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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Boston to hold its 6th annual blood drive to honor the 9/11 victims
MUSLIMS FOR LIFE BLOOD DRIVE AT MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE COMMUNITY Muslims for Life Blood Drive at Massachusetts State House BY INDIA NEW ENGLAND NEWS Follow us BOSTON–The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Boston Chapter will hold its sixth annual blood drive to honor the 9/11 victims. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA chapters nationwide […]
Microsoft’s UK data centres power up cloud services
Source: BBC Microsoft has announced that its first UK cloud computing data centres are up and running. The facilities are located in London, Durham and Cardiff. They should help the […]
Barack Obama Just Nominated A Muslim To Be A Federal Judge. That’s A First.
Source: Huffington Post By Jennifer Bendery WASHINGTON ― President Barack Obama made history on Tuesday by nominating the first Muslim person to the federal judiciary, Abid Qureshi. “I am pleased to […]
Math is racist: How data is driving inequality
Source: CNN by Aimee Rawlins It’s no surprise that inequality in the U.S. is on the rise. But what you might not know is that math is partly to blame. In a new book, “Weapons of Math Destruction,” Cathy O’Neil details all the ways that math is essentially being used […]
USA: Ahmadi Muslims to host 9/11 Blood Drive at Capitol Hill
September 7, 2016 | by Rabwah Times The Muslims for Life event that began in 2011 will return to U.S. Capitol once again this year to honor victims of 9/11 attacks. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The 6th annual blood drive is being […]
“Responsibilities of a father in raising Children”, by Masjlis Atfal-ul-Ahmadiyya
Source: http://www.atfalusa.org/father/ “Raising children is the responsibility of mothers and fathers have nothing to do with it.” Yes, this is an absurd statement but then why many fathers act in this way – You, as a father are as equal of a role model as your wives. Names such as Dad, […]
Hundreds at New York mosque mourn woman murdered in ‘hate crime’
Source: The Guardian By Mazin Sidahmed Hundreds of people gathered at a mosque in Queens, New York, on Friday to mourn a 60-year old Bangladeshi woman murdered in what they say […]
Muslim Gathering Laments a ‘Normalization of Bigotry’
Source: The New York By RON NIXON ROSEMONT, Ill. — An imam of a mosque in New York City and his associate shot dead while strolling following afternoon prayers. A […]
In Orlando, A ‘Modest Fashion’ Boutique For Hijabi Women
Source: NPR At one end of Orlando’s Fashion Square mall, between a karate store and a comic book emporium, is a clothing boutique called Verona. It’s stocked with long-sleeved caftans, […]
Supporters of women as priests see hope in pope’s openness to deacons
Source: RNS By Emily McFarlan Miller NORTHBROOK, Illinois (RNS) Her whole life, Susan Vaickauski felt an internal struggle. But earlier this summer, as Vaickauski lay prostrate at the foot of […]
Inside Detroit’s Radical Experiment to Save Its Public Schools
Source: Time By Josh Sanburn An unprecedented idea may help stabilize the city’s public schools—or signal their demise When Detroit students return to school on Sept. 6, the rodents and mold […]
President Obama and Xi Jinping Take Big Step on Climate Change Ahead of G20
Source: Time By Justin Worland The United States and China announced Saturday that they are formally joining the Paris Agreement to combat climate change, significantly increasing the likelihood that the accord […]