Muslims increasingly racially profiled on US planes in 2016
Source: Tribune A Muslim group has urged the United States Department of Transportation to take action to address the profiling of Muslims, people of colour, and persons perceived to be […]
Calabasas fire forces thousands from homes
Source: CNN (CNN)Hundreds of firefighters are battling a blaze in Los Angeles County that has forced at least 5,000 people to evacuate their homes, authorities said. Since the inferno started Saturday afternoon it has already torched 516 acres, Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief John Tripp said. As of Sunday […]
Michelle Obama: I Wake Up Each Day In A House Built By Slaves
Source: Huffington Post The American Dream is alive and well, and according to Michelle Obama, her life is proof. In a commencement speech delivered at City College in New York […]
‘New era’ of personalised cancer drugs, say doctors
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health editor, Chicago Cancer is entering a “new era” of personalised medicine with drugs targeted to the specific weaknesses in each patient’s tumour, say doctors. […]
Obama: What Muhammad Ali meant to me
Source: USA Today In 2010, in celebration of Muhammad Ali’s 50 years on the world stage, President Barack Obama penned for USA TODAY Sports the following essay on what Ali […]
Sorry, Brown People, Donald Trump Doesn’t Believe You’re Real Americans
Source: Huffington Post BY Amanda Terkel Senior Political Reporter, The Huffington Post As someone who’s Asian-American, all my life I’ve dealt with people who assume that I speak Chinese. The majority of times I get in a cab, one of the first questions from the driver will be, “Where are you […]
This Ice Cream Shop Kicked Hatred To The Curb. Here’s How The Community Said Thank Yo
Source: Huffington Post BY Yasmin Nouh Blog Editor, The Huffington Post Nura Takkish, 22, was sitting with two of her friends at Andrew’s Ice Cream and Dessert in Orange County, California, on Monday, May 23, when they noticed a commotion at the counter. A customer was being asked to leave for […]
Thousands of atheists gathering in DC for Reason Rally
Source: CNN By Ruby Mellen, CNN Washington (CNN)Bill Nye, Lewis Black and members of the Wu-Tang Clan will be part of a high-profile lineup preaching to a mass of atheists […]
Boxer Muhammad Ali family concerned-the end near
Source: Associated Press Muhammad Ali is hospitalized in the Phoenix area with what two people familiar with his condition say may be more serious problems than his previous hospital stays. […]
Bill Clinton delivers a sharp message to Donald Trump and his base
Source: Yahoo News BY Hunter Walker National Correspondent CRANFORD, N.J. — President Bill Clinton dismissed presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump’s policies as “divisive” and ineffective at a Wednesday campaign event for […]
Unsettling U.S. Political Climate Galvanizes Muslims to Vote
Source: The New York Times By CAROL POGASH OAKLAND, Calif. — After Friday Prayer at the Oakland Islamic Center, Mamoun Kund, a 51-year-old Sudanese-American, sat at a table and did […]
Exclusive: Trump’s 3,500 lawsuits unprecedented for a presidential nominee
Source: USA Today By Nick Penzenstadler and Susan Page, USA TODAY Donald Trump is a fighter, famous for legal skirmishes over everything from his golf courses to his tax bills to Trump […]
The 5 Most Likely Third-Party Scenarios in 2016
Source: Time By Zeke J Miller The two historically unpopular likely major party nominees have some frustrated voters daydreaming about a third party. But as in most election years, the prospects […]
How Hillary Clinton Will Take on Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy
Source: Time By Philip Elliott Hillary Clinton hasn’t yet decided which Donald Trump she’s running against. A loose cannon who even Republicans don’t like? Or a harsh ideologue committed todangerous ideas […]
Muslim student to attend Vermont military school that will allow headscarf
Source: The Guardian A Muslim high school student from Florida who hopes to become a Navy officer is going to attend Norwich University, after the Vermont military school said it […]
Judge sentences Catholic to Baptist church pews
Source: RNS By Chris Graves/ Cincinnati Enquirer CINCINNATI — Judge William Mallory enjoys handing out creative sentences from his bench over at the Hamilton County Courthouse. But the one he meted out in his Municipal […]
Judge ‘manipulated’ 9/11 attacks case, court document alleges
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: […]
Angelina Jolie slams Trump for anti-Muslim comments
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 […]
Eric Holder: Edward Snowden Performed a ‘Public Service’
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 […]
A Nearly 12-Year-Long Vigil Ends, and a Massachusetts Church Closes
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 […]