Religious and cultural values
The burqini ban, overturned by France’s highest administrative court, was an unconscionable infringement on individual freedom. About this there are no two opinions. The fact that it was a French court that overturned the ban has underscored the importance of a fair, fiercely impartial and secular judiciary ready to uphold above all human freedom or […]
Anti-immigrant and white supremacist
Is the alt-right anti-Semitic? Pepe the Frog, an Internet meme, has become a symbol of the alt-right. WASHINGTON — Can you go alt-right without going anti-Semitic? The movement that has emerged from conservatism — and in some ways has turned against it — appears to be nudging its way into the American mainstream as it […]
The world is apparently awash in terror ‘masterminds’
If you are inclined to believe much of the corporate media, the world is apparently teeming with terrorist “masterminds” – dead or alive. I was reminded of this media concoction while digesting a spate of hyperbolic stories about the still-disputed killing of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group’s chief spokesman and […]
Dogs Can Actually Understand What Humans Are Saying, Study Says
We’ve always known that dogs understand us on incredibly personal levels – but in a recently released study, we now have concrete evidence that dogs not only understand our feelings, but the exact words we’re saying. A team of Hungarian scientists gathered several well-trained canines to go through an MRI machine in order…
Ayatollah Khamenei: Hajj Hijacked by Oppressors, Muslims Should Reconsider Management of Hajj
TEHRAN (FNA)- Because of Saudi rulers’ oppressive behavior towards God’s guests, the world of Islam must fundamentally reconsider the management of the two holy places and the issue of hajj, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said in his message to the hajj pilgrims. Imam Khamenei’s Hajj Message – 2016 In […]
Iran Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Baghdad, Kabul
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian foreign ministry on Tuesday deplored the terrorist attacks in Baghdad and Kabul, stressing the need for the international community to force supporters cut their aid to the terrorist groups. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi condemned the attacks, and extended his condolences to the Iraqi and Afghan governments and people over losing […]
Trump’s Rhetoric Mirrors ISIS, UN Leader Claims
Donald Trump rails against the Islamic State group in his campaign speeches, but one UN official says he has at least one thing in common with the terror group. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said Tuesday Trump’s rhetoric on issues such as immigration and law and order mirror the way […]
Terrorist massacre of Pakistani Christian village thwarted
The British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) issued cautious praise for government security forces, after an all-out massacre of a Christian community near Peshawar, northern Pakistan, was prevented by security forces on Friday morning. The targeted Christian community – 30 families on the Pakistan-Afganistan border – was infiltrated by four suicide bombers from the Jama-ul-Ahrar faction […]
Khizr warns ‘assault’ on US Muslims will outlast polls
Khizr Khan and his wife, Ghazala, the Pakistani-American parents of a US Army captain killed in Iraq, who were targeted by Donald Trump after their appearance at the Democratic National Convention in July, were presented the ‘Outstanding Ambassadors of Islam Award’ at the annual Islamic Society of North America convention in Rosemont, Illinois. In remarks […]