslim American candidate for Senate discusses hate speech Deedra Abboud is a Muslim American candidate running for U.S. Senate against […]
Is It O.K. to Fire a Muslim Driver for Refusing to Carry Wine?
Source: The New York Times BY Kwame Anthony Appiah THE ETHICIST I hired a limo service to drive me to a dinner party at a friend’s house. On the way, […]
Michigan doctor to stay in jail in genital mutilation case
Source: Associated Press By ED WHITE DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area doctor charged with performing genital mutilation on girls from a Muslim sect will remain in jail while she awaits […]
In Mississippi, aging Muslim community worries about its future
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner July 19 Yahya Abdullah, an imam from Masjid Muhammad in Jacksonville, Fla., sells books and other items at an annual retreat at New Medinah. (William […]
Tillerson hopes Arab nations will lift Qatar ‘land blockade’
DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ISTANBUL Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, finishes answering a question from the media while meeting with Oman’s Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Friday, July 21, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo) U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday the […]
The world’s lack of outrage over tens of thousands of civilian deaths in Mosul is shameful
Non-combatants in the city found themselves in a catch-22: told by US-led Coalition forces to get away from Isis positions before they were shelled; yet threatened with execution by Isis if they tried to escape Patrick Cockburn Irbil, Iraq @4freepress The catastrophic number of civilian casualties in Mosul is receiving little […]
Supreme Court allows Trump refugee ban but backs broader exemptions for relatives
Source: The Washington Post By Robert Barnes July 19 The Supreme Court on Wednesday brokered a new compromise over President Trump’s travel ban, saying the government for now may enforce tight restrictions […]
Driver Charged With Attempted Murder of 12 at S.C. Cemetery
Source: MSN.com BY Alastair Jamieson and Gemma DiCasimirro A 64-year-old driver has been charged with the attempted murder of 12 people at a Columbia, South Carolina cemetery after police say he […]
Obama’s tweet to John McCain about his diagnosis was the last thing cancer survivors wanted to see
Our unthinking characterisation of cancer as a ‘battle’ hands responsibility for recovery to the patient – and creates the notion that only the ‘strong’ or ‘deserving’ survive Anthony Wilson Glancing through Twitter this morning, I noticed a friend of a friend responding to Barack Obama’s tweet in support of Senator John McCain who […]
Trump ends CIA arms support for anti-Assad Syria rebels — US officials
By Reuters – Jul 21,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian rebel fighters from the Faylaq Al Rahman brigade carry their homemade 12.7mm sniper rifle in Ain Tarma, in the eastern Ghouta area, a rebel stronghold east of the capital Damascus, on Tuesday (AFP photo) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration […]
USA: Bedford branch of Ahamdiyya Muslim Community offers ‘Coffee, Cake & True Islam’ in Ohio to dispel Islamophobia
Source: https://9eventos.com/events/clubs_associations/coffee-cake-true-islam-22-jul-2017-19-00 Come have coffee and cake with us, ask any questions and learn true Islam. This event is FREE FOR ALL, so please bring your family and friends. Please email tabligh.clv@ahmadiyya.us for any questions. Visit http://www.trueislam.com for more details. Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque Address: 297 Center Road Bedford, Ohio, United States Price: free […]
Federal Court Rules Against Christian-Only Government Prayer In North Carolina
Source: Huffington Post It’s the latest development in a contentious legal battle over government-sponsored religion and prayer. By Nick Wing A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that a government […]
Supreme Court allows Trump refugee ban but backs broader exemptions for relatives
Source: The Washington Post By Robert Barnes July 19 at 8:58 PM The Supreme Court on Wednesday brokered a new compromise over President Trump’s travel ban, saying the government for now may […]
A Republican Senator Told His Muslim Opponent To “Hang In There” After She Came Under Attack
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Michelle Broder Van Dyke BuzzFeed News Reporter Jim Dalrymple II BuzzFeed News Reporter A 45-year-old Phoenix attorney and community activist, who is Muslim, announced in April […]
USA: ‘Love for all’: Thousands of Ahmadi Muslims gather in central Pa. for 69th Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention)
Source: http://www.ydr.com/story/news/2017/07/16/thousands-muslims-gather-harrisburg/480074001/ | Joel Shannon , jshannon@ydr.com //www.ydr.com/videos/embed/103720526/?fullsite=true The sign hanging in the Pennsylvania Farm Show arena had a dark background and large, bold, white Arabic lettering. Come a little closer, and you could read the English words beneath: “LOVE FOR ALL HATRED FOR NONE.” The arena where the sign was displayed hosted thousands of Muslim […]
First child to undergo double hand transplant can now do this
Source: BBC News The first child to undergo a double hand transplant can now swing a baseball bat and manage an array of other dexterous tasks after surgery in Philadelphia. […]
Man sues Boston archdiocese citing sex abuse at orphanage
Source: Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A New York man is suing the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston for sexual abuse he says he suffered decades ago at a church-affiliated […]
Pence roots administration’s support for Israel in faith
Source: Religion News By Lauren Markoe | 13 hours ago WASHINGTON (RNS) — Vice President Mike Pence told evangelical supporters of Israel that God had a hand in creating the state of Israel […]