Jersey City fired me for Facebook posts on Hillary Clinton, Muslims, man says
JERSEY CITY — Jersey City’s former IT director says he was fired after a mayoral aide spotted right-wing posts on his Facebook page, posts that slammed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and criticized moves to accept Syrian refugees into the country. The city’s decision to terminate Alan Guglielmi came after the city spent more than a […]
The Unintended Consequences Of US Policy In Central Asia
Aramais Avakian, a carp farmer of Armenian descent, was traveling with four of his friends through the mountainous northeastern region of Uzbekistan when masked officers pulled their car over, forced them out and hooded them. Hours later, they were being tortured in prison by government agents who wanted to push them into signing false confessions […]
Iran Human Rights Report: How UN Rapporteur Could Make It Right?
TEHRAN (FNA)- Ahmed Shaheed, a former foreign minister of Maldives and current UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, who has never lived in Iran, has come up with yet another report. In the report, he claims Iran executes minors and tough anti-drugs laws are behind a surge in overall executions in recent years. […]
Syria civil war: Key powers ‘consider federal division’
The UN envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has said the possibility of federalism for the war-ravaged country has not been taken off the table for upcoming peace talks in Geneva. The latest round of negotiations in the Swiss city, scheduled for Monday, coincide with the fifth anniversary of a conflict that started with protests […]
Ben Carson endorses Trump as ‘a very intelligent man’
MIAMI — Ben Carson threw his support behind Donald Trump on Friday, calling the Republican presidential front-runner a “very intelligent man that cares deeply about America.” Americans need to know that there are “two Donald Trumps,” Carson said. One is the man who has dominated headlines and the Republican primaries with his brash statements, said […]
Saudis to give Pakistan $122m in aid
Saudi Arabia increased financial assistance to Pakistan and signed an agreement of $122 million in economic aid on Thursday, the highest amount Riyadh has officially given to Islamabad in the last five years. The signing ceremony for the grant, which includes a $67 million package, took place the day Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and army […]
Trump: ‘Islam hates us’
Donald Trump doubled down on his controversial statements calling for restrictions on Muslims entering the United States during an extended interview with CNN”s Anderson Cooper on Thursday. When asked whether he felt Islam was “at war with the West,” the GOP frontrunner told Cooper “I think Islam hates us.” “There is something there,” Trump continued, […]
President Obama Unloads On Trump And The GOP
President Obama made a trip to Austin, Texas today to speak at the SxSW Conference about the intersection of technology and government and then headed out to a fundraiser. At that fundraiser, he unloaded on Republicans, and Donald Trump in particular. It was delicious. Via Twitter: There’s a debate inside of the other party that […]
US elections: Trump and Rubio clash over Islam ‘hate’
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has doubled down on previous comments about Islam, saying there is “tremendous hatred” towards Americans from Muslims. Asked on Thursday during a televised debate in Miami, Florida, if he meant all Muslims, the frontrunner to be the Republican party nominee for president said: “I mean a lot of them.” Trump […]
Are Muslim Women Oppressed? You Decide.
Are Muslim women oppressed? Please take a look at this short video, which addresses some of the main issues that are concerning to those who make the argument that “Muslim women are oppressed…”