Last week the Crown Prosecution Service said that there is “insufficient evidence” to bring charges against British officials in the case of Abdelhakim Belhaj Kim Sengupta “They knew I was being tortured, I have no doubt of that,” said Abdelhakim Belhaj of MI6 agents who came to interrogate him while […]
Source: Time By Jared Malsin/Debaga Camp, Iraq “Everything is depressed there. Everything.” The chemical engineer escaped on a moonless night, fleeing from ISIS-held territory. As he crossed the front line, ISIS […]
Iranian diplomat Ghadanfar Rokonabadi disappeared after being caught up in the mass panic on last year’s Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca Robert Fisk @indyvoices He was smart, occasionally humorous and detailed in his replies to my questions. Officially, he was an attaché at Iran’s high-walled, black-painted embassy in Beirut, but back in 1996 I […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Suggested Reading: The Muslim Times’ Collection on Islam’s Condemnation of Terrorism Editor’s note: […]
Source. NY Times. LONG before I came to the United States, I was fascinated by the American electoral process. I grew up in Pakistan in the 1980s, during the brutally repressive military dictatorship of President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, when fear crushed hope. Finding old copies of Time magazine in my […]
theguardian: by Laura Bates — Billboards might be one of the most obvious demonstrations of Hollywood sexism – but they’re far from the only example ‘It’s not surprising that executives see nothing wrong with presenting women as victims or pieces of meat on movie posters, because that’s so often […]
Huff Post: by Alex Teplitzky — ALEX TEPLITZKY In high school, one of my best friends was Muslim. So at a young age, I experienced second-hand a culture that observed customs I would have otherwise been oblivious to. This was most obvious every Ramadan, when my friend, Raza, would join […]
Jesse Jackson endorses Hillary Clinton – CNNPolitics.com 2016/06/11 <!– <!– Washington (CNN)The Rev. Jesse Jackson endorsed Hillary Clinton on Saturday, continuing a recent string of high-profile endorsements for the presumptive Democratic nominee. Jackson, speaking in Chicago, said he trusts that Clinton will look out for the interests of marginalized communities including […]
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NORTH CAROLINA: A North Carolina man faces ethnic intimidation charges after leaving bacon at a mosque and making death threats to its members as they prepared for worship in observance of Ramazaan, Islam’s holy month, authorities said on Friday. Langford is charged with ethnic intimidation, assault with a deadly weapon, going […]
Courtesy: Hamid Rahman, Peace Village, Canada Source: NY Times By Jim Dwyer LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Muhammad Ali spent the better part of a decade planning his funeral, his friends and […]
By Owen Hughes June 10, 2016 12:13 BST ibtimes.co.uk The world of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has moved a step closer as Google co-founder Larry Page is personally funding two companies developing flying cars, according to reports. Page is said to have invested more than $100m (£70m, €89m) of his own […]
Source: The Atlantic By DAVID FRUM Even Christopher Hitchens’s detractors would concede him two great qualities: honesty and bravery. Hitchens spoke the truth as he understood the truth, without regard to […]
Source.RT More than half of Britons polled believe Islam is incompatible with British values, according to a study carried out on behalf of a Muslim community organization. The polling firm ComRes asked 2,012 people over the age of 18 for their views. The study was carried out on behalf of the […]
Source: Egypt Pulse Rania Rabeaa Elabd Contributor, Egypt Pulse Rania Rabeaa Elabd is an Egyptian journalist focused on issues concerning the parliament and political parties. The draft law on the construction […]
Source: Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein As the public policy guy for the Southern Baptist Convention, Russell Moore is used to being asked about religion and politics. But this year, […]
Source: Hollywood reporter ‘The Passion of the Christ’ Courtesy of Photofest ‘Braveheart’ screenwriter Randall Wallace says he is writing a follow-up to the biblical blockbuster that will focus on the […]
Source: Associated Press By GRACE GARCES BORDALLO HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Members of the Catholic church in Guam are reacting with devastation to the accusations that Archbishop Anthony Apuron sexually […]
Source: BBC Bangladesh police say they have detained about 900 people as part of a crackdown on militants following a series of deadly attacks. Police launched the week-long campaign on […]
Source: BBC In most cities, different neighbourhoods have a different character and those who live in them can develop tribal loyalties – sometimes even a snobbish disdain for some other […]