Zika Virus Spread Renews Focus on Abortion Debate
Source: The Wall Street Journal By ARIAN CAMPO-FLORES and DAN FROSCH MIAMI—For the dozen or so pregnant women infected with the Zika virus in the care of Christine Curry, an […]
The U.S. and NATO Need Turkey
Source: Time By Halil I. Danismaz Danismaz is president of the Turkish Heritage Organization ‘To cast Turkey loose now would forfeit our influence in the region and end a decades-long alliance’ […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Buffalo Organize Interfaith Dinner
Another Voice: ‘Meet a Muslim’ event helps to break down barriers By Amer Aziz A few weeks back, I got a frantic call from the president of my congregation, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, asking me to attend a dinner that evening. This dinner had a title: Meet a Muslim. It […]
Boy Genius 12 going to Cornell U.
A boy genius from Texas has conquered high school at the age of 12 and is off to Cornell University this fall. If Jeremy Shuler of Lubbock obtains a degree in the next four years, he may be the youngest person ever to graduate from the university in Ithaca, N.Y. […]
Texas Muslims threatened amid increasing Islamophobia
Source: Aljazeera Politicians and law enforcement agencies have been slow to support Muslims facing growing threat of violence. Vincent Simon, left, and Mujeeb Kazi say a recent threat against their […]
Robert Redford: Obama Must Protect Sacred Utah Land
Source: Time BY Robert Redford Robert Redford is an actor, director and trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council Bear Ears, a hallowed region for Native Americans, should be a national […]
Dozens Of Evangelical Leaders Petition Texas To Stop Scheduled Execution
Source: Huffington Post Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post REUTERSTexas death row inmate Jeffery Wood is scheduled to be executed August 24, 2016 for a murder he did not commit. A group of nearly 50 evangelical leaders are urging the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Governor […]
How Media Coverage Effects My Life As A Muslim American
Source: Huffington Post Sarene Alsharif, MPH Nutritionist, mom and loving wife trying to make a positive impact in this world. My life is normal. I like to believe I am an awesome sexy supermom but my kids and husband know I am just like every other mom, doing her best […]
Man Charged With Murdering Muslim Cleric And Assistant, Denies Being The Killer
Source: Huffington Post A New York City man appeared in court on Tuesday and denied charges he shot and killed a Muslim cleric and his assistant on a street in […]
Bin Laden raid bestseller’s author to pay $7m
Source: BBC A former US Navy Seal who wrote a bestseller about his role in the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden is to pay nearly $7m (£5m) to the […]
Inside Otto, Uber’s New Self-Driving Truck Division
Source: Time By Katy Steinmetz / San Francisco When others looked at Uber’saggressive expansion around the world and wondered if the super-unicorn wasn’t going too fast or taking too little care, […]
Everything You Need to Know About Global Entry and TSA PreCheck
Source: Travel and Leisure If you fly more than once a year, you need this. I initially resisted the idea of Global Entry—I wasn’t entirely sure what I’d be paying […]
USA: Ahmed Zewail, Nobel prize-winning chemist – 1946-2016
Source: The Telegraph Ahmed Zewail, who has died aged 70, became the first Egyptian – and the first Arab – to win a Nobel Prize for science when he won […]
NYC Muslims grapple with surveillance after imam’s killing
Source: Associated Press By JAKE PEARSON and EZRA KAPLAN NEW YORK (AP) — At an emotional funeral service for a New York City imam and his assistant who were gunned […]
Family of Man Charged in Killing of Queens Imam Insists He Is Innocent
Source: The New York Times By RICK ROJAS and EMILY PALMER They arrived early, an hour before the judge started hearing cases on Thursday, taking up much of a long […]
Westbrook police offer reassurance after anonymous threats against Muslims
Source: Portland Press Herald BY DENNIS HOEY STAFF WRITER Several members of Westbrook’s Muslim community were so terrified by threatening notes left at an apartment complex Wednesday morning that they […]
Rio Olympics: US swimmer Jimmy Feigen ‘settles robbery row’
Source: BBC US Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen has agreed to pay nearly $11,000 to a Brazilian charity over his involvement in a dispute about an armed robbery. He was one of four gold medallists who hit the headlines after teammate Ryan Lochte claimed that the group had been robbed at […]
Uber to deploy self-driving cars in Pittsburgh
Source: BBC The ride-sharing firm Uber will, for the first time, allow users to hail self-driving cars within a fortnight, the company has confirmed. Uber said the launch would take […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organizing blood drives nationwide honoring 9/11 victims on their 15th anniversary
Source: islamindallas.org Honor our 9/11 victims by saving lives AUGUST 18, 2016 As we commemorate the 15th anniversary of the deadly attacks on our nation, this 9/11, as with previous few years, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is organizing blood drives nationwide. Over the past few years, we are thankful to our friends and neighbors, […]
US attorney’s office to investigate dispute over Islamic cemetery in Dudley
Source: Boston Globe By John R. Ellement US Attorney Carmen Ortiz on Thursday said she has opened an investigation into whether town officials in Dudley violated the rights of area […]