Source: The Atlantic By Emma Green It took the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights three years to produce its report on religious freedom and non-discrimination. With 27 pages, more than […]
Source: BBC This election cycle, more users than ever before are turning to social media – and as a result, it can be difficult to separate reported fact from rampant […]
Source: Associated Press By TERRY SPENCER FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — The Islamic community says it will repair and reopen the arson-damaged Florida mosque that was occasionally attended by Orlando […]
Source: The Washington Post By Derek Hawkins A Muslim woman wearing traditional garments had her clothes set on fire by a man with a lighter as she shopped on a crowded […]
Source: Associated Press By BRADY McCOMBS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A polygamous family from TV’s “Sister Wives” filed a request Monday for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case for legalizing polygamy. Kody Brown and his four wives want the high court to review an appeal court’s decision […]
Source: The Wall Street Journal By BETH REINHARD MANASSAS, Va.—Corey Stewart had visited the Dar Al-Noor mosque many times as chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, but […]
Islam teaches peace, respect, harmony & justice for all without discrimination of caste, creed & color. -Imam Syed Shamshad Nasir Report by Fizan abdullah Chicago On September 9, 2016 Imam Shamshad was invited to the installation of Rabbi Andrea Cosnowsky. The event was held at the congregation Etz Chaim of […]
Source: Time By Josh Sanburn A drug so powerful that it’s used to sedate elephants is finding a new, illicit use laced into heroin, potentially contributing to hundreds of overdoses in the last several weeks. The drug, called Carfentanil, is a synthetic opioid so strong that just a few granules the size […]
Source: The Hill President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Monday extended their “warmest wishes” to Muslims around the world celebrating Eid al-Adha, calling the holiday a time for […]
Source: The Washington Post By Amanda Abrams Aaron Graham is talking to Washingtonians about power. “How do you live out your identity and have influence, not just in your personal […]
Source: BBC By Shannon Wianecki 10 September 2016 When master Hawaiian feather worker Shad Kane received a commission to repair two royal standards, he didn’t know the job would spark […]
Arson erupts at Orlando shooter’s mosque 00:43 By Laila Kearney 2016/09/12 20 minutes ago The Florida mosque where Omar Mateen, who committed the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, prayed was badly damaged on Monday in an arson attack, investigators said. Mateen was killed by law enforcement officials after fatally shooting […]
Source: Time By Jennifer Doleac & Benjamin Hansen Doleac is an assistant professor of public policy and economics at the University of Virginia and a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution. Hansen is […]
Source: Time By Katie Reilly Canada plans to push the United States to change a “ludicrous” current policy that forbids Canadians who admit to previously using marijuana from entering the U.S. A spokesman for the Canadian government said on Friday that it has been in discussions with the U.S. government […]
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post The terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 reverberated around the world long after that fateful morning. Americans of all stripes grappled with the image of planes crashing into the World Trade Center buildings and the Pentagon, and unfurling a […]
Source: http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/news/ga_fl_news/the-effects-of-dalton-muslims-discuss-true-islam/article_2f5eedda-76aa-11e6-a612-57bfb80e347c.html By Charles Oliver charlesoliver@daltoncitizen.com Naseer and Najia Humayun DALTON, Ga. — On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Dr. Naseer Humayun had just begun a new job at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Bethlehem, Pa. “I was doing rounds in the ICU (intensive care unit). And there was a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]