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ISLAMIC INSTITUTE IN SOUTHEAST HOUSTON CATCHES FIRE
HOUSTON (KTRK) –A fire broke out at an Islamic community and education center in Houston early this morning. http: Members of the Quba Islamic Institute stood watching federal investigators looking…
Islamic State shows burning of hostage, Jordan vows ‘earth-shaking’ response
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Islamic State militants released a video on Tuesday appearing to show a captured Jordanian pilot being burnt alive, and Jordan vowed to avenge his…
Mugabe Dismisses Male-Female Equality
“It’s not possible that women can be at par with men,” said the incoming chairman of the African Union, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. He made the controversial comment in Addis…
Erdogan welcomes Abbas in Ottoman Empire style ceremony
A grand reception in the likes of the Ottoman Empire has welcomed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to Anakara, as Turkey resurrected images of past warriors to greet the foreign…
Charlie Hebdo: We cannot let the Paris murderers define Islam
The killing of journalists in Paris on Wednesday was not only an attack on France but also an assault on Islam and the very freedoms that allow 30 million Muslims to prosper…
Islamophobia bankroller behind organizer of Israel junket for US “Muslim leaders”
An image from the Shalom Hartman Institute’s 2011 annual report shows some of the 1,500 senior Israeli army officers who annually go through its training program to reinforce Jewish nationalism…
Seeking U.S. funds, Somali clan retains D.C. lawyer Read more
The Habr Gidr clan suffered significant civilian losses during a U.S. military operation in the Somali capital of Mogadishu in July 1993 — a precursor to the U.S. troops’ battle…
Is the US overseeing torture in Somalia? – video
An exclusive report on allegations the CIA has been working closely with Somali forces in the interrogation and torture of suspected al-Shabaab members – the militant group linked to al-Qaeda.…
Hate crime murder? Man intentionally drove SUV into KC Muslim teen, police say
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 15-year-old boy died after losing too much blood when his legs were severed in what police believe was an intentional attack outside the Somali Center of…
Somalia: Conundrum of an Activist
As issues of the day may dictate, the norm for activists is to engage on substantive issues such as calling for peace, justice, and freedom. To achieve success in advocating…
Boston police name 1st Muslim captain
As Boston police Captain Haseeb Hosein, a former science teacher and a firm believer in the power of reading, assumes leadership in Mattapan as the department’s first Muslim captain, he…
China reopens its embassy in Somali
Chinese diplomats left Somalia in January 1991 after strongman Mohammed Siad Barre was overthrown and warlords turned on each other, plunging the country into over two decades of chaos.…
Canada’s Coverage of the Ottawa Shootings Put American Cable News to Shame.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation today gave a master class in calm, credible breaking news reporting. Anchored by the unflappable Peter Mansbridge, news of the shootings in Ottawaunfolded live on the CBC…
The Seattle city council has unanimously voted to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. But not everyone thinks the change is a good one
Columbus Day is history in Seattle, Washington. The city council unanimously voted Monday to change the name of the holiday to “Indigenous People’s Day.” The debate spilled out, on to…
Hussain Abdullah Missed Kaba By 17 Degrees
NY, New York (1:00 P.M. EST)–On Tuesday morning, NFL Commissioner and Chief Football Mufti, Roger Goodell, presented rationale for the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty assessed against Hussain Abdullah after he returned an interception…
Edmonton Somali leaders denounce warning local men are being recruited by ISIS.
Local leaders, youth and parents from Edmonton Somali community rallied together Monday to condemn a letter released last week that said at least six local men have been recruited by…
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