Afghan Media: U.S. Troops Deleted Images
AFGHAN MEDIA: U.S. TROOPS DELETED IMAGES KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan journalists covering the aftermath of a suicide bomb attack and shooting in eastern Afghanistan Sunday said U.S. troops deleted their photos and video and warned them not to publish or air any images of U.S. troops or a car where three Afghans were shot to […]
16 Civilians Die as U.S. Troops Fire on Afghan Road
16 CIVILIANS DIE AS U.S. TROOPS FIRE ON AFGHAN ROAD American troops opened fire on a highway filled with civilian cars and bystanders on Sunday, American and Afghan officials said, in an incident that the Americans said left 16 civilians dead and 24 wounded after a suicide car bombing in eastern Afghanistan. One American was […]
Education, Economic Empowerment Key for Muslim Women
FOR MUSLIM WOMEN, EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ARE KEYS TO A BETTER LIFE International Women’s Day Thursday highlights women’s struggle for equality, justice, peace and development. For many it is a day to celebrate progress. For others, it is a reminder of just how far they still must travel. VOA’s Margaret Besheer reports that, positive […]
VA: Politicians Take Part in Mosque Open House
VA: PRAYER & A PARADE OF POLITICIANS Indeed, more than two hundred people did show up for Sunday’s ADAMS Center open house. Including some very familar faces — a half a dozen or so elected or want-to-be elected Loudoun and state officials. Among the politicos: Senator Mark Herring, Delegate David Poisson, state senate candidate (and […]
SC: ‘Kill the Muslims’ Auditor Kicked Off Campaign
SC: AUDITOR KICKED OFF CAMPAIGN MYRTLE BEACH – Lois Eargle felt the sting of the political whip this week when she was one of two people cut from a presidential campaign for making unpopular remarks. Eargle, the Horry County auditor, knows she’ll be taking the lashes for a long time just by looking at the […]
MA: Arab-Americans Charge Harassment by FedEx
MA: FOUR ARAB-AMERICANS CHARGE HARASSMENT BY FEDEX A Massachusetts state agency has ruled that a complaint by four Arab-American men that they were harassed by managers at FedEx Corp. — who called at least two of them “terrorists” — may proceed. The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination became the latest U.S. government entity to rule that […]
MD Bill to Provide Muslims Funeral Alternatives
MD. BILL TO PROVIDE MUSLIMS END-OF-LIFE ALTERNATIVES Muslims bury their dead with neither flourish nor casket, but a ritual cleansing before the body is quickly returned to the earth, cocooned in a white shroud. But this tradition handed down over centuries has eluded Muslims around Washington, who, like Jews, do not practice embalming — and […]
Hirsi Ali is Not a Muslim Role Model
BETTER MUSLIM ROLE MODELS If Anne Applebaum [“The Gall to Speak Her Mind,” op-ed, Feb. 27] believes that Muslim teenagers will follow in Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s footsteps, Ms. Applebaum is delusional. Ms. Hirsi Ali has nothing positive to offer. This column and the media in general give extensive coverage to those who are on the […]
CA: A Moderate Muslim Speaks Out
CA: VIEWPOINT; A MODERATE MUSLIM SPEAKS OUT I am writing in response to the Feb. 15 letter to the editor entitled “Muslim Groups Quiet” by Joe Fagundes. I was the co-founder and president of the Islamic Student Association at Paso Robles High School during my senior year. A fellow student and I established it with […]
MI: Islamophobia is a Threat to Liberty
MI: A BIGGER THREAT TO LIBERTY To the editor, As a fellow freedom-loving American, I feel the need to respond to Mr. Alar’s letter and other letters over the past few weeks regarding those who are Muslim. May I remind you, Mr. Alar, that with the freedom of speech that you say “certain” Muslim leaders […]