Muslims at the DNC: Taking a stand against Islamophobia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – On the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention, where delegates will formally nominate Hillary Clinton as the party’s presidential candidate, Muslim leaders gathered to push the community to vote, calling the ballot a powerful means to challenge the growing problem of Islamophobia. “You don’t have to go to Canada, just register and […]
Priest killed at French church in attack claimed by Islamic State
Paris (dpa) – An 86-year-old priest was killed and another person seriously injured after two knife-wielding assailants, later claimed by Islamic State to be its “soldiers,” stormed a church in northern France during morning Mass. One of the attackers was later identified by French prosecutor Francois Molins as 19-year-old Adel Kermiche, who had been under […]