The imam of the Al Haqq Islamic Center in Kansas City has spent nearly two decades fostering understanding and unity across faiths. In a recent interview with The Kansas City Star, Imam Sulaiman Salaam Jr., shared his journey of dispelling misconceptions about Islam and promoting interfaith harmony. Growing up in a Muslim household, Salaam tr...
A Bangladesh inquiry commission has implicated former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her top security officials in cases of enforced disappearances. The commission, led by retired Justice Mainul Islam Chowdhury, submitted its report, “Unfolding the Truth,” to transitional government leader Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka. Preliminary findings revea...
Amnesty International Australia has honored four Palestinian journalists with its inaugural Human Rights Defender Awards. The award recognizes their courageous reporting during Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza. Awardees include Bisan Owda, known for her raw video series “It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive,” and Anas Al-Sharif...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A vigil was held Monday evening outside the White House in memory of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist killed by Israeli forces on Sept. 6 during a peaceful protest in the occupied West Bank. Eygi’s father Mehmet Suat Eygi, sister Ozden Bennett and husband Hamid Ali, joined the event at Lafayette […]...
The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, caught in a whirlpool in Antarctica, has broken free. The British Antarctic Survey said the iceberg has drifted northward. Dr. Andrew Meijers, a marine scientist and researcher with the organization, noted it is exciting that A23a is on the move again. The surface area of A23a was measured to be […]...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel killed on Monday the Palestinian man who gained worldwide recognition grieving for his three-year-old granddaughter last year. Khaled Nabhan lost his 3-year-old granddaughter, Reem, and her 5-year-old brother, Tariq, in November last year in an attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Accord...
KHMEIMIM, Syria (AA) – Russian forces stationed at Khmeimim Air Base in Syria’s Latakia province continue to carry out activities despite the fall of the Bashar Assad regime. With the Baath regime’s collapse, Russia continued to transfer its troops from Damascus, Homs and other cities across Syria to the base. Russian military vehicles w...
The Congress has directed Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores by Jan. 19, 2025. Reps. John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi, leaders of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), emphasized the companies must comply with a law aimed at safeguarding national security. The law, signed by President Joe ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – People in Bangladesh would have to wait a year or more to elect a new government, the country’s transitional leader said as the South Asian nation marked its 54th “Victory Day” on Monday. “I have repeatedly appealed to you to complete all the major reforms and hold the election. However, d...
Anadolu has released footage showing an alleged mass grave site in the Husseiniya district of Syria’s capital Damascus. The footage strengthens claims of potential war crimes in the region. The site is close to the airport in southeastern Damascus. It is suspected more than 100 pits, each about 20 meters deep, were used as graves, [&hell...
