Bayonne finds itself on growing list of cities, towns to nix mosque proposals
BAYONNE — In September 2015, the planning commission of Sterling Heights, Michigan voted unanimously to reject building a mosque in a location that was seen as unsuitable for the area. One year later, the leaders of the local Islamic center filed a lawsuit against Sterling Heights, a large suburb of Detroit, accusing the city of […]
Israel apologises for deadly embassy shooting in Amman
Israel has formally apologised for the the fatal shooting of two Jordanian citizens by an Israeli embassy guard in Amman last year, Jordan’s foreign ministry said. The guard, identified as “Ziv”, shot two Jordanians in a residential building in the heavily fortified Israeli embassy compound in Jordan’s capital in July 2017. The two victims were […]
US Senate Renews Foreign Surveillance Program
The United States Senate has approved a bill reauthorizing an intelligence program that allows U.S. spy agencies to surveil foreign targets overseas, despite objections from privacy advocates that it falls short of safeguarding the privacy of Americans. The Senate voted 65-34 Thursday to renew the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet program, which inadvertently captured communications […]
Christian Man Whipped Publicly for Selling Alcohol
A Christian man in Indonesia was publicly flogged on Friday for selling alcohol in violation of Islamic law. The whipping took place outside of a mosque in the provincial capital of the conservative Aceh province. He received 36 lashes for the offense. Doctors examined him after he received the first 10 lashes, and the beating […]
Guess Who’s Muslim – Lineup
Guess Who’s Muslim – Lineup Small questions have powerful effects when they go viral. Cut spreads stories for fun, for serious, and for real– bringing the internet together one awkward moment at a time.