RAHAT HUSAIN: Muslims donate 30,000 bottles of water to Flint, Michigan, during water crisis
A Muslim organization called “Who is Hussain?” donated 30,000 bottles of water to the Red Cross in Flint, Michigan, on Sunday to help alleviate the water contamination crisis that has gripped the city for months. The donation drive came on the heels of President Obama’s declaration of the situation as a federal state of emergency. […]
Muslims, Christians and Jews to unite over dinner in Easton
With the Islamic State Group, Syria and terrorism in Paris making headlines, now is the time to build bridges between cultures — not walls, according to a local rabbi. Rabbi Melody Davis at Temple Covenant of Peace in Easton is organizing a multicultural dinner and discussion at her synagogue to show that Jews, Christians and […]
Majority of Americans says Obama hasn’t done enough to protect U.S. from terrorism
Forty-three percent of Americans are satisfied with the nation’s security from terrorism, marking a 16-point drop since last year and a 26-point decline since 2014. Fifty-five percent said they were dissatisfied with the country’s security from terrorism, according to Gallup poll results released Monday. In 2015, 59 percent had been satisfied and 36 percent had […]
Suicide bomber kills five worshippers at mosque in Cameroon
Yaounde (dpa) – At least five Muslim worshippers were killed Monday morning when a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in northern Cameroon. The attacker had joined an early prayer session at the mosque in the locality of Guetchewe in Cameroon’s Far North Region, regional governor Midjiyawa Bakary told dpa by phone. “He later detonated his […]
Ulema must educate youth about extremist propaganda: Ashrafi
Pakistan Ulema Council Central Chairman Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has said that it is the responsibility of ulema, imams, clerics and religious scholars to educate Muslim youths about the false and evil propaganda of extremist and terrorist organsiations. Addressing a training session workshop for ulema and seminary students on Sunday in Lahore, Ashrafi emphasised […]
US school expels 2 for bomb threat from Muslim pupil’s email
Two students have been expelled from a US school after they sent a “bomb threat” to more than 600 current and former students from the email account of a Muslim pupil. The subject line of the mail sent out by the two students of the high-performing Washington Latin Public Charter School said ‘Bomb’ and the […]
Cameron calls to end Muslim discrimination against women
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday called to stop the discrimination against Muslim women from within their own communities, and help them learn English to gain independence and better integrate. According to Cameron as quoted by The Times, it is time to confront the “backward attitudes” of Muslim men who have “damaging control” over […]
7 Facts That Will Surprise You About MLK Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his personal Christian beliefs. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his […]
Cher, Muslim Groups and Neighbors Deliver Water to Flint City in Crisis
Clean drinking water is flowing into Flint, Michigan again thanks to volunteers and celebrities like Cher. Flint’s tap water became contaminated with lead after the city switched from Detroit’s water system to the Flint River as a water source, which caused lead to leach out of pipes last year. The federal government announced a disaster […]
Morocco arrests Belgian citizen linked to Paris attacks
A Belgian national of Moroccan origin directly linked to the Paris attacks has been arrested in Morocco, according to a local newspaper quoting Morocco’s interior ministry. Hespress reported on Monday that a Belgian national has been arrested in al-Muammadia port city on the west coast of Morocco, between Casablanca and Rabat, in the region of […]