Source: Politico By SAMUEL OAKFORD The United Nations has long been bullied by its most powerful members, and U.N. secretaries-general have usually been forced to grit their teeth and take […]
Source: ABC News By STEVE TURNHAM In his first response to a searing charge from bereaved Army father Khizr Khan that he’d “sacrificed nothing” for his country, Donald Trumpclaimed that […]
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency A New Jersey township is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate haredi Orthodox community leaders for alleged “blockbusting,” or trying to pressure large numbers of longtime homeowners into selling their property to Orthodox Jews. The incident is the latest example of tensions between […]
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald-trump-twitter-insults.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=1#tpp-deal John Kasich OHIO GOVERNOR “Typical politician” “can’t make a deal work” “mathematically dead and totally desperate” “will drop like a rock in the polls” “only looks O.K. in polls against Hillary because nobody views him as a threat and therefore have placed ZERO negative ads against him” “bought and […]
Source: RNS By David Gibson PHILADELPHIA (RNS) If there is one constant in this unconventional presidential campaign it is the unpredictability — and importance — of the Catholic vote. Once […]
Source: Yahoo News By Amy Sullivan Television viewers who watched day two of the Democratic National Convention may have noticed signs with the words “Do All the Good” blanketing the crowd in the Wells Fargo Center. If they tuned in to day three, they probably heard vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine […]
Source: CNBC By Fred Imbert Abdul-Jabaar: Trump’s ideas on Muslims ‘tyrannical’ PHILADELPHIA — The NBA’s all-time leading scorer had some harsh words about Republican nominee Donald Trump‘s views and ideas pertaining […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Igor Bobic Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post PHILADELPHIA ― The father of a Muslim American war hero addressed the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, delivering a […]
Source: BBC By Erin Block Wildland firefighter Grant Davis is called to fight some of the most remote fires in the US – but to reach them, he must first […]
Source: Time Hillary Clinton strode into history books Thursday night with a call for Americans to rally behind her. “Join us” was a refrain as she moved toward the end […]
Epigraph Allah changes not the condition of a people until they change their attitude and that which is in their hearts. (Al Quran 13:11/12) How Hillary Clinton defined her historic moment […]
Source: Huffington Post President Barack Obama offered a moving vision of optimism for the United States on Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention and made it clear why he believes […]
Source: buckscountycouriertimes.com A small contingent of Muslims from Bucks County are among more than 5,000 people expected to attend a three-day spiritual conference in Harrisburg. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA will lead the annual peace conference, which aims to “reach into Islam’s fundamentals as practiced by Prophet Muhammad to teach how to be […]
Source: candgnews.com ROCHESTER HILLS — The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association renewed its pledge of allegiance, support and service to the city during a third annual event July 18. Members of the group have donated food to the Rochester Area Neighborhood House, volunteered for the Older Persons’ Commission and organized water bottle […]
An event called “Breaking Bread, Building Bridges” will be hosted by the non-profit organization, Friends of Ganondagan, on Sunday, August 7, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Seneca Art and Culture Center in Victor. Source: candgnews.com VICTOR — Ontario County’s original Town of Peace, Ganondagan, will set the stage for […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA is hosting a three-day conference starting Friday in Harrisburg to “spiritually rejuvenate Muslim Americans.” The conference comes at what is a tense time for many Muslims – after terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, Orlando, Istanbul and Iraq. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has launched a campaign […]
We’ll carry Clinton to victory, says Obama Source: BBC US President Barack Obama has implored voters to help continue his legacy by carrying Hillary Clinton to victory at the polls […]
Source: The Washington Post By Ishaan Tharoor ISTANBUL — Turkish leaders on Tuesday stepped up their calls for the United States to punish Fethullah Gulen, the reclusive cleric living in […]
Source: The Boston Globe By Andy Rosen GLOBE STAFF Federal authorities have charged a man with threatening to burn Boston’s largest mosque and making menacing statements to Muslims in the area. Patrick Keogan, 44, of Wilmington, allegedly made threats on the Facebook page of Roxbury’s Islamic Society of Boston […]
Source: The Forward The Democratic Party has spent the first couple days of its convention projecting unity on issues from fighting racism to fair trade. But fissures are showing here on one issue that Democrats have long been united on: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Their party, which has long commanded the […]