Source: CNN Politicians, journalists and her own daughter have stepped forward in defense of Brigitte Trogneux, wife of French President-elect Emmanuel Macron, in response to a series of sexist and misogynistic slurs against her. Many of the unwelcome comments have focused on the fact that Trogneux — age 64 with seven […]
Source: RT A Pakistani-American lawyer has made a name for herself by taking down international terrorists in Court. Since 2009, 37-year-old Zainab Ahmad has worked as an Assistant United States Attorney in New York, and so far she has prosecuted 13 people for terrorism, without losing a single case. Zainab who […]
WRITTEN BY JOLLOF MEDIA NETWORK May 11, 2017 Members of the Gambia’s Ahmaddiya Muslim Jama’at (JollofNews) – Gambia’s Ahmaddiya Muslim Jama’at have called on the regime of President Adama Barrow to monitor and avert Muslim extremism for the peace, security and stability of the Gambia. Alhaji Ebrahima Mbowe, deputy Amir […]
TAMA’S TALES: So what if I wear a headscarf? http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43171318&locale=en EMBED CODE MAY 11, 2017 – Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Some of her friends are Muslim and wear head scarves. Tama finds out how this has affected their lives. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch
EDITORIAL: The test of our democracy EDITORIALThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Fri, May 12, 2017 | Inactive Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama attends the final hearing of his blasphemy trial at the North Jakarta District Court on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. The panel of judges declare him guilty for […]
Margareth S. AritonangThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Sat, May 13, 2017 | Against blasphemy: Hundreds of members of Islamic organizations stage a rally during Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s final hearing held at the Agriculture Ministry office on Jl. RM Harsono, Ragunan, South Jakarta, on Tuesday. (JP/Michael Hillary Hegarty) […]
Syria’s conflict will end with many more casualties and many more missing than the Lebanese civil war. Vast areas of towns and cities are razed to the ground Robert Fisk Beirut @indyvoices 2 days ago After its titanic civil war, can Syria remain a united state? And if it does […]
Trump has already ordered greater US support for the Saudi war effort in Yemen, but the deputy crown prince will be primarily bidding for US backing for his confrontation with Iran Patrick Cockburn @indyworld 29 comments US President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will meet […]
Source: Independent By Qasim Rashid, who is an attorney and graduate of the Richmond School of Law Blasphemy laws began in Christian countries, and started appearing in Muslim majority countries after […]
Source: The Guardian By Amrit Dhillon in Narhada, Meerut As India debates the validity of a law allowing men to divorce by uttering three words, one woman is blazing a trail […]
Source: BBC By Sylvia Smith Image copyrightRICHARD DUEBELImage captionThe citadel in Aleppo, Syria, has suffered damage during the country’s six-year-long conflict A recent conference in Bahrain brought together experts in […]
Source: The New York Times By JOE COCHRANE Photo Supporters of Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama rallied outside City Hall in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, holding an inflatable ball depicting Mr. […]
Source: Reuters By David Alire Garcia and Theopolis Waters | MEXICO CITY/CHICAGO Mexico’s growing beef industry is targeting Muslim consumers in the Middle East for its prime cuts as it […]
Source: Religion News Service By Nicole Einbinder and Emily Churchill AHMEDABAD, India (RNS) Dosa vendor Sunil Gagnath Sabkale watches over a fragile Buddhist temple across the street from a market […]
Source: USA Today BY Caroline Glenn, Florida Today MELBOURNE, Fla. — Ninth-graders in Brevard County will keep using a world history textbook, despite fierce debate over its chapter on Islam. The […]
Source: Reuters By Laila Kearney | HUNTINGTON, N.Y. At a Roman Catholic high school in New York’s Long Island suburbs, two dozen visiting Muslim students knelt and prayed while teens […]
Source: Associated Press By SAM HANANEL WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in the nation’s capital said Thursday she won’t act on a request to block President Donald Trump’s revised […]
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer Vice President Pence sought on Thursday to reassure Christian leaders looking for the White House to focus more on the plight of persecuted Christians […]
Henry S. Walace May 12, 2017 Seventy-three years ago, The New York Times asked the sitting vice president to write an article about whether there are fascists in America, and what they’re up to. It was an alarming question. And the vice president took it quite seriously. His article, “The Danger […]
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUMMAY 11, 2017 NYTimes President Trump is perhaps the world’s most powerful television addict. And like any TV fan, he has strong opinions about what he watches. In a series of caustic criticisms this week, Mr. Trump laced into on-air stars like the CNN news anchor Don Lemon […]