Israeli lawmakers reach out to US Jews on anti-Semitism
Source: Associated Press By BOB SALSBERG BOSTON (AP) — A group of lawmakers representing a cross-section of Israel’s political spectrum is reaching out to American Jews at a time when […]
Herbert signs polygamy bill into Utah law
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By NATE CARLISLE Gov. Gary Herbert on Tuesday signed a bill that keeps polygamy a felony in Utah and increases the penalties for polygamists convicted […]
On Muslims’ agenda: Fight anti-Sharia proposals in US states
By PHILIP MARCELO Muslims complain they are frivolous bills meant to spread fears and sow suspicion of their religion in a nation divided. But supporters of state proposals to prevent […]
The Atheists Struggling to Find Therapists in the Bible Belt
Source: The Atlantic By ANGELA ALMEIDA In the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, life in the town of Easley, South Carolina, was tense for Leigh Drexler. Pick-up trucks with airborne […]
Are converts to Islam more likely to become extremists?
Source: The Conversation The process of conversion to any religion is best thought of as a journey, and this is how it is often described to others by those who […]
The 712-page Google doc that proves Muslims do condemn terrorism
Source: The Guardian By Arwa Mahdawi It happened in history class. Heraa Hashmi, a 19-year-old American Muslim student at the University of Colorado, was supposed to be discussing the Crusades with […]
The Home of the Future
Source: Time By Karl Vick / Zephyrhills, Fla. Mar 23, 2017 For feeling good while getting around, it’s pretty hard to beat the mild glide of a golf cart. But the […]
Who would mourn for the 200 civilians killed in airstrike in Iraq?
Epigraph: We 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 — it […]
Bible and rocks thrown through doors of Colorado mosque
Source: CNN By Azadeh Ansari, CNN Officials with the Islamic Center of Fort Collins said the footage shows a man throwing several large rocks and the Bible into the mosque. […]
Oklahoma lawmaker defends pregnancy from rape and incest as ‘beauty from ashes’
Source: The Washington Post By Kristine Phillips March 25 Oklahoma lawmaker on abortion in rape and incest cases: ‘God can bring beauty out of ashes’ During a floor debate on […]
Like an invisibility cloak, Latina Muslims find the hijab hides their ethnicity — from Latinos
Source: Los Angeles Times Magdalena Al Omari, a Mexican American convert to Islam, slipped on the hijab and braced for whatever may come. It happened a few months later, in […]
A couple is suing Georgia to name their daughter Allah
Source: The Washington Post By Avi Selk March 26 (Superior Court of Fulton County) The baby’s first name posed no issue: ZalyKha. Georgia law could handle that. Her parents had to stack […]
Nearly 100,000 Pounds of Chicken Recalled Amid Fears of Metal Contamination
Source: Time by Mahita Gajanan Mar 26, 2017 OK Food, Inc. has recalled about 933,272 pounds of breaded chicken products out of concern that it is contaminated by metal and other […]
Can resettlement prevent irregular migration?
Source: Aljazeera Accessible resettlement programmes for refugees in Africa can curb irregular immigration to the West and save lives. An Eritrean refugee girl plays with clay in front of her […]
The Arab airlines using Trump’s bans for marketing
Source: Aljazeera Arab airlines are using witty marketing and satire to respond to the recent US and UK ban on carry-on electronic goods on inbound flights from Arab countries. The […]
More Than a Dozen People Injured in Deadly Cincinnati Nightclub Shooting
Source: Time CINCINNATI — Gunfire erupted early Sunday inside a crowded Cincinnati nightclub after a dispute broke out among several men, killing one man and injuring 15 other people, authorities […]
Singapore teen blogger who criticised government wins asylum in US
Source: The Guardian Amos Yee left the city state with the intention of staying in US after being jailed for several weeks in 2015 and 2016 A teenage blogger from […]
Donald Trump: Tax reform next after healthcare failure
Source: BBC US President Donald Trump says he will turn to tax reform, following his failure to get his healthcare bill through Congress on Friday. The draft bill would have […]
Why Researchers Are Concerned This Pesticide May Cause Cancer
Source: Time BY Justin Worland Mar 24, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. A group of environmental health researchers is calling for federal regulators to reassess the safety of […]
GOP Rep Who Left Party Felt ‘Racism and Sexism Coming Into Play’
Source: Time By Samantha Cooney Hawaii State Rep. Beth Fukumoto doesn’t have plans to leave politics anytime soon. On Wednesday, Fukumoto announced that she would resign from the Republican Party […]