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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns the Turkey attack

Source: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/islamahmadiyya/2016/08/turkey-and-the-isis-conundrum/ Turkey and The ISIS Conundrum August 24, 2016 by Qasim Rashid 7 Comments by Nayyar Ahmed Turbulent times as Turkey faces yet another tragic attack. While the world celebrates the end of Rio Olympics with all its glory, a suicide bomber struck at a wedding claiming over 50 innocent […]

Civil rights groups defend mosque, cemetery outside Atlanta

Source: Associated Press By KATHLEEN FOODY ATLANTA (AP) — A proposal to build a mosque and Muslim cemetery has so angered some residents of Newton County outside Atlanta that their commissioners have temporarily banned all building permit approvals for religious institutions. The moratorium prompted the Council on American-Islamic Relations and […]

Inspector general: NYPD skirted rules for surveillance

Source: Associated Press By TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department chronically skirted rules intended to protect political groups from unwarranted government surveillance while investigating Muslims, the city’s independent police monitor said in a report released Tuesday. The audit, conducted by Inspector General Philip Eure, found […]