4 Somali-Americans Win Local Elections
Four Somali-Americans won races for public office in local elections that took place around the U.S. on Tuesday. In a contest between two Somali immigrants running for a seat on the Minneapolis city council, the incumbent, Abdi Warsame, narrowly beat challenger Mohamud Noor, 50 percent to 47 percent. “From January, up to now our situation […]
Groups launch legal challenge of Quebec’s face veil ban
Canadian human rights and civil liberty groups have launched a constitutional challenge of a recent law that bans face coverings in the province of Quebec, a measure they argue violates the rights of Muslim women who wear a full face covering. The National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed a […]
Boston Jihadi Plot Gets Top ISIS Leader in Syria Killed
It was dark and dank early on the morning of June 2, 2015, as a pelting rain slicked the roads and pinged off the windows of a townhouse in the bucolic blue-collar Boston neighborhood of Roslindale. The noise woke Usaamah Abdullah Rahim with a start just before 5 a.m., but he was happy to be […]
Scrambling to Track Islamic State Terrorists, Coalition Turns to Biometrics
As U.S.-backed forces made their final push into the city of Raqqa to liberate what had once been the Syrian capital of the Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate, they faced a problem. Not only were the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) holding IS fighters — some captured and some who had surrendered — they were also encountering […]
Israel condemned for using bodies as ‘bargaining chips’
Human rights groups have condemned Israel’s decision to withhold the bodies of five Islamic Jihad members who were killed in an Israeli attack on a tunnel dug under the Gaza-Israel border last week. Israeli authorities announced on Sunday that the army had uncovered the bodies of the five men – identified by Islamic Jihad as […]
One Year On, Trump’s Election Draws Protests, Re-Evaluation
Thousands of Americans are planning to “scream helplessly at the sky” in a show of what organizers say is disgust and frustration at Donald Trump’s election as president exactly one year earlier. The unprecedented protest being played out in many American cities has been mocked by conservatives, sparking incendiary exchanges on the Internet that illustrate […]
Steve Bannon Praises Islam in New Book
Steve Bannon now says he’s OK with Islam. The Breitbart leader and former Trump strategist praises Islam in a new book about his life, despite criticizing the religion for years and helping put the man who called for a Muslim ban in the White House. Even so, Bannon likens radical Islam to communism and says […]
Phil Murphy beats Kim Guadagno to succeed Christie as N.J. governor
Phil Murphy, a former Wall Street executive and diplomat with no previous elected experience but deep pockets and strong ties to the Democratic Party, beat Republican Kim Guadagno Tuesday to succeed Chris Christie as New Jersey’s governor. CNN, ABC and NBC projected the win for Murphy at 8 p.m. Tuesday as the polls closed.…
This affordable housing strategy is a win-win for baby boomers and millennials
In cities across America, there are millennials struggling to find affordable housing and baby boomers who want to stay in their homes as expenses rise. But what if these two generations could come together to save money on housing costs? Trulia says they can. RELATED: How I paid off my $86,000 mortgage in 2 years […]
Lebanon ‘Declaring War’ on Saudi Arabia, Saudi Minister Says
A Saudi minister took Riyadh’s threatening rhetoric against Hezbollah and Lebanon to new heights, accusing the group of engaging in terrorist activities on Saudi soil. Thamer al-Sabhan, the state minister for Gulf affairs, said that the Lebanese government will be treated as “declaring war” on Saudi Arabia because of Hezbollah’s “aggression” against the kingdom and […]