THE BIGGER PICTURE: I am a Muslim
Source: Finger Lakes Times By SPENCER TULIS Take a moment to reflect on your initial thoughts after reading the headline on this story and the man in the photo that […]
Sanctions lifted after Iran found in compliance on nuclear deal
Epigraph: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. (Matthew 5:9) By Don Melvin and Michael Martinez (CNN) Iran has completed the necessary steps in a deal […]
Scholars offer Muslims and police a new roadmap for better relations
Source: Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) U.S. police departments must look beyond the Muslim American community if they want to effectively counter violent extremism, a new report from Duke University finds. […]
Md. school system keeps Jewish holidays, adds days off for Diwali, Lunar New Year and Eid al-Adha
Source: The Washington Post Howard County’s school board voted unanimously this week to markedly expand its schedule of religious and cultural holidays, a decision members said recognized the growing diversity […]
Obama’s State of the Union address with many Mulim in attendance
The following news clip aired on MTA World News yesterday. It is about President Obama’s last State of the Union address in which Dr. Mohammad Qureshi, President Connecticut Jama’at was an invited guest and had the honor of listening to it from the House of Representatives chamber. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS4_u9bzgQM MTA News […]
George W. Bush page most edited on Wikipedia
Source: Gulf News SAN FRANCISCO: Former US president George W. Bush may no longer be able to change the course of history — but it has not stopped others trying […]
China’s Haier to Buy GE Appliance Business for $5.4 Billion
Source: The Wall Street Journal BEIJING— General Electric Co. agreed to sell its appliance unit for $5.4 billion to Chinese manufacturer Haier Group, which is looking to expand its products […]
Indoctrination is not the real issue in public school lessons on Islam (COMMENTARY)
Source: Religion News Service (RNS) Opponents of lessons on Islam often claim that Christianity takes a back seat in public schools’ religious instruction. That’s what an Augusta County, Va., mother […]
Q&A: Why Millennials are less religious than older Americans
Source: Pew Research Center While the U.S. public in general is becoming less religious, the nation’s youngest adults are by many measures much less religious than everyone else. Indeed, one […]
Add a Muslim holiday? Remove a Jewish one? Schools debate calendars as diversity increases
Source: The Washington Post It came as a victory to many in the Muslim community when a Maryland school district decided to shift its calendar so that students would be […]
Chicago lockup claims: Handcuffed to walls, abused and kept from lawyers
Source: CNN Chicago (CNN)Kory Wright dreamed of being a Chicago police officer. But his image of police was shattered when he was arrested on his 20th birthday as he was […]
History of the California Blacks Nation Califians (Khalifians) The First Americans
Shoah.org — “…They; manipulate our history books; the history books are not true; it’s a lie. The history books are lying, you need to know that, you must know that.’ – Michael Jackson by Diane Blackmon image: http://www.eurweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/diane5.jpgPhoto of Indigenous Americans – black native Americans *According to, author James W. Loewen in his […]
Gov Nikki Haley jabs at Donald Trump in State of the Union response
By Gregory Krieg CNN: The Republican Party tapped South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to deliver its response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, but her most memorable jabs landed squarely on the GOP’s own Donald Trump. That’s a something that didn’t escape — or please — […]
Muslim journalists no longer as rare in US newsrooms
Source: Religion News Service By Lauren Markoe (RNS) Rummana Hussain was one of those children whose Muslim parents envisioned her in a white coat with a stethoscope around her neck. Instead, […]
Religious voices respond to State of the Union
Source: Religion News Service (RNS) In his last State of the Union address, President Obama made an impassioned case against religious bigotry and cast other key issues in moral terms. He rejected “any […]
Video: Obama: When politicians insult Muslims, when a mosque is vandalized, or a kid bullied, that doesn’t make us safe
Obama: (This is around minute 44:30 of video) We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn’t a matter of political correctness. It’s […]
Balancing Terror and Reality in State of the Union Address
Source: The New York Times WASHINGTON — When President Obama speaks to the nation in his final State of the Union address on Tuesday night, he will offer a familiar […]
Trump Invited To Iowa Mosque. Imam: He’s A Great Man With Bad Ideas
Source: NPR The imam of the oldest mosque in North America, the Mother Mosque of America in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has invited Donald Trump to visit. David Greene talks to […]
Why A Fashion Vlogger Decided To Open Up About Her Muslim Faith
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Nabela Noor is using her platform to educate and inspire. Vlogger Nabela Noor typically fills her popular YouTube channel with makeup tutorials, DIY hacks and fashion tips. But in December, Noor opened up to her nearly 143,000 subscribers about […]
Hillary Clinton Proposes 4% Tax on the Super Wealthy
Source: Time She’s promised not to raise taxes on people making less than $250,000 a year Hillary Clinton proposed a 4% tax on individuals making more than $5 million a […]