Lies, propaganda and fake news: A challenge for our age
Source: BBC By Richard Gray Who was the first black president of America? It’s a fairly simple question with a straightforward answer. Or so you would think. But plug the […]
Trump Is Planning These Cuts to Make Way for a Military Spending Surge
Source: Time President Donald Trump is proposing a huge $54 billion surge in U.S. military spending for new aircraft, ships and fighters in his first federal budget while slashing big […]
President Obama Put an All-Gender Bathroom in the White House. Trump Kept It
Source: Time BY Zeke J Miller, Katy Steinmetz 1:19 AM PKT The Trump Administration is maintaining a gender-neutral restroom at the White House, despite recently rolling back a key Obama-era policy designed to protect transgender youth. The White House’s “All-Gender Restroom” was established during the Obama Administration in 2015 in Room […]
Donald Trump’s Inaugural Pastor Creates ‘Safe Haven’ for Immigrants
Source: Time By Elizabeth Dias The Sacramento church of an evangelical pastor who led a prayer at Donald Trump’s inauguration is offering beds for congregants who need a safe haven from […]
President Trump Delays New Travel Ban After Speech to Congress Gets High Marks
Source: Time by Zamira Rahim President Trump has delayed the announcement of a new version of his travel ban, after his first address to Congress was warmly received. The new travel […]
Muslim ban: Japanese and Muslim Americans join forces
Source: Aljazeera Japanese Americans remember discrimination they endured during WWII and say they will defend Muslim Americans. Children at the Weill public school in San Francisco pledge allegiance to the […]
The Muslim Brotherhood and Trump’s terror list
Source: Aljazeera Outlawing the Brotherhood reflects a total failure to understand the historical complexities of the group’s evolution. Previous attempts to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation were […]
Tariq Ramadan: ‘Muslims need to reform their minds’
Source: The Guardian The academic believes Islam and the west shouldn’t be at odds, but was banned from the US and slated in the Sun. Isis hates him, too – […]
Four Mosques Have Burned In Seven Weeks — Leaving Many Muslims and Advocates Stunned
Source: BuzzFeed News By Albert Samaha and Talal Ansari On January 7, the Islamic Center of Lake Travis, in Austin, Texas, which had been under construction, caught on fire. A week later, on […]
Plans move forward on proposed Muslim cemetery in Farmersville
Source: Dallas News BY Claire Z. Cardona, Breaking News Producer The basic concept plans for a Muslim cemetery outside Farmersville were approved unanimously Monday night. The cemetery has been a contentious […]
Threats and Vandalism Leave American Jews on Edge in Trump Era
Source: The New York Times By ALAN BLINDER, SERGE F. KOVALESKI and ADAM GOLDMANFEB. 28, 2017 A toppled headstone at Mount Carmel, a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. CreditJacqueline Larma/Associated Press […]
Soft-toned Trump reaches out to religious and other minorities
Source: Religion News Service By Lauren Markoe WASHINGTON (RNS) President Trump, long chided for failing to address a surge in hate crimes, began his first address to Congress by invoking […]
Wave Of Bomb Threats Against Jewish Centers Soars To 100 This Year
Source: BuzzFeed News “The level of threats and incidents is astounding, and must not stand,” Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt said. BY Mike Hayes BuzzFeed News Reporter and Claudia Koerner BuzzFeed […]
The Shortcomings of a Short-sighted Immigration Policy
By US Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson At the onset of President Trump’s campaign, Mr. Trump painted Mexican immigrants with a broad and nefarious brush, demonizing them as aggravated felons whose […]
Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
Source: Pew Research Center BY MICHAEL LIPKA Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. The growth and regional migration of Muslims, combined with the ongoing impact of the […]
AP Exclusive: Ex-congregants reveal years of ungodly abuse
Source: Associated Press By MITCH WEISS SPINDALE, N.C. (AP) — From all over the world, they flocked to this tiny town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, lured […]
How 3 of Donald Trump’s Executive Orders Target Communities of Color
Source: Time By Casey Harden Casey Harden is Interim CEO of YWCA USA. This month, President Donald Trump signed three executive orders that will intensify the criminalization of communities of […]
Muslim Refugees Were Admitted at a Lower Rate During Trump’s Refugee Ban
Source: The New York Times By AUDREY CARLSEN, K.K. REBECCA LAI and ADAM PEARCE FEB. 26, 2017 During the week when President Trump’s refugee ban was in effect, refugees were […]
‘An abominable crime’: investigation underway into toppled headstones at Jewish cemetery
Source: Philly.com By Stephanie Farr & Jason Laughlin – Staff Writers Millard Braunstein has weathered a lot in his 89 years, but when he walked the grounds of Mount Carmel […]
A fifth wave of bomb threats targets Jews. Here’s why it’s hard for the FBI to solve.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer February 27 at 3:42 PM This story was originally published Friday and has been updated after additional Jewish community centers and schools were […]