For many Muslim Americans, fitting in can be a struggle
Source: Boston Globe By Jennette Barnes One in a series of occasional articles about Muslims in our suburbs. Mary Lahaj was a high school cheerleader in 1964 when the first […]
U.S. to track religious discrimination in schools as anti-Muslim sentiment grows
Source: The Washington Post By Michael Alison Chandler The U.S. Education Department announced it will begin collecting data this year about allegations of discrimination or bullying of students based on […]
Clinton describes her ‘activist, social justice faith’ to Baptists
Source: RNS By Emily McFarlan Miller (RNS) Talking about one’s faith doesn’t come naturally to a “Midwestern Methodist,” Hillary Clinton admitted. Then the Democratic presidential nominee spent a half-hour doing […]
How a Radio Soap Got a Whole Country Talking About Domestic Abuse
Source: Time By Kate Samuelson The plotline on BBC’s The Archers is cited as the reason for a 17% annual increase in calls to Britain’s national domestic violence helpline A controversial […]
These 5 Facts Explain Angela Merkel’s Tough 2016—and Tougher 2017
Source: Time By Ian Bremmer Angela Merkel and her center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) were trounced in regional elections this past weekend. It’s going to be that type of year for Merkel. Here are the 5 biggest risks that Merkel, the most important voice in any conversation about Europe’s future, faces […]
Why I Just Can’t Shake Your Hand
June 6, 2016 by Qasim Rashid 2 Comments by Labeeb Ahmed An incredible amount of controversy and interest has been generated regarding the refusal of two Muslim students in Therwil, Switzerland to shake hands with their female teacher, and the subsequent threat of a 5,000 dollar fine by Swiss […]
Self-Driving Cars Could Help Save the Environment—Or Ruin It. It Depends on Us
Source: Time By Justin Worland Self-driving vehicles promised to revolutionize the transportation industry. Automated cars could reshape every industry that relies on the automobile, from car manufacturing, to taxis, limousines and trucking. By taking human beings—who aren’t the drivers they think they are—out from behind the wheel, self-driving cars could also […]
Arabia: Haji’s go high tech during Hajj
Each bracelet carries a bar code readable by smartphone. It indicates the pilgrim’s identity, nationality, place of lodging in Mecca, as well as other information, the vice secretary of the ministry of hajj and umrah, Issa Rawas, told AFP. Close to two million pilgrims have converged on western Saudi Arabia […]
Exclusive – Mecca mayor says no delays on pilgrimage expansion projects
Reuters International SEP 9, 2016 – Muslim pilgrims pray during Friday prayers at the Grand mosque in Mecca September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (reuters_tickers) By Dahlia Nehme MECCA (Reuters) – Construction projects to expand capacity at Mecca’s Grand Mosque and other Islamic holy sites will be completed in about […]
Israel-Palestine clarity
Sep 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI Moments of sudden clarity in political developments can strike anywhere and at any time, as I experienced in relation to the Palestine-Israel conflict while riding the F-train subway from Brooklyn to Manhattan Tuesday morning. Three separate stories I read in the […]
Dozens held as teachers protest suspensions in Turkey’s southeast, union says
Reuters International SEP 9, 2016 – Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest against the suspension of teachers from classrooms over alleged links with Kurdish militants, in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar (reuters_tickers) By Umit Ozdal DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – Turkish police detained dozens […]
Inside the incredible school teaching refugee children on the Greek island of Chios
Child refugees in Greece have missed 18 months of their education on average, with one in five never having been to school. But on one island, a Swiss organisation has […]
Saudi Arabia cannot pay its workers or bills – yet continues to fund a war in Yemen
In Saudi Arabia itself, the government seems unable to cope with the crisis. The ‘Arab News’ says that 31,000 Saudi and other foreign workers have lodged complaints with the government’s labour […]
The war on terrorism won’t be won on the battlefield
Source: Washington Post By Fareed Zakaria On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was driving on the Long Island Expressway, heading out to a friend’s house to spend a […]
Subhan, The New Ahmadiyya Mosque opened in Morfelden-Walldorf Germany
Source:pressahmadiyya.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is pleased to announce that on 6 September 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza […]
Barack Obama Just Nominated A Muslim To Be A Federal Judge. That’s A First.
Huff Post: by Jennifer Bendery — Abid Qureshi would fill a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. President Barack Obama WASHINGTON ― President Barack Obama made history on Tuesday by nominating the first Muslim person to the federal judiciary, Abid Qureshi. “I am pleased to […]
I didn’t realize how often Muslims get kicked off planes, until it happened to me
theguardian: by Niala Mohammad — A humiliating experience opened my eyes to discrimination that has become common in post-9/11 America under the pretext of safety and security My friend and I were removed from an American Airlines flight for requesting water and asking why we were still aboard an idling […]
‘smooth divorce’
Source: Arab News: LONDON: Britain and the European Union must work together to make their divorce smooth and forge a new “strong relationship,” Prime Minister Theresa May told European Council President Donald Tusk on Thursday. At their first one-to-one meeting since May became prime minister after Britain voted to leave […]
Iran wants to see trouble at Haj, says minister
Source: Arab News: JEDDAH: Islamic Affairs Minister Saleh Al-Asheikh said Iran is hostile toward Muslims and does not want to see the Haj season pass peacefully or without sectarian strife. During an inspection tour of a mosque on the Makkah-Jeddah Expressway, he said the duty of Muslim scholars is to […]
U.S. Hostage Rescue Attempt Failed
Source: The Daily Beast U.S. special operations forces mounted an unsuccessful attempt to rescue two kidnapped American University of Afghanistan professors last month, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday afternoon. “In August, at the recommendation of Secretary Carter, President Obama authorized U.S. forces to conduct a mission in Afghanistan, aimed at recovering […]