Feeding the homeless in Newark requires a permit
On any given day in Newark, you can find someone giving out food to the homeless and the hungry around Penn Station. It could be a group from a church, a mosque or a charitable organization, or other ordinary folk pulling up in cars and vans. They know there’s a need. More than 2,700 people, […]
ISIS Threatens To “Slaughter” US Voters During Elections
The Islamic State group called on its followers to attack U.S. citizens voting in the presidential and state election Tuesday, according to an article published Saturday by the group’s media center. The article explained that democracy was incompatible with ISIS’ interpretation of Islam and urged Muslims not to participate in the electoral process.
American Muslims brace for the worst after US election
Atlanta, United States – With the US presidential election only days away, many in the US – particularly the Muslim-American community – are bracing for the worst over fears that a win, or a loss, by Republican candidate Donald Trump could bring violence. Fueled by Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric, members of local militia from across the […]
Progress and regress: Obama’s mixed Afghanistan legacy
Kabul, Afghanistan – It’s America’s Longest War and one that President Barack Obama promised to end in 2014. But two years later, the security situation in Afghanistan is in a downward spiral, with the Taliban and Islamic State fighters (ISIL) making gains in several provinces. Although Obama slowed his original timeline of troop withdrawals, his […]
Meet The Militia Group That Plans To Watch Polling Stations On Election Day
Stewart Rhodes is certain that the 2016 election is being manipulated by “competing cartels” of power-hungry politicians — and that it’s his job to stop it. A Yale Law graduate and the founder of the anti-government group the Oath Keepers, Rhodes traces election rigging back to accusations that John F. Kennedy used dead peoples’ votes […]
Mosques Fear Election Night
Imam Abu Sufian of the Madina Masjid mosque in New York City has witnessed first-hand the explosion in anti-Islamic violence that has unfolded during this divisive presidential election season. One of his fellow New York City Imams, a man he knew, was shot dead along with his assistant as they walked home from morning prayer […]
Arab Americans gear up to vote, defying Islamophobia
Dearborn, United States – As Election Day draws closer, Arab Americans are heading to the polls with the rhetoric of this year’s presidential campaign ringing in their ears. Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni hopes that after many months of listening, his community will take its turn to speak out on November 8.
N.J. lawmaker pushes for special prosecutor to handle Christie Bridgegate complaint
TRENTON — A key Democrat on Monday pressed the state attorney general’s office to appoint a special prosecutor to handle an official misconduct criminal complaint lodged against Gov. Chris Christie last month for the governor’s alleged involvement in Bridgegate. In a letter to Attorney General Christopher Porrino, state Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union) for an independent […]
What the FBI Found in the Emails on Weiner’s Laptop
The Federal Bureau of Investigation determined that almost every email discovered in a laptop used primarily by the husband of an aide to Hillary Clinton was a duplicate of previously produced documents or personal emails, a person close to the case told Newsweek. As a result, FBI Director James Comey sent a letter to Congress […]
UN investigates deadly Afghanistan air strikes
The United Nations said it was investigating an incident in which more than 30 civilians were killed in US air strikes called in support of a special forces raid on suspected Taliban fighters in northern Afghanistan. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said at least 32 people had been killed and 19 wounded in […]