Midwestern Muslims Fearful After Anti-Sharia Rallies
Muslims in the Midwest state of Minnesota say they are worried about their security after recent anti-Sharia rallies held by right-wing extremists. Muslim leaders and members of Somali communities in Minnesota say they need help and protection as anti-Muslim sentiment and hate crimes targeting Muslim-Americans surge. Community members are critical of Act for America, a […]
Muslims Give Christians Hijabs To Help Them Escape ISIS
Muslims have been helping Christians to escape ISIS-affiliated Maute Group attackers in the devastated city of Marawi in the southern Philippines. More than three weeks after the fighting started, around 1,000 residents remain trapped in the besieged cities as fighting rages between the Philippine Army and Islamist rebels. Fighters from local groups including the Maute […]
Breitbart News, Donald Trump’s Pravda, Is in Crisis
Close Earlier this year, reporter Lee Stranahan was in the White House press room when another journalist asked him which outlet he worked for. “Breitbart News,” Stranahan answered, recalling the exchange in a recent phone conversation. The other journalist laughed, thinking this had to be a joke. Breitbart, after all, was largely known, whether justly […]
Liberman at ToI event: Israel is coordinating settlement building with the US
In rare English-language appearance, defense minister pins Gazan humanitarian crisis on Hamas-PA row, denies Israeli responsibility By Judah Ari Gross Israel is coordinating its settlement construction with the White House, including the approval for building the largest number of homes in the West Bank since 1992, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman told the crowd at a […]
Hamas agrees with Egypt on tighter border security
Egypt has reportedly offered to provide electricity to Gaza to relieve part of its humanitarian crisis in return for Hamas agreeing to several security measures. The Hamas delegation, headed by the movement’s new Prime Minister Yahya Sinwar, returned to the Gaza Strip on Monday after nine days of what they said was constructive meetings with […]
Terrorism experts say Virginia shooting highlights disturbing increase in left-wing violence
Wednesday’s shooting in Virginia that appeared to target Republican lawmakers highlights a trend that terrorism experts have been monitoring in recent months: the ramping up of violence committed by the left. “This is something we’re very concerned about,” said Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism…
Qatar Signs $12 Billion With US To Buy F-15 Fighter Jets
Qatar on Wednesday signed a $12 billion deal with the U.S. to buy 36 Boeing F-15 fighter jets amid blockade from its Gulf neighbors — Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The move came after President Donald Trump denounced Doha for supporting terrorism. However, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged Riyadh to ease […]
Murder-suicide victim had restraining order against shooter, authorities say
NEWARK — The woman killed in a murder-suicide in Roselle on Tuesday had a restraining order out against her killer when he fatally shot her in the driveway of his home, officials said Thursday. Anishalee Cortes, 22, got a final restraining order against Dominick Richards, 49, on May 2, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan scolds US over arrest warrants
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised the US decision to issue arrest warrants for 12 of his bodyguards allegedly linked with a brawl outside the Turkish embassy in Washington, DC. Several people were injured when a brawl broke outside Turkey’s embassy during Erdogan’s visit to the US in May. Washington, DC police reportedly obtained the […]