11 times Donald Trump is blasted in the draft Democratic platform
WASHINGTON — “There has never been a major party candidate less qualified or less fit for the office of president of the United States or to be commander-in-chief than Donald Trump,” the draft Democratic Party platform says about the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. That’s one of 29 times the billionaire businessman’s full name is mentioned […]
Multi-faith rally stands against gun violence
In wake of Orlando attack, clergy and peace activists hold vigil and service The Rev. Karen Hernandez-Granzen of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Trenton and members of the Princeton Theological Seminary student group BGLASS (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Supporters) recite the names of Orlando victims and light candles in their memories. Photos by Michele Alperin […]
Saudi King Salman vows ‘iron fist” against attackers
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has vowed that his government will “strike with an iron fist”, a day after a series of bombings hit the country. Four people were killed at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, Islam’s second holiest site, on Monday, as suicide attackers also struck two other cities. “The kingdom […]
ISIS Operatives ‘Paid 600,000 Euros’ to Attack Tehran
Operatives linked to the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) were to carry out a coordinated assault on Iranian cities, including Tehran, during Ramadan after being paid 600,000 euros ($669,210), a documentary aired on state TV said Monday. The documentary showed interviews with two militants, who revealed an alleged plan to bomb up to 50 locations […]
Attacks in Saudi Arabia – President Bouteflika Condemns ‘With Utmost Vigour Appalling Crimes’
President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika sent a message of condolence to Sovereign of Saudi Arabia, Servant of the Holy Places of Islam, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, following the terrorist attacks that targeted Monday three towns in Saudi Arabia. “We learnt with shock and indignation of the series of terrorist attacks that hit […]
Is ISIL embracing a new approach?
Three seemingly coordinated suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia, at the heart of Islam, rounds off a deadly holy month of Ramadan. ISIL has not taken responsibility for the attacks, but many observer say the attacks bear the groups hallmarks. ISIL fighters have claimed other attacks in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Bangladesh and Iraq. Muslims are particularly […]
WEEKEND OF TERROR: 3 Suicide Bombings RipThrough Some Of Islam’s Holiest Places (VIDEO)
Terror attack against Islam near Muhammad’s mosque in Medina After Brussels, Paris, Istanbul and Dhaka, Muslims and Islam have become the main target of extremism and fear. On Monday, suicide bombers attacked three different Saudi cities in less than 24 hours. Late Sunday, in Jeddah, located southwest of Islam’s holy city of Medina on Saudi […]
American Islam: a view from the suburbs
On June 10 Americans celebrated Muhammad Ali as a paragon of athletic prowess, dignity in the face of suffering and patriotic dissent. But his fellow American Muslims more commonly find themselves cast as a “problem” for American religious pluralism and a threat to American security. They join a long list of religious groups who have faced discrimination […]
Police officer shot dead while praying in mosque
QUETTA: Another police Sub inspector was gunned down while praying inside the mosque in Chaman Pattak in this provincial Capital on Monday afternoon. He received five bullet wounds from a very close range killing him instantly. According to the Civil Line Police, Former Station House officer (SHO) and presently attached with NAB Balochistan Malik Mushtaq […]
A Question For Voters: End Gun Deaths, Or End Televised Gun Deaths?
When House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office announced on Thursday that the he would allow for a vote on gun control this week, liberals’ ears were understandably perked. Well, there are lots of caveats. Politico reports that Ryan favors Republican Sen. John Cornyn’s proposal, which was already defeated by partisan vote in the Senate two weeks […]