Source: BBC US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that he would enact “extreme vetting” of immigrants. In a speech in Ohio, the candidate outlined his plans to combat Islamic extremism, including a new screening test for arrivals to the US. Applicants will be tested to determine if they […]
Source: The Washington Post By Ryan McAnnally-Linz and Miroslav Volf Finding things that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump agree on is no easy task. ISIS is bad. New York is great. And, a bit more surprisingly: The next president ought to focus on supporting America’s middle class. Clinton’s campaign claims […]
Source: The New York Times By LIZ ROBBINS, NOAH REMNICK and JULFIKAR ALI MANIK Imam Alauddin Akonjee delivered his weekly sermon on Friday in his quietly powerful manner, drawing, as […]
Source: The New York Times By RICK ROJAS and NOAH REMNICK On Sunday afternoon, Nurul Khan changed clothes after working around his house on a sweltering day and set off […]
Declan Walsh ABROAD IN AMERICA AUG. 11, 2016 NYTimes.com The debate “led to an internal moral dilemma,” said Dalia Mogahed, a former adviser to President Obama on faith issues, and now a research director at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. “Finally, here was someone with the moral authority to […]
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: Dawn News RIO: Fencer Ibtihaj Mohammad came to the Rio Games determined to show […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin The U.S. declared the Zika virus outbreak in Puerto Rico a public health emergency on Friday, which U.S. Health and Human Services says means the virus is a “significant threat” to the territory. The declaration comes amid massive spread of Zika through Puerto Rico, infecting well […]
Source: Time By Gretchen Elke MILWAUKEE (AP) — Simmering anger over the fatal shooting of a man by police erupted in violence on Milwaukee’s predominantly black north side, with protesters skirmishing with officers over several hours and setting fire to at least four businesses in an outburst the mayor says was […]
Source: Huffington Post and Youtube By Sam Stein; Senior Politics Editor, The Huffington Post A spokesperson for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has blamed PresidentBarack Obama for invading Afghanistan ― a foreign […]
Source: BBC An imam and his assistant were shot dead as they walked along a street in the New York borough of Queens. The men were approached from behind by […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY ALEKSANDRA SANDSTROM All states prosecute parents whose children come to severe harm through neglect. But in 34 states (as well as the District of Columbia, Guam and […]
Source: Huffington Post By Roy Speckhardt; who is executive director of the American Humanist Association. Religious freedom isn’t an excuse to be a bigot, it isn’t a free license to discriminate, […]
Source: BBC By Shannon Wianecki 12 August 2016 Paul Banko has an enviable commute: he rides his bike through cooled lava flows and dense fern forests to reach his office […]
Source: Time By Elizabeth Dias Donald Trump’s campaign is preparing to announce an Hispanic advisory board of evangelical pastors to help mobilize support for the GOP nominee. Several evangelical Hispanic pastors […]
Source: Time By Alice Park/Rio de Janeiro Michael Phelps may collect gold medals like they’re Brazilian centavos, but he’s not the only swimmer dominating the all-time medal tally. While no other […]
By Saeed Qureshi Donald Trump the Republican Party nominee for the 2016 presidential elections should not be the president because he doesn’t speak for the whole American nation but for […]
Amid community concerns, N. Philly mosque moving along toward completion Samaria Bailey Tribune Correspondent | Posted Yesterday Even as they face a nation that has nominated presidential candidate prejudiced against Muslims, and a community that has mixed emotions about its presence in their neighborhood, the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, Philadelphia Chapter, will open […]
Source: phillytrib.com No specific date has been announced for the opening of a new 21,000-square-foot mosque currently being constructed in North Philadelphia. — TRIBUNE PHOTO BY SAMARIA BAILEY Even as they face a nation that has nominated presidential candidate prejudiced against Muslims, and a community that has mixed emotions about its […]
Source: the Dallas Morning News By Caleb Downs Follow @calebjdowns cdowns@dallasnews.com Breaking News reporter A woman is suing Dallas County after she says her job offer with the sheriff’s office […]
Adrian Hedden, The Republic | azcentral.com At 36 years old, it was as if life was just beginning for Amanjeet Singh “Sonny” Toor. His wife, Kamaldeep Kaur, had finally made the move four months ago to Phoenix from India, six years after his own immigration journey. Toor was friendly, happy and hard-working. Even his […]