Source: The Guardian The judge prevented Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s defense team from learning he had permitted the Obama administration to destroy the evidence, according to a scathing court document. Photograph: […]
Source: CNN By Angela Dewan, for CNN London (CNN)Angelina Jolie lashed out at U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday for his controversial remarks against Muslims, comments that have prompted waves of anger in Islamic communities When asked for her thoughts about Trump’s attitude toward Muslims, Jolie closed her eyes […]
Source: Time By Daniel Arkin/NBC News But Snowden still must be punished for leaking documents, the former Attorney General said Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says fugitive leaker Edward Snowden […]
Source: The Washington Post By JESS BIDGOOD SCITUATE, Mass. — For almost 12 years, the parishioners of St. Frances X. Cabrini have prayed, eaten meals, watched the Super Bowl and […]
Source: The Washington Post By Barton Swaim Barton Swaim is author of “The Speechwriter: A Brief Education in Politics” and a contributing columnist for The Post. A recent report on […]
Source: Washington Post By Richard Cohen Opinion writer What word comes to mind when you see the name Donald Trump? For some people, it might be “anger,” since he provokes […]
Cathy Newman’s full interview with Philosopher Noam Chomsky. From Trump and Clinton, to climate change, Brexit and TPP, America’s foremost intellectuals presents his views on who rules the world today.
Source: USA Today By Hadley Malcolm, USA TODAY Some cities are singling out sugar-sweetened drinks for proposals to add taxes or warning labels, borrowing from the playbook used to largely stamp out smoking a generation ago. The […]
Source: Slate By Christina Cauterucci For the second time this week, the U.S. legislative body best known for its obstructionist leanings managed to squeak out a unanimous vote for the […]
Source: Huffington Post By Laura Barron-Lopez Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Legislation to restrict the flow of Syrian refugees into the United States will not include a religious test, […]
Source: Time By Alex Altman Donald Trump is almost certain to be the most unpopular presidential nominee of a major party in modern times. Hillary Clinton is running a close second. […]
Source: Reuters BY BRENDAN O’BRIEN Authorities in southwest Washington were investigating on Thursday fires at two churches they believe were deliberately lit over the past two days and put places of worship in the area on high alert, police said. The suspicious fires occurred at the First Congregational United Church […]
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post With Islamophobia rampant in communities across the U.S., Muslim Americans now have a chief ally at the White House. Zaki Barzinji, former Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D-Va.), recently assumed the new role as liaison to the Muslim […]
Source: Politico By NAHAL TOOSI The Obama administration, having declared two months ago that the Islamic State is committing genocide, is now grappling with how to actually prosecute the terrorist […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY SAMANTHA SMITH AND CARROLL DOHERTY5 COMMENTS Far more Americans continue to sympathize more with Israel (54%) than with the Palestinians (19%) in the Middle East dispute, according to our recent foreign policy survey. And half of Americans (50%) think a way can be found for […]
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla — A video from MuslimGirl.com highlights women’s participation in political movements. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmuslimgirlarmy%2Fvideos%2Fvb.117231523398%2F10154183065558399%2F%3Ftype%3D3&show_text=0&width=560 Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, founder and editor-in-chief of MuslimGirl, told The Huffington Post that her team dreamed up the video after realizing that the hijab was being “commodified” by the Western fashion industry during […]
TeenVogue: by Polly Mosendz — With the presidential election just eight months away, politicians are battling it out for the hearts and minds of voters across America. To win any election, candidates need women on their side: According to the Center for American Women and Politics, women have cast more […]
Source: The New York Times By JASON HOROWITZ and MAGGIE HABERMAN A bitter divide over the Middle East could threaten Democratic Party unity as representatives of Senator Bernie Sanders of […]
Source: The Guardian Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor One of the leading counter-terror chiefs in the US warned against the blanket political denigration of Muslims, saying the integration of American Muslims […]
Source: CNN By James Griffiths, CNN Want to launch a nuclear missile? You’ll need a floppy disk. That’s according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), […]