‘The Messy Truth with Van Jones’: Ana Navarro vs Rick Santorum
Van Jones, Santorum, and Ana Navarro Clash Over Muslim Fears of a Trump Presidency. CNN Van Jones invites folks with different viewpoints in 2016 election: Rick Santorum, Ana Navarro […]
Man accused of threatening Muslim officer faces hate charge
Source: Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who authorities said shouted “go back to your country” at a Muslim woman wearing a religious head covering may have picked […]
Churches prepare for the worst as opioid deaths continue to rise
Source: Mass Live By Heather Adams | Hadams@masslive.com Follow on Twitter on December 05, 2016 at 6:30 AM, updated December 05, 2016 at 9:09 AM As the opioid epidemic continues, […]
American Muslim leaders to Trump: ‘Reconsider and reject’ your bigoted Cabinet nominees
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner American Muslim leaders on Monday sent an open letter to President-elect Donald Trump, calling on him to “reconsider and reject” some of the individuals […]
Trump’s deal-making skills ‘can help resolve Kashmir’, says Pence
Source: Tribune US vice-president-elect Mike Pence stated that Donald Trump could use his “extraordinary deal-making skills” to reduce tensions around the world and resolve problems, including the Kashmir issue. In […]
Trump attacks China in Twitter outburst
Source: BBC US President-elect Donald Trump has posted a series of tweets criticising China for its monetary policy and its operations in the South China Sea. “Did China ask us if it was OK to devalue their currency” and “build a massive military complex?” he asked. “I don’t think so!” […]
Donald Trump Warns of 35% Tariff For Companies That Move Abroad
Source: Time By Mahita Gajanan Trump warned companies of “retribution or consequences” for leaving the U.S.Donald Trump warned U.S. companies of “retribution or consequences,” such as a massive tariff, if they leave the country. In a series of early morning tweets Sunday, Trump said companies with offshore factories would face a […]
Local view: America must cling to its founding principles of freedom and equality
Source: Duluth News Tribune By M. Imran Hayee After a surprise election win, President-elect Donald J. Trump acknowledged the need to “bind the wounds of division” and pledged to be “the president for all Americans” in his short victory speech. This was a refreshing detour from his earlier campaign rhetoric […]
The New Food Fights: U.S. Public Divides Over Food Science
Source: Pew Research Center BY CARY FUNK AND BRIAN KENNEDY Food has become a flashpoint in American culture and politics. In the past generation, Americans have witnessed the introduction of […]
One year after San Bernardino attack, city aims to prevent Muslim hate crimes
Source: The Guardian Almost a year after her father was killed in the San Bernardino terror attack last December, Kate Bowman etched the word “love” in yellow chalk on the […]
These Are The Fierce Activists Leading The Women’s March On Washington
Source: Huffington Post BY Sarah Ruiz-Grossman Associate Editor, The Huffington Post The Women’s March On Washington is happening come hell or high water, march leaders say, and it’s largely thanks to […]
Donald Trump’s Education Secretary Pick Wants To Make Christianity A Bigger Part Of Schooling
Source: Huffington Post By Rebecca Klein; Education Editor, The Huffington Post Religion plays a major role in the way Betsy DeVos thinks about education. Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, […]
Trump-Taiwan call breaks US policy stance
Source: BBC US President-elect Donald Trump has spoken directly with the president of Taiwan – breaking with US policy set in 1979, when formal relations were cut. Mr Trump’s transition team said he and Tsai Ing-wen noted “close economic, political, and security ties” between the US and Taiwan in a […]
Quran Exhibition Shines A Light On The Holy Books’ Dedicated Artists
Source: NPR By STEVE INSKEEP When you walk into the Smithsonian’s “Art of the Qur’an” exhibition, you’re met with a book that weighs 150 pounds. The tome, which dates back to […]
‘Victimizing Me All Over Again’: San Bernardino Victims Fight for Treatment
Source: The New York Times By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA A year after a terrorist’s bullets ripped through her, after so many operations and infections she has lost count, Valerie Kallis-Weber has […]
Jewish Groups and Unions Grow Uneasy With Keith Ellison
Source: The New York Times By JONATHAN MARTIN DENVER — Representative Keith Ellison is facing increasingly vocal resistance to his bid to become chairman of the Democratic National Committee, with […]
Anti-Muslim assaults reach 9/11-era levels, FBI data show
Source: Pew Research Center BY KATAYOUN KISHI is a research associate focusing on global restrictions on religion at Pew Research Center. The number of physical assaults against Muslims in the […]
USA: Ahmadi Muslims condemn Ohio attack
Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/readersrespond/bs-ed-muslim-letter-20161201-story.html Recently, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, a Muslim-American college student, drove his car into pedestrians at Ohio State University, exited his car and began cutting other students (“Trump says Ohio State attacker shouldn’t have been in US,” Nov. 30). As a member of the Muslim Writers Guild of America, a […]
USA: Christians connect with Ahmadiyya Muslim community to promote greater understanding between both religions
Source: http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2016-12-01/a-year-after-attack-in-san-bernardino-faithful-seek-unity A year after attack in San Bernardino, faithful seek unity In the aftermath of the attack in San Bernardino, Muslims in this Southern California community feared a prolonged, hate-filled backlash Dec. 1, 2016, at 4:17 p.m. In this Nov. 18, 2016 photo, a faded photo collage showing images of […]
How Trump could surprise the world on Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking
Source: The Washington Post By Dennis Ross November 30 at 6:59 PM Dennis Ross, a counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, was a special assistant to President […]