Muslim scholar at N.J. talk: ISIS ‘hijacked the religion’ of Islam
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Suzy Ismail stood before a crowd Sunday, tasked with explaining her faith in a time of great anxiety about it. Ismail, a Muslim scholar, traverses the East Coast to educate people about Islam as worry about both radical Islamic terrorism and Islamophobia continues to send the country reeling. One of the first […]
Huntsville, AL Trump Endorsement Rally Literally A Stinking Disaster
When thirty thousand people queued up for a Donald Trump rally near Huntsville, AL yesterday where the reality show candidate was scheduled to receive an endorsement from Sen. Jeff Sessions, they got a disgusting preview of his presidential management style. According to WAAY-TV correspondent Cat Reid, the YOOJ! crowd of Trump supporters arrived to find […]
Christie: Clinton Has Moved So Far To The Left We Can’t Tell Who Is The Socialist
Chris Christie has said more than a few harsh barbs in Donald Trump’s direction in the past. As recently as December of 2015, Christie felt that Trump was unfit for the office of the Presidency. But that’s then, and this is now and Governor Bully is endorsing the bloviating billionaire bully, who’s friends with Christie […]
Why Muslim Americans should vote for Bernie Sanders
In the 2016 presidential campaign, Islamophobia is both a campaign strategy and a wedge issue, making this a critical moment for Muslim American voters. A recent study indicates that 74 percent of Muslim Americans intend to vote in the 2016 presidential primaries, with 67 percent registering support for the Democratic Party. While Islamophobia is garnering […]
How to build bridges between Jews and Muslims: Marmur
“Christians are no longer our enemies,” wrote Rabbi Ron Kronish, the founder of the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel, in the Jerusalem Post Magazine earlier this month: “The Crusades are over! We are no longer at war with Christians or Christianity.” The change began with the Vatican declaration Nostra Aetate 50 years ago that transformed […]
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Donald Trump (HBO)
Our main story was about Donald Trump. We can’t believe we’re saying that either. John Oliver takes on Donald Trump. Why do people love Donal Trump? Some memorable quotes: “We like him, he tells it like it is…” “He says what he means. I honestly believe he’s telling the truth…” “He’s funding his own campaign. […]
Highest ranking church official yet admits to ‘enormous’ mistakes in allowing abuse
If you’re watching the Oscars, then you know that the film “Spotlight,” won for Best Original Screenplay. It’s a Hollywood movie about when the Catholic Church abuse scandal broke out in 2002. The Boston Globe newspaper ran a story about bishops in the Boston area who moved abusers from parish to parish instead of defrocking […]
Watch: How ISIS Went Global
The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) is an entity that has captivated the world. It adorns the front-pages of the world’s biggest newspapers, the television screens of millions of viewers and the policy notes of the world’s most powerful governments, for all the wrong reasons. It has risen to become the flag-bearer of the global […]
Minnesota DPS apologizes for issuing ‘offensive’ license plates
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said Tuesday a license plate that read “FMUSLMS” should never have been issued and the plates would be revoked immediately. According to Fox 9, a Snapchat photo of the license plate was shared over the weekend on the Facebook page of Somali community activist Haji Yusuf. Yusuf told Fox […]
France – Charlie Hebdo to mark anniversary of attack with special issue
French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo will mark the anniversary of the attack on its offices with a cover featuring a bearded man representing God with a Kalashnikov slung over his shoulder, … One million copies of the special edition will be available on newsstands on Wednesday, with tens of thousands more to be dispatched overseas. […]