Obama’s final religious freedom report slams Muslim blasphemy
The Obama administration”s final report on religious freedoms focused on oppressive blasphemy laws and societal norms in Muslim countries. The report for 2015, posted Aug. 10 on the State Department”s website, begins with a harrowing account of the stoning death last year of Farkhunda Malikzada, a resident of Kabul who was wrongly accused of burning […]
US elections: This is not a time for jokes
White supremacy in the United States is dying. Many, including me, have said this before. White supremacy – the implicit acceptance of the superiority of white people and culture – is slowly being pushed aside as people (themselves slowly) accept the reality that “white culture” is nothing more than one stop on the global tour […]
ADL expresses solidarity with NY Muslims following imam’s murder
The Anti-Defamation League expressed its solidarity with New York’s Muslim community in the wake of the murder of an imam and his assistant leaving their mosque. Imam Maulama Akonjee and his assistant Thara Uddin were wearing traditional Muslim garb when they left their mosque in Queens on Saturday afternoon and were shot from behind at […]
The strategic logic of the Islamic State
The so-called Islamic State (IS) continues to pose a serious challenge not just to the Middle East but to the entire world. While the efforts of a US-led coalition have weakened IS, destroying it has proved difficult-and it has continued to inspire attacks in faraway places, from Brussels to Bangladesh. To understand how to defeat […]
Facebook takes down Hamas accounts
Facebook reportedly closed the account of Hamas leader Ismail Radwan on Facebook, in addition Sami Abu Zuhri, Fawzi Barhoum and Salah Bardawil, in the midst of municipal Gazan election season. Hamas leaders frequently use their social media accounts to garner support for terrorism and incitement to terror. Last week, Facebook closed the account of Islamic […]
Iran Warns to Show Harsh Reaction to Aggressors at Borders
TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani warned of Tehran’s crushing response to any aggression at the country’s bordering areas, specially the borders shared with the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Shamkhani made the remarks in a meeting with Abdelkarim Sanjari, the interior minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, in Tehran on […]
President Rouhani: Iran Pessimistic about US
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined that his country still distrusts Washington which has acted against its undertakings based on the last year nuclear deal between Tehran and the world powers. “Being optimistic about the nuclear deal doesn’t mean optimism about the world powers; we are optimistic about the nuclear deal but pessimistic about […]
Australia: Right-Wing Protesters Disrupt Church Service
Members of a right-wing, anti-immigration political party in Australia interrupted a church service on Australia’s east coast, impersonating Muslims and criticizing Islam. The protesters, dressed in mock Islamic robes and headdresses, disrupted a service at the Gosford Anglican Church on the New South Wales Central Coast on Sunday. The group played Muslim prayers on a […]
Thousands return after IS militants flee Manbij
Civilians back in the conflict-torn city after US-backed fighters clear around 13,000 mines Thousands of displaced residents streamed back into the northern Syrian town of Manbij on Saturday after US-backed fighters ousted the last Islamic State militants from their former stronghold, residents and US allies said. The Syria Democratic Forces announced on Friday they had […]
Trump Gives His Most Racist Speech Ever Singling Out Muslims Again (VIDEO)
The Donald Trump campaign hit another rhetorical low today in the swing state of Ohio. In an effort to drum up support in the Buckeye State, Trump turned to Islamophobia-one of the linchpins of his faltering campaign,-and called for the “extreme vetting” of immigrants to prevent terrorism and a descent into Sharia law. Trump, who […]