Mass Christian Immigration From Iraq Makes Future of Church Uncertain
Hind Safaa has returned to her hometown of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq after Islamic State fighters were pushed out of the town. She and her family left the area two years ago due to fears that Islamic State fighters will target them as religious minorities. Safaa was shocked to witness the destruction and ruins brought […]
Muhammad Ali Jr Says He Was Profiled
Muhammad Ali Jr., the son of the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, has opened up about being detained when U.S. Customs officials stopped him for nearly two hours while traveling with his mother at a Florida airport Feb. 7. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport twice asked him to state his […]
Iran Minister Hails Oscar-Winning Director for Boycott
Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has congratulated filmmaker Asghar Farhadi for his Oscar victory, which he was not present to receive after boycotting the ceremony in protest at U.S. immigration policy. Farhadi’s film The Salesman —which follows a Tehran couple involved in a production of Arthur Miller’s play of the same name— won the […]
Abdul Sattar Edhi: Google honours ‘Angel of Mercy’
Abdul Sattar Edhi founded the world’s largest volunteer ambulance network in Pakistan, the Edhi Foundation. Unlike wealthy individuals that fund charities in their names, Edhi dedicated his life to the poor from the age of 20, when he himself was penniless in Karachi . The reach of Edhi’s foundation grew internationally, and in 2015 the […]
George W. Bush Criticizes Trump
Former President George W. Bush seemed to criticize President Donald Trump in an interview with the Today Show Monday morning, saying the news media and freedom of religion are crucial to American democracy. There should also be an investigation into the alleged Russian hacking into the U.S. election, Bush said. Those are all issues that […]
Damage to Jewish Cemetery Worse Than Reported
More than 500 headstones were toppled overnight on Saturday at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia, according to Jewish community leaders there—a far higher number than the approximately 100 headstones that police had initially estimated. The vandalism occurred days after a similar incident at a Jewish cemetery near St. Louis, Missouri, and amid an ongoing rash […]
J Street, JCPA gatherings grapple with Jewish advocacy under Trump
Jewish groups’ traditional support for immigration may clash with new White House, while left-wing advocates contemplate ‘some really important fights ahead’ By Ron Kampeas J Street U students march on the White House on February 25, 2017, the eve of J Street’s annual conference. (J Street via JTA) WASHINGTON (JTA) — J Street, the liberal […]
Who are the Sufis and why does ISIS see them as threatening?
On Feb. 16, 2017, a bomb ripped through a crowd assembled at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in southeastern Pakistan. Soon thereafter, the so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. In recent times, such attacks have targeted a variety of cherished sites and…
Mahershala Ali Becomes First Muslim Actor to Win Oscar
Mahershala Ali won the Oscar in the best supporting actor category, becoming the first Muslim actor to win an Academy Award. Ali, 42, picked up the award for his role as a drug dealer in Moonlight , an acclaimed coming-of-age drama that follows the path of Chiron, a young black gay kid growing up in […]
12 Quotes From White Supremacist Richard Spencer
Richard Spencer, a white supremacist and the director of the National Policy Institute, has made quite a few headlines in the past few months. He was kicked out of the Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday. He tweeted his disdain about the fact that there was a mosque in in Quebec, which he called “one of […]