The Islamic elephant in the room
Source: Times of Israel. Rabbi Sacks has applied himself to this mission with impressive diligence, persistence and intelligence, as well as captivating grace and humility. In this regard, he should serve as an inspiration to us all. As for his messages themselves, here the situation is more complicated: some of […]
Sex, lies, and circumcisions
Source: Times of Israel The voice on the other line introduced himself as Ralph (all of the names in this story have been changed) and simply asked: “Do you come to Tel Aviv to do britot?” I answered, “Yes.” He told me that he needed a mohelfor this coming Thursday. […]
Clinton prepares to sell herself in biggest political moment
Source: Times of Israel In the biggest moment of her nearly 25-year political career, aides say Clinton on Thursday evening will lay out a positive vision for the future and detail her proposals to improve the economy, boost the country’s security and unite a divided nation. She aims to strike […]
How I almost joined a ‘jihad’ training camp
Source: Dawn It has happened to me, and it can happen to anyone. In plain sight of my unsuspecting family, I was radicalised during my teenage years. It did not matter that I lived a privileged life — not all terrorists fit the stereotype of poor, illiterate people who have […]
Trump: I Was Being Sarcastic When I Asked Russia to Hack Hillary
Source: The Daily Beast. In an interview on Fox & Friends, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that comments he made on Wednesday calling for Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails were meant to be a joke. “Of course I’m being sarcastic,” Trump replied. “But you have 33,000 emails deleted, […]
N. Korea: U.S. Has Declared War
Source: The Daily Beast A top North Korean diplomat said on Thursday that the U.S. has “crossed the red line” and declared war against the country by placing the country’s leader Kim Jong Un on a list of sanctioned individuals in connection with alleged human rights abuses in the authoritarian […]
Pope Francis Falls in Poland
Source: The Daily Beast. Pope Francis reportedly fell on Thursday in front of thousands of people during Mass at the Jasna Gora shrine in Czestochowa, Poland. He wasn’t injured, and he was able to finish the event after he was helped to his feet by Vatican Master of Ceremonies, Guido Marini, […]
India: Elite bodyguards for billionaire’s wife cause outrage in India
Imagine the kind of outcry that would occur in the United States if the government sent a Secret Service detail to protect Melinda Gates, wife of Bill Gates.Billionaire Mukesh Ambani,, top, third from right, and his wife Nita Ambani, top second from right, attend swearing-in for Indian Prime Minister Narendra […]
Video: Obama delivers an amazing message of hope, optimism and vision
We’ll carry Clinton to victory, says Obama Source: BBC US President Barack Obama has implored voters to help continue his legacy by carrying Hillary Clinton to victory at the polls […]
Ahmadi, Christian marriages not being registered
Source: ET The petitioner submitted that before soliciting her hand in marriage Alfred Masih had introduced himself as a Muslim. PHOTO: REUTERS LAHORE: The Walton Cantonment Board and the Lahore Cantonment Board do not register marriages of Christians and Ahmadis, stating that they only register marriages solemnised under Muslim Family Laws Ordinance […]
Joe Biden slams Donald Trump
By Kevin Liptak, CNN White House Producer Philadelphia (CNN) Vice President Joe Biden rejected Donald Trump’s TV catch-phrase — “you’re fired!” — with a line of his own during a […]
Turkey increases pressure on U.S. for Gulen’s extradition
Source: The Washington Post By Ishaan Tharoor ISTANBUL — Turkish leaders on Tuesday stepped up their calls for the United States to punish Fethullah Gulen, the reclusive cleric living in […]
Man charged with threatening to burn Boston mosque
Source: The Boston Globe By Andy Rosen GLOBE STAFF Federal authorities have charged a man with threatening to burn Boston’s largest mosque and making menacing statements to Muslims in the area. Patrick Keogan, 44, of Wilmington, allegedly made threats on the Facebook page of Roxbury’s Islamic Society of Boston […]
Cracks showing in Democrats’ stance on Israel as many back push for Palestinians
Source: The Forward The Democratic Party has spent the first couple days of its convention projecting unity on issues from fighting racism to fair trade. But fissures are showing here on one issue that Democrats have long been united on: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Their party, which has long commanded the […]
What Bill Clinton Would Do in a Hillary Clinton White House
Source: Time Philip Elliott / Philadelphia Drawing on his 40-year marriage with Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton told the nation stories Tuesday night about a remarkable partnership that could make history again—for both of them. “I married my best friend,” Clinton said of his wife, a trailblazing former First […]
French Church Attacker Used Fake Identities to Evade Police, Authorities Say
Source: Time (PARIS) — France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor says one of the men who attacked a Normandy church evaded police twice using relatives’ ID cards in attempts to reach Syria. Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters that 19-year-old Adel Kermiche was wearing an electronic surveillance bracelet when he and another attacker […]
ISIS Jihadists, Mass Shooters: What’s Happening to the World?
Source. The Daily Beast Every day, there’s a fresh atrocity, from jihadists attacking a church in France to gun rampages in the U.S.—and there are patterns to the madness. PARIS — On Tuesday, two men burst into a church in bucolic Normandy during morning mass. They took five people hostage, […]
Donald Trump’s Call for Russia to Hack the U.S. Might Be a Felony
Source. The Daily Beast. Did Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump just call for a felony to be committed? On Wednesday, he urged a foreign government to hack an American citizen […]
Japan knife attack: At least 19 dead
Source. CNN (CNN)At least 19 people were killed and 26 injured in a stabbing spree at a facility for disabled people west of Tokyo, making it one of Japan’s deadliest mass killings since World War II. Nine men and 10 women, ranging in age from 18 to 70, were killed […]