Iraq declares Ramadi liberated from Islamic State
Source: BBC The Iraqi city of Ramadi has been “liberated” from so-called Islamic State, the Iraqi military has declared. Spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Rasul said forces had achieved an “epic” […]
Cause of mosque fire in SW Houston declared ‘incendiary’
Source: Chron Authorities have upgraded the investigation of a Christmas Day fire at a southwest Houston mosque to “incendiary” and cited multiple points of origin in the two-alarm blaze as […]
ATF: Houston mosque fire ‘appears suspicious’
Source: CNN A Friday fire at a Houston mosque had “multiple points of origin” and “appears suspicious,” according to a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives spokeswoman. The Islamic […]
Arson at Central Valley mosque investigated as possible hate crime
Source: LA times An arson attack that took place over the weekend at a Central Valley mosque is being investigated as a possible hate crime, a law enforcement official said Sunday. Debris from what appeared to be a Molotov cocktail was found outside the Tracy Islamic Center on Saturday morning, said […]
Fresno police investigate beating of Sikh man as hate crime
Source: The Fresno Bee A Sikh man was attacked Saturday morning west of Highway 99 in what Fresno police are investigating as a hate crime – the latest such attack […]
Iran’s Rouhani says it’s up to Muslims to correct Islam’s image
Source: Reuters Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Muslims must improve the image of their religion, which has been tarnished by the violence of hardline groups such as […]
A letter to a young Muslim on the future of Western Islam
Source: Quartz By Haroon Moghul Senior Correspondent, Religion Dispatches We have failed you. While jihadist movements continue to expand their reach, anti-Muslim bigotry is becoming more and more mainstream. Both narratives […]
Stop asking me to condemn terrorists just because I’m Muslim
Source: The Washington Post By By Rana Elmir The deputy director of the ACLU of Michigan and lectures on issues related to Islamophobia, free speech and the intersection of race, faith […]
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Sports: ESPN’s dilemma in mobile age: fans can watch clips all day
When Holly Holm delivered her vicious knockout against UFC champion Ronda Rousey last month, the highlight seemed perfect for ESPN‘s “SportsCenter.” http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-espn-3e28a692-a411-11e5-8318-bd8caed8c588-20151216-story.html Yet by the time the sports network’s flagship news program showed images of the fight, many had already seen the clip on Reddit and commented on Twitter. That’s the dilemma for ESPN and “SportsCenter,” the […]
DAESH claims Bangladesh Ahmadi mosque attack
Islamic State Claims Bangladesh Ahmadi Mosque Attack The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing against an Ahmadi mosque in Bangladesh which injured three on Christmas Day. December 27, 2015http://www.clarionproject.org/news/islamic-state-claims-bangladesh-ahmadi-mosque-attack The Islamic State claimed responsibility on December 26 for asuicide bombing attack on an Ahmadi mosque in Bangladesh. An ISIS […]
Flawed Justice After a Mob Killed an Afghan Woman
Source: New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan — Farkhunda had one chance to escape the mob that wanted to kill her. Two Afghan police officers pulled her onto the roof of […]
Syrian journalist & filmmaker who exposed ISIS Aleppo atrocities assassinated in Turkey
Source: RT A prominent Syrian journalist and filmmaker, who produced anti-Islamic State documentaries was gunned down by unknown assailants in broad daylight in Gaziantep, Turkey. This is the third assassination of a journalist in the country over the last three months. More:
Muslim Americans Are More Likely to Reject Violence, Intolerance Than Many Other Americans
Source: Huffington Post By David Bier; Director of Immigration Policy, Niskanen Center and Matthew La Corte; Research Associate at the Niskanen Center Donald Trump has proposed profiling Muslim Americans and shutting down […]
Exclusive – Seized documents reveal Islamic State’s Department of ‘War Spoils’
Reuters International DEC 28, 2015 – swissinfo.ch By Jonathan Landay, Warren Strobel and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Islamic State has set up departments to handle “war spoils,” including slaves, and the exploitation of natural resources such as oil, creating the trappings of government that enable it to manage large […]
Tucson Muslims travel to San Bernardino Islamic conference
Written By Sam Salzwedel CONNECT TUCSON – Representatives from the local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are in San Bernardino County for an Islamic conference. Umer Shahid is from Pakistan and now lives in Tucson. He said he has noticed more discrimination since the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino. “Ahmadiyya […]
IOF shot dead Palestinian man in Jerusalem, Saturday morning
PNN/Jerusalem On Saturday morning, the Israeli occupation forces shot dead a Palestinian man near the Israeli Municipality building in Jerusalem for allegedly trying to stab an Israeli policeman, the Israeli media said. Israeli sources claimed that the young man took out a knife in his possession and tried to stab […]
Family’s Tragedy Goes Beyond One Boy
By ANNE BARNARD DEC. 27, 2015 ISTANBUL — When Alan Kurdi’s tiny body washed up on a beach in Turkey, forcing the world to grasp the pain of […]
How much longer must women wait for true equality?
theguardian: by Kevin McKenna — Across government, business and financial institutions, incompetent men continue to thwart the progress of talented women How will we know when true gender equality is achieved in the British workplace? Perhaps there is an index running, even now, which measures gender equality with a range […]
Schools must teach children that Britain is a Christian country
Source: The Telegraph Schools must teach pupils that Britain is a Christian country and are entitled to prioritise the views of established religions over atheism, the Education Secretary has said. […]