ICC Orders Ex-Islamic Radical to Pay Damages for Destruction of Mali Shrines
The International Criminal Court has ordered an Islamic extremist to pay $3.2 million in restitution for destroying centuries-old religious shrines in Mali. Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi was convicted by the court last year for overseeing the destruction of nine mausoleums and a mosque door with pickaxes and bulldozers in the ancient city of Timbuktu, when extremists […]
Former White Supremacists are Helping Others to Renounce Their Extremism
These volunteers know what it is like to be fooled into believing racist propaganda – which is exactly why they have now dedicated their lives to assisting other extremists to see the light. Life After Hate is a nonprofit that employs former neo-Nazis and white supremacists to help others renounce their extremism and hateful lifestyles.
Trump dissolves industry panel as 2 more N.J. business leaders leave over his remarks
TRENTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday disbanded his business panels as CEOS — including two more from New Jersey — announced they were leaving following his comments about the deadly neo-Nazi rally in in Charlottesville, Va.. Trump said on Twitter that “rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy […]
Top US general condemns racism after Charlottesville violence
The United States’ top general condemned “racism and bigotry” on Thursday, joining other military leaders in their denunciation of deadly violence in Charlottesville. The military usually stays out of the political fray, but it has been keen to distance itself from the weekend’s neo-Nazi demonstrations because some demonstrators were sporting US military clothes or insignia.
Former presidents Bush condemn bigotry, anti-Semitism
Former US leaders George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush on Wednesday issued a tough joint statement condemning racial bigotry and anti-Semitism, in a veiled rebuke of President Donald Trump. Trump sparked a political firestorm on Tuesday when he said counter-protesters appeared to be equally to blame for violence over the weekend at a white […]
Memorial Service Held for Woman Killed After White Supremacist March
A memorial service is being held Wednesday for the woman killed over the weekend when a man drove his car through a crowd of people protesting a white supremacist rally in the city of Charlottesville, Virginia. Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old resident of Charlottesville, was one of hundreds of activists who amassed Saturday in the city […]
Both sides to be blamed for Charlottesville violence: Trump
US President Donald Trump answers questions about his response to the violence, injuries and deaths at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville as he talks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, US, August 15, 2017. [Photo/Agencies] WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that both the […]