Europe’s Far-Right Wants Its Own Muslim Ban
Europe’s most extreme right leaders gathered in Prague on Sunday to discuss their aspirations for implementing a Muslim ban resembling President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy. “We must have the courage to have travel bans as President Trump has done in the United States,” Geert Wilders, a far-right Dutch politician who sports a mop of […]
Why justice is more important than the rule of law
By Klaus Mladek, Associate Professor of German Studies and Comparative Literature, Dartmouth College. Special Counsel Robert Mueller. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File The 2017 Stress in America survey has confirmed it: Americans are officially freaking out. The survey, conducted by the Harris Poll, reports that what keeps many Americans up at night is genuine political […]
Poll: Trump Is A Hothead Who Should Resign
Americans not only think President Donald Trump is doing a bad job, they also think he’s dishonest, dumb and a hothead—with half of those polled saying he should resign as a result of multiple sexual misconduct accusations, a new poll shows. Almost 60 percent of voters disapprove of the way Trump is doing his job […]
This new Trump tax calculator shows how much you’ll pay going forward
Tax reform is at the forefront of the nation’s mind as we rush headlong into the height of the holiday season. Both the House and Senate are expected to vote on the GOP tax bill today before sending it off to President Trump by December 20. Just one stroke of President Trump’s pen will reshape […]
Events since Trump’s move on Jerusalem
Below are the main developments since the controversial decision by US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital: – Shockwaves – In a speech from the White House on December 6, 2017, Trump says recognising Jerusalem as the Israeli capital marks the start of a “new approach” to solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. […]
Twitter Bans Trump’s Retweeted Anti-Muslim Videos In Anti-Hate Speech Measure
Twitter suspended the accounts of the far-right leaders of Britain First Monday, thus scrapping several anti-Muslim videos they posted that were retweeted by President Donald Trump. Britan First leader Paul Golding and his deputy Jayda Fransen were banished from Twitter and their old posts were also deleted. Three anti-Muslim videos Fransen posted that were retweeted […]
N.J. imam suspended after sermon targeting Jewish people
JERSEY CITY — The Islamic Center of Jersey City said it has suspended an imam for saying in a Dec. 8 sermon that Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque “remains prisoner in the hands of the Jews” and praying for the annihilation of “the plundering oppressors.” Edited video of the sermon was posted online last week by […]
Pakistan Accuses US of Exporting War, Instability to South Asia
Pakistan is accusing the United States of “exporting war” and “perpetual instability” in South Asia, and of “speaking Indian language” in bilateral dealings. The allegations leveled by National Security Adviser Nasir Janjua again underscore the deterioration in Islamabad’s relations with Washington. It also strengthened reported suggestions the two countries are on a collision course, particularly […]