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By Salma Javid Khan on September 11, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Seattle to host an Interfaith Day to honor 9/11 victims at Bait-ul-Ehsaan (Abode of Kindness) Mosque

Source: http://www.heraldnet.com/news/local-events-mark-15th-anniversary-of-911-attacks/ The Seattle chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will host an Interfaith Day for the anniversary of the attacks. All events will be held at the Bait-ul-Ehsaan (Abode of Kindness) Mosque, 23515 Old Owen Road. The day is meant to emphasize the sanctity of life and the importance of […]

By rabyam on September 10, 2016 ( 1 Comment )

Arrests over hacks of CIA and FBI staff

Source: BBC Two Americans have been arrested and charged for allegedly helping to hack high-ranking US government officials. The US Department of Justice said Andrew Otto Boggs and Justin Gray […]

By rabyam on September 10, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

John Hinckley Jr, Reagan’s would-be assassin, released after 35 years

Source: BBC John Hinckley Jr, the man who tried to assassinate US President Ronald Reagan, has been released from a psychiatric hospital after 35 years. Mr Reagan and three others were injured in the shooting outside a hotel in Washington in March 1981. Mr Hinckley was found not guilty by […]

By rabyam on September 10, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

Syria conflict: Deadly air strike on market as truce hopes rise

Source: BBC An air strike on a market in the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib killed at least 20 people hours after the US and Russia announced plans for a truce. As many as 90 people were also injured, media and opposition activists said, when a busy vegetable market was […]

By falaknrahman on September 10, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

How Being Muslim In America Has Changed Since 9/11

Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg — For many Muslims, especially those born after Sept. 11, Islamophobia seems to be a fact of life. ANDREW BIRAJ VIA GETTY IMAGES A woman holds banners and a flag as she takes part in the Americans Against Terrorism, Hate and Violence rally on the […]

By rabyam on September 9, 2016 ( 1 Comment )

Civil rights or religious liberty — what’s on top?

Source: The Washington Post By Joe Davidson | Columnist Jumping into the fray over civil liberties vs. religious freedom, the U.S. Civil Rights Commission issued a report Wednesday that is sure to anger conservatives with this central finding: “Religious exemptions to the protections of civil rights based upon classifications such […]

By rabyam on September 9, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

For many Muslim Americans, fitting in can be a struggle

Source: Boston Globe By Jennette Barnes One in a series of occasional articles about Muslims in our suburbs. Mary Lahaj was a high school cheerleader in 1964 when the first […]

By rabyam on September 9, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

Clinton describes her ‘activist, social justice faith’ to Baptists

Source: RNS By Emily McFarlan Miller (RNS) Talking about one’s faith doesn’t come naturally to a “Midwestern Methodist,” Hillary Clinton admitted. Then the Democratic presidential nominee spent a half-hour doing […]

By falaknrahman on September 9, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

Barack Obama Just Nominated A Muslim To Be A Federal Judge. That’s A First.

Huff Post: by Jennifer Bendery — Abid Qureshi would fill a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. President Barack Obama WASHINGTON ― President Barack Obama made history on Tuesday by nominating the first Muslim person to the federal judiciary, Abid Qureshi. “I am pleased to […]

By falaknrahman on September 9, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

I didn’t realize how often Muslims get kicked off planes, until it happened to me

theguardian: by Niala Mohammad — A humiliating experience opened my eyes to discrimination that has become common in post-9/11 America under the pretext of safety and security My friend and I were removed from an American Airlines flight for requesting water and asking why we were still aboard an idling […]

By rabyam on September 8, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

U.S. Muslim reflects on 9/11 and his lonely fight against extremism

Source: McClatchyDC BY HANNAH ALLAM SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. Feeling heartsick and helpless nearly 4,000 miles away from the attacks, trauma physician Rushdi Abdul Cader spent Sept. 11, 2001, paging through his Quran in search of guidance. He feared a backlash against Muslims, though it would be a few more […]

