RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Illegal Israeli settlers stormed the tomb site of Sheikh Yussef Dawiqat, in the West Bank city of Nablus, according to witnesses. The illegal Jewish settlers entered the sacred site under police protection and forcibly performed Jewish religious rituals there, the witnesses said. Provoked Palestinian residents hurled...
ISTANBUL (AA) – American news network CNN has drawn fierce criticism over a piece on the mental health struggles of Israeli soldiers who returned from Gaza. Critics argue it whitewashes the perpetrators of violence and trivializes Palestinians’ suffering. The article, which focused on Israeli soldiers’ experiences of trauma a...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – United Nations agencies have postponed a polio vaccination campaign for Palestinian children in the northern Gaza Strip because of a deadly Israeli onslaught. The World Health Organization (WHO) said Gaza’s Health Ministry and UN partners “were compelled to postpone the polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza” d...
In a heated controversy, senior French officials have rallied around Karim Bouamrane, a mayor of Moroccan descent after he was accused of keeping silent on Palestine. A researcher Pascal Boniface labeled Bouamrane “Muslim in appearance” and suggested his popularity is linked to his silence on Israeli actions in Palestine. Bouamrane, who previ...
The Israeli army has said it killed Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, in an airstrike on southern Beirut this month. Hezbollah has confirmed the killing. Safieddine was Hasan Nasrallah’s heir apparent. This strike, which occurred about three weeks ago in the Dahieh area, also reportedly killed Ali Hussein Hazima, ...
The Auburn Avenue Research Library in Georgia, Atlanta, hosted the launch of “Inspired Generosity: Muslim American Stories in Philanthropy” on Sept. 17. This showcase features a diverse collection of videos, photos, poetry, digital art, and audio stories that highlight acts of kindness within the Muslim-American community. Over the next three...
Two men have pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of Sikh businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik. Malik had been previously acquitted of the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people. At the time of the bombings, investigators blamed them on Sikh separatists widely believed to be seeking revenge for the Indian Army’s deadly [&h...
As Election Day approaches, Americans are casting their ballots in record numbers, with early voting showing a remarkable uptick. The Washington Post reports a significant shift among Republicans, who now are embracing early voting, in part due to a new message from former President Donald Trump. In states like Georgia, more than 1.6 million ...
Former President Donald Trump surprised attendees at a roundtable event by targeting Vice President Kamala Harris after promising not to go after her. Trump launched a 25-minute tirade, questioning Harris’ work ethic as she conducted an NBC interview instead of campaigning. Fourteen days left until the presidential election, she is taking a da...
A federal judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to give up his valuable possessions and Manhattan penthouse. This decision follows Giuliani’s defamation of Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. Judge Lewis Liman said Giuliani must transfer the property within seven days. The women will control it and can sell it for a good price. [&...
