Jewish groups criticize Supreme Court decision to allow parts of Trump’s travel ban
ADL, HIAS welcome ruling limiting scope of executive order, but say even partial enforcement is deeply harmful By JTA Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, welcomes hundreds to the Jewish Rally for Refugees in Battery Park, New York, on February 12, 2017. (Courtesy HIAS) The Jewish resettlement […]
The Muslim ban: Did Trump really win?
On Monday, the US Supreme Court partially revived President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, agreeing to hear arguments in October and allowing the administration to suspend travel for some foreign nationals and refugees until it decides the case. Trump immediately took to Twitter to declare triumph, but many travellers he hoped to ban can still […]
Trump Only OK With Rich Muslims, Says DNC Deputy
Keith Ellison, deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee and the first Muslim elected to Congress, said that President Donald Trump is “OK” with Muslims, as long as they’re rich and aren’t among the millions fleeing conflict globally. In an appearance on MSNBC Monday, Ellison criticized the Supreme Court decision to reinstate part of Trump’s […]
Trump claims ‘victory’ over travel ban ruling
President Donald Trump has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to allow his travel and refugee bans to be partly reinstated. Earlier this year Trump ordered a 90-day ban on people travelling from six mainly Muslim countries and a 120-day ban on refugees. Injunctions preventing them are now to be partly lifted … a move Trump […]
Berlin’s Liberal Mosque Vows to Defy Fatwa
The woman who opened a mosque in Berlin where men and women pray together and face-covering headscarves are banned has vowed to defy a fatwa from Egypt’s highest Islamic authority and criticism from the Turkish government. German-Turkish women’s rights activist Seyran Ates, 54, pioneered the opening of the Ibn Rushd-Goethe Mosque in the Moabit neighborhood […]
‘Call of Duty’ Is Islamophobic: Turkey
Video games like Call of Duty and Guitar Hero provide entertainment to millions around the world. But Turkey’s Youth and Sports Ministry says that many popular foreign-made games are responsible for intentionally spreading fear and hatred of Islam and Muslims—or Islamophobia—and desecrating Islamic symbols. The head of the ministry’s Education, Culture and Research Commission, Huzeyfe […]
Airstrike kills 57 in IS-run jail in eastern Syria, monitor says
Beirut (dpa) – An airstrike on a jail run by Islamic State militants in eastern Syria has killed at least 57 prisoners, a monitoring group said Tuesday. The attack took place at dawn on Monday and targeted a prison in the al-Mayadeen area, in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, the Syrian Observatory for Human […]
An Open Letter from Al Jazeera
Over two decades ago, Al Jazeera Arabic was launched with a simple mission: To provide reliable information to viewers across the Arab world. Ten years later, in 2006, Al Jazeera English began broadcasting, with the same mission – to provide people around the world with accurate, balanced and impartial information. When Al Jazeera Arabic went […]
Timeline of Trump’s ‘travel ban’
Washington (dpa) – Donald Trump rose to prominence as a political candidate with harsh comments on immigration, refugees and Muslims, and as president has attempted to implement his policies through executive orders. December 2, 2015: A US-born Pakistani-American and his Pakistani wife shoot dead 14 people in San Bernardino, California, after pledging allegiance to Islamic […]
US social media networks, Microsoft join hands to fight against terrorism
SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube announced Monday the formation of a forum to help make their “consumer services hostile to terrorists and violent extremists.” The four technology giants said the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism will formalize and structure existing and future areas of collaboration and foster cooperation with smaller tech […]