By rabyam on September 8, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

Man charged, allegedly threatened to blow up Minneapolis mosque

Source: MPR News A 57-year-old man confessed to threatening to blow up a Minneapolis mosque, prosecutors said Wednesday. The office of the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota said Daniel George Fisher sent an anonymous, handwritten letter to Tawfiq Islamic Center September 30, 2015 to scare its members. The letter threatened to […]

By rabyam on September 8, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

How to Heal the Spiritual Pain of America

Source: Time By Serene Jones Rev. Dr. Serene Jones is President of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. We need a new common narrative about who we are […]

By rabyam on September 8, 2016 ( 1 Comment )

Barack Obama chides ‘wacky’ Trump after Putin jibe

Source: BBC Barack Obama has chided Donald Trump as “wacky” and “uninformed” after the Republican candidate said Russia’s President Putin was a better leader. Speaking in Laos, Mr Obama said that every time Mr Trump spoke it became clearer that the Republican contender was not qualified to be president. In […]

By rabyam on September 8, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

9/11 was 15 years ago. Why do so many of us feel less safe?

Source: The Guardian By Arjun Sethi I remember feeling scared after 9/11. A few days after the attacks, a classmate jumped in front of my car and menacingly yelled “go […]

By rabyam on September 8, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

Trump says Putin ‘a leader far more than our president’

Source: BBC Donald Trump has showered Vladimir Putin with praise as he and rival Hillary Clinton took pointed questions from military veterans. The Republican presidential nominee told the forum the Russian president “has been a leader far more than our president [Obama] has been”. It came on the same day […]

By rabyam on September 8, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

Sen. Rand Paul: EpiPen Scandal Is a Perfect Example of Crony Capitalism

Source: Time By Sen. Rand Paul Paul is the junior U.S. Senator for Kentucky. “It really is a financial hardship to afford it.” So says a pharmacist in my hometown of […]

By zakariavirk on September 8, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

15 Years after 9/11 Muslim are poised to overcome hate

Fifteen years later, there are reasons to despair about the state of Muslims in America—but still more reasons for optimism about it. DEAN OBEIDALLAH, 09.08.16 1:05 AM ET So what’s it like to be Muslim in America 15 years after 9/11? We see concerning signs and poll numbers about how our […]

By zakariavirk on September 8, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

USA: Obama nominates first federal Muslim Judge

September 7, 20167:48 PM ET, NPR.ORG CARRIE JOHNSON Twitter Lawyer Abid Qureshi could become the first Muslim federal judge. President Obama nominated Qureshi for an open seat on the federal court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Enlarge this image Abid Qureshi, a partner at the law firm Latham & Watkins, […]

By rabyam on September 7, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

Sept. 11 Marked Turning Point For Muslims In Increasingly Diverse America

Source: NPR BY TOM GJELTEN Fifteen years after the attacks of Sept. 11, Americans have grown aware not only of the danger of terrorism but also of the reality that their […]

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USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Seattle to host an Interfaith Day to honor 9/11 victims at Bait-ul-Ehsaan (Abode of Kindness) Mosque

Arrests over hacks of CIA and FBI staff

John Hinckley Jr, Reagan’s would-be assassin, released after 35 years

Syria conflict: Deadly air strike on market as truce hopes rise

How Being Muslim In America Has Changed Since 9/11

Civil rights or religious liberty — what’s on top?

For many Muslim Americans, fitting in can be a struggle

Clinton describes her ‘activist, social justice faith’ to Baptists

Barack Obama Just Nominated A Muslim To Be A Federal Judge. That’s A First.

I didn’t realize how often Muslims get kicked off planes, until it happened to me

U.S. Muslim reflects on 9/11 and his lonely fight against extremism

Man charged, allegedly threatened to blow up Minneapolis mosque

How to Heal the Spiritual Pain of America

Barack Obama chides ‘wacky’ Trump after Putin jibe

9/11 was 15 years ago. Why do so many of us feel less safe?

Trump says Putin ‘a leader far more than our president’

Sen. Rand Paul: EpiPen Scandal Is a Perfect Example of Crony Capitalism

15 Years after 9/11 Muslim are poised to overcome hate

USA: Obama nominates first federal Muslim Judge

Sept. 11 Marked Turning Point For Muslims In Increasingly Diverse America