Hunt is on for a motive in Canada Mosque shooting
Police look for a motive Six killed, eight injured Condolences from around the world Police are searching for a motive after two gunmen opened fire on worshippers during Sunday night prayers at a mosque in Quebec. One suspect was identified as Alexandre Bissonnette, a French-Canadian, the other as Mohamed Khadir, who has a Moroccan background, […]
Trump’s Immigration Ban and the Loss of Our Democracy
I stood dismayed, the cold piercing my body, staring at a bleak landscape. It was 2002. I had just ended my first interrogation session of an al-Qaeda terrorist at one of our “black sites.” I wanted, like all my colleagues, to find and destroy the Islamic terrorists who had attacked my country. And I knew, […]
Quebec mosque attack: Social media tributes pour in
Soon after news broke that six Muslims had been killed in a shooting attack at a mosque in Canada’s Quebec City during evening prayers, people of all backgrounds took to social media to express their solidarity. Gunmen fired on about 50 people inside the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre on Sunday at 8pm local time (01:00 […]
What the Bible says about welcoming refugees
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that placed a stay on refugees from seven Muslim majority countries. Entrance of refugees from Syria, however, will be banned for the next 120 days. Two days prior to…
Khan Wants Trump to Extend US Travel Ban to Pakistan
Pakistan’s leading opposition politician, Imran Khan, is urging President Donald Trump to ban Pakistanis from entering the United States, after he suspended immigration from seven Muslim majority countries. The controversial U.S. ban currently applies to Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Addressing a rally in the central Pakistani town of Sahiwal on Sunday, […]
Americans raise $600,000 to rebuild burned Texas mosque
A Texas community has rallied behind its Muslim residents after their mosque burnt to the ground shortly after President Donald Trump signed into effect a “Muslim ban” on refugees and others from seven Muslim-majority countries. Following the news that their house of worship in southeast Texas was completely destroyed early on Saturday, the Islamic Centre […]