Hanukkah 2014: The Festival of Lights
Jewish pride is ready to burst on the scene from Jerusalem to Brooklyn and everywhere a single Hebrew lives.
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Pope Francis carries Nelson Mandela’s message forward
Mandela wasn’t perfect. Francis isn’t perfect. But they remind us also of the power of ideas, and of the importance of each of us to bless the lives of those around us.
From Ferguson to Manama, people take to the streets to protest police brutality
There are strikingly similar themes between protests in Bahrain and protests in Ferguson.
Iran nuclear talks fail, deadline reset
WASHINGTON, November 24, 2014 — The November 24 deadline for a nuclear accord between Iran and the West came today with the two sides still divided by numerous technical issues. They agreed to push the deadline back by seven months. Secretary of State John Kerry said that “real and substantial progress” has been made to ...
Obama is wrong: Not enough Palestinians have died
The only way to end the Israel-Palestinian conflict is for Israel to win.
World’s oldest Quran discovered and may be linked to Imam Ali
WASHINGTON, November 19, 2014 — Researchers from the Project Coranica at the University Library in Tübingen, Germany have discovered a copy of the Quran that may be the oldest in the world, dating to within 20-40 years of the death of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The copy of the Quran, dubbed Ma VI 165 by scientists, ...
Remembering Fallujah Part 3: Urban combat is hell
The battle was an intense exercise in stamina and patience.
Nuclear disarmament and the Ukraine conundrum
WASHINGTON, November 13, 2014 – NATO officials have confirmed that Russian troops, tanks, and other military equipment are crossing the border into Ukraine. Fighting has picked up around Donetsk, and there have been “green man” sightings – men in green uniforms with no insignia. The invasion of Crimea was carried out in part by green ...
Videos of recent attacks on unarmed Shia by Bahraini security forces
The five minute video shows scores of Shia civilians storming out of a mosque as the rooms therein fill with smoke from tear gas canisters.
Obama’s Cold War: Russian bomber patrols and aggression increase
News of the patrol missions coincide with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg accusing Russia of sending fresh troops and tanks into eastern Ukraine.
Obama chooses politics over foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan
Obama operates in a purely political world where the only thing that matters is the net positive effect any action will have on him and the Democrat party.
ISIS’s Caliph Ibrahim al-Baghdadi critically wounded
A senior Iraqi military official confirms reports saying that the operation was carried out not by U.S. forces but by Iraqi security forces
Palestine: The last victims of the Holocaust
Following the Holocaust, Jews were repatriated to an area of barren land now known as Israel. But at what cost to the Palestinians? Both suffer a brutal history
Shia Rights Watch releases video documenting ISIS human rights abuses
WASHINGTON, November 5, 2014 — Last week, Shia Rights Watch released a 9-minute video outlining some of the atrocities perpetrated by ISIS in Iraq. In conjunction with Imam Hussain TV and Laaya Productions, several interviews were conducted with victims of the unfolding disaster in the country. Those interviewed repeated stories of rape, murder, and forced relocation from cities such ...
The Devil you say! The Prince of Darkness and Halloween
Halloween is that happy time of year when costumed children are playfully introduced to ghosts, vampires, werewolves, zombies and the prince of darkness himself, the Devil.
Leadership in Islam: Shia v. Sunni
WASHINGTON, October 16, 2014 — In an interview with Al Hadath TV in June 2014, Sheikh Ahmad al-Qabisi, an Iraqi Sunni cleric, said, “if Sunni had strong leadership (Marja’) as Shia do, they could have gotten rid of all Shia in Iraq by now.” Al-Qabisi is well-known in Iraq as a Sunni intellectual cleric. He has accused Seyed ...
The U.S. returning to Saudi oil dependency clouds Middle East policy
WASHINGTON, On July 7, 2021, top Biden administration officials very quietly met with Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. The prince met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and other US officials during his visit to Washington. The meeting taking place just months after a US intelligence report linked his brother, Saudi Crown Prince ...
Making sense of the “Open Letter to Moderate Muslims”
WASHINGTON, October 10, 2014 — Under the nom de guerre “The Atheist Muslim,” an individual named Ali A. Rizvi, wrote a rambling article called An Open Letter to Moderate Muslims, where he conflated nearly every aspect of extremism with the behavior of moderate Muslims. Rizvi begins by criticizing Reza Aslan for being upset with Bill ...
FBI asks for tips regarding ISIL agents in the United States
FBI officials report being aware of pro-ISIS graffiti and activity in Washington DC and ask the public to contact them if they see any suspicious activity.
Dear God: Who’s prayer will you listen to this Hajj year?
With ISIS dominating the news, Muslims could use the Hajj season to find a solution to the issue of ISIS.