In France, an uncertain future for Jews
Source: The Washington Post By James McAuley PARIS — France is home to the largest Jewish community in Europe, and its most troubled. A wave of anti-Semitic violence in recent […]
French government battles intolerance with new public relations campaign
Source: RNS By Elizabeth Bryant PARIS (RNS) On a sunny spring morning, an 18-year-old college student wrapped a scarf around her head to feel what it would be like to […]
Video: Who owns America’s debt and why Trump’s plan is dangerous?
Source: CNN Money Donald Trump says he can “make a deal” on America’s debt. Last week, he implied that he could negotiate with America’s creditors to get them to accept […]
NASA’s Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered
NASA’s Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date. “This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler,” said Ellen Stofan, chief scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “This gives us hope that somewhere out there, around a star […]
High school yearbook misidentifies Muslim student as ‘Isis Phillips
Source: Los Angeles Times By Zahira Torres Contact Reporter A High school yearbook is supposed to be a keepsake, but for a Muslim student in Rancho Cucamonga it will be a painful reminder of being misidentified as “Isis Phillips” in a photo that showed her smiling and wearing a hijab. Bayan Zehlif, […]
Latino Muslims at country’s only Spanish-speaking mosque: ‘Islam changed my life’
Source: The Guardian By Ryan Schuessler in Houston Alfonso Flores looked relieved. Standing at the front of the prayer hall, the 29-year-old dental technician accepted hugs and handshakes from other members of […]
Baltimore archdiocese posts list of accused priests
Source: The Baltimore Sun By Alison Knezevich Contact Reporter The Baltimore Sun The Archdiocese of Baltimore has posted a list of dozens of priests and religious brothers accused of sexual abuse in a move church officials say came from listening to feedback from abuse survivors. All of the names had previously been […]
Ideas Hub: The Problem with the Marrakesh Declaration
Source: Muslimwise A blog of the Centre of Islamic Studies at SOAS, University of London By Michael Mumisa (Shaykh) In January this year (2016), the “Marrakesh Declaration on the Rights of […]
Obama to Become First Sitting US President to Visit Hiroshima
Source: ABC News By ARLETTE SAENZ President Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to visitHiroshima when he travels to Japan later this month, the White House announced this […]
The Surprising Reason Why the Bison Even Exists to Be the U.S. National Mammal
Source: Time By Olivia B. Waxman The bison has been named America’s first national mammal, after the President signed the National Bison Legacy Act on Monday, the culmination of a […]
Exclusive: London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Religious Extremism, Brexit and Donald Trump
Source: Time By Mark Leftly / London Sadiq Khan, 45, was declared the new mayor of London in the early hours of Saturday, becoming the most powerful Muslim politician in Europe. A Transport Minister in the Labour government of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Khan came under severe attack during the […]
Sadiq Khan dismisses Donald Trump’s Muslim ban ‘exception’
Source: BBC Sadiq Khan has rejected US presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s offer to make the new London mayor an “exception” to a ban on Muslims travelling to the US. “This […]
Germany knife attacker ‘had psychological and drug problems’
Source: BBC A man who killed a commuter and injured three others in a knife attack at a railway station near Munich suffered from psychological problems and drug addiction, state […]
A man who went undercover in a jail for 2 months discovered a disturbing truth about veterans who are locked up
Source: Business Insider By Mark Abadi It’s all too common for veterans in the US to wind up in jail. And behind bars, many of them don’t have access to the […]
Video: Jon Stewart Deflates Trump: Calling Him a Man-Baby
Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart chimed in on the presidential election Monday, calling Donald Trump a “man-baby” and jokingly questioning the presumptive Republican nominee’s eligibility to be president. To […]
London buses to carry ‘Subhan Allah’ banners in Ramadan
Charity wants Muslims to donate money to victims of the Syrian Civil War. England cricketer Moeen Ali supports the advertising campaign. Source: Khalij Times London’s iconic red buses and public […]
USA: Defying church ban, dozens of Methodist clergy come out as gay and lesbian
By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor Updated 5:08 PM ET, Mon May 9, 2016 http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/09/living/methodist-clergy-lgbt/index.html# (CNN)Dozens of United Methodist clergy members came out as lesbian, gay or bisexual on Monday, defying their church’s ban on “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” serving in ministry and essentially daring their supervisors to discipline them. In a […]
What do American Muslims think of the election and its presidential candidates?
Guardian: There are 1.9 billion Muslims worldwide, and Muhammad, or one of its variants, is the most common name in the world. In America, 3.3 million people identify as Muslim, according to a recent Pew study. While former GOP contender Ben Carson would “absolutely not agree” with the US being […]
Muslim Leaders Wage Theological Battle, Stoking ISIS’ Anger
NY Times: As the military and political battle against the Islamic State escalates, Muslim imams and scholars in the West are fighting on another front — through theology. Imam Suhaib Webb, a Muslim leader in Washington, has held live monthly video chats to refute the religious claims of the Islamic […]
259 Pakistanis named in fresh Panama papers leak
KARACHI: Names of 259 Pakistanis with links to offshore companies have surfaced in one of the world’s biggest ever data leaks through an online searchable database made public by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) late Monday evening. http://www.dawn.com/news/1257275/259-pakistanis-named-in-fresh-panama-papers-leak The names in the latest release of documents on the websiteoffshoreleaks.icij.org include: Abdul […]