Students Experience A Day As A Muslim
What’s it like to be a Muslim in the United States in 2016? Students at Fresno State have been invited to get a fleeting insight by taking a Hijab Challenge and for one day step into the life of a Muslim on campus. The Muslim Student Association at the Californian university began the challenge as […]
Denying Quebec woman day in court because she was wearing of hijab went against Canadian law principles: judge
MONTREAL – Seventeen months after a Quebec Court judge told her to remove her hijab in court, Rania El-Alloul has received partial vindication from the justice system, but no guarantee it will not happen again. In a ruling released this week, Superior Court Justice Wilbrod Décarie writes, “The court has a lot of sympathy for […]
Jordan, Albania set to defend true Islam, boost ties
By JT – Oct 06,2016 – Last updated at Oct 06,2016 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Rania, on Wednesday received Albanian President Bujar Nishani at Al Husseiniya Palace, according to a Royal Court statement. The King stressed Jordan’s keenness to boost bilateral relations and sustain joint coordination over various […]
‘ISIS Sucks’ Campaign Reaches St. Louis
While it’s not the most nuanced approach or even very clever when it comes to U.S. foreign policy and combating the terror groups around the world, Muslim-Americans in Missouri had a very blunt message for the Islamic State group: “Hey ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims.” HEY #ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims.
TERRORISM – Over two-thirds of foreign IS group recruits are well educated, World Bank finds
More than two-thirds of the foreigners seeking to join the Islamic State (IS) group have attended high school or university, according to a new study by the World Bank. Many of the young recruits who travel to Syria or Iraq to join the ranks of the Islamic State (IS) group – also known as ISIS, […]
NJ Transit train that crashed in Hoboken was going twice speed limit
HOBOKEN — A New Jersey Transit train that crashed into Hoboken’s terminal last week, killing one person and injuring more than 100 others, was going twice the speed limit at the moment of impact, and the train’s engineer hit the emergency brake less than a second before the crash, federal investigators said Thursday. The National […]
Pakistan adopts new law to tackle ‘honour killings’
Pakistan’s parliament has unanimously passed legislation against “honour killings” – mandating life imprisonment for convicted murderers even if the victim’s relatives forgive them. The legislation was approved on Thursday in a joint session of the lower and upper houses of parliament, three months after an outspoken social media celebrity, Qandeel Baloch, was strangled by her […]
Florida dodges a bullet: Hurricane Matthew weakens as it moves to the north
ORLANDO, Fla. — A slight wobble in the track of Hurricane Matthew early Friday morning may have saved Florida from potentially catastrophic conditions and instead turned the storm into a major — but still dangerous — wind and rain machine. The storm’s eye has become slightly disorganized as it dropped to a Category 3 hurricane […]
America’s favorite ice cream company has taken a stand on police injustice
Ever since Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem before a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers to take a stand against police brutality, Americans across the country have followed suit by protesting in their own way or taking a public stand in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. This week, […]
Nobel Peace Prize 2016: Colombia’s Santos named winner
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize in a competitive year with a record 376 candidates vying for the award. The five-member Norwegian committee announced its decision on Friday, the only one of six Nobel awards to be presented in Oslo and the one which traditionally garners the greatest attention. The prestigious […]