Famous Muslim Celebrities – T-Pain
He was born Faheem Rasheed Najm and was raised in a Muslim household in Tallahassee, Florida. He has, however, decided to distance himself a bit from the religion. He always tries to avoid talking about it, and when pushed he says that he does not like religion. He has faith in God but does not […]
The Islamic State was created by the United States and the West
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 15, 2015 – In the Middle East almost everything is slightly off center. Weekends are on Thursdays and Fridays, calendars are lunar rather than solar, reading is done from right to left instead of the other way around and there are dozens of other examples where nothing is quite the way it […]
Famous Muslim Celebrities – Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle seems to have been forgotten ever since he made headlines around the world for walking away from his television show and a $50 million contract in the middle of production. He has since returned to standup and performed at Radio City Music Hall in 2014. He converted to Islam in 1998, but says […]
Famous Muslim Celebrities – Janet Jackson
While it has not been officially confirmed, it is believed that Janet Jackson has fully converted to Islam. In 2012 she married Wissam Al Mana, and many believe that she converted to Islam after the wedding. It has not stopped her from pursing her career, and she seems quite happy with her husband. If she […]
‘The Fappening’ Hacker Pleads Guilty
A Pennslyvania man has agreed to plead guilty to one felony charge related to the leak of hundreds of explicit images of more than a dozen celebrities in 2014, an incident which was widely referred to online as “The Fappening” or “Celebgate.” According to a document filed by the Department of Justice on Tuesday, 36-year-old […]
Jersey City fired me for Facebook posts on Hillary Clinton, Muslims, man says
JERSEY CITY — Jersey City’s former IT director says he was fired after a mayoral aide spotted right-wing posts on his Facebook page, posts that slammed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and criticized moves to accept Syrian refugees into the country. The city’s decision to terminate Alan Guglielmi came after the city spent more than a […]
The Unintended Consequences Of US Policy In Central Asia
Aramais Avakian, a carp farmer of Armenian descent, was traveling with four of his friends through the mountainous northeastern region of Uzbekistan when masked officers pulled their car over, forced them out and hooded them. Hours later, they were being tortured in prison by government agents who wanted to push them into signing false confessions […]
Iran Human Rights Report: How UN Rapporteur Could Make It Right?
TEHRAN (FNA)- Ahmed Shaheed, a former foreign minister of Maldives and current UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, who has never lived in Iran, has come up with yet another report. In the report, he claims Iran executes minors and tough anti-drugs laws are behind a surge in overall executions in recent years. […]
Syria civil war: Key powers ‘consider federal division’
The UN envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has said the possibility of federalism for the war-ravaged country has not been taken off the table for upcoming peace talks in Geneva. The latest round of negotiations in the Swiss city, scheduled for Monday, coincide with the fifth anniversary of a conflict that started with protests […]
Ben Carson endorses Trump as ‘a very intelligent man’
MIAMI — Ben Carson threw his support behind Donald Trump on Friday, calling the Republican presidential front-runner a “very intelligent man that cares deeply about America.” Americans need to know that there are “two Donald Trumps,” Carson said. One is the man who has dominated headlines and the Republican primaries with his brash statements, said […]