One of the most well-known mixed martial arts fighters in the world is coming to a Detroit suburb. Khabib Nurmagomedov will speak Tuesday at an Islamic educational center about his Muslim faith and career. Nurmagomedov has an undefeated 29-0 record and is often named among the best MMA fighters of all time. He is to […]
Hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers flocked to the banks of the Ganges river in India’s West Bengal state Friday despite a surge in COVID-19 infections. The Gangasagar Mela is a nine-day festival that runs Jan. 8 through 16. The age-old ritual of bathing in the waters of the holy river traditionally draws millions of […]
That MLK was not born MLK might be news to some — as America celebrates the 36th federal holiday Martin Luther King Day today. USA Today is reporting that in 1934, his father Michael King Sr. changed his name and his son’s name. He would thereafter be known as the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. […]
The Bronx Islamic Cultural Center in Morrisania held a somber ceremony Sunday for 15 of the 17 victims of last weekend’s Bronx apartment fire. Caskets were wheeled into the center from hearses lined up the block on both sides of Clay Avenue. The youngest victim was 2-year-old Ousmane Konteh. The fire broke out at 333 […]
The International Jurists Union expressed “great” concern Sunday over the human rights situation in Tunisia since late July. Necati Ceylan JAI HAAN, the union’s general secretary, called on Tunisian authorities to respect their international obligations. The organization cited a Dec. 31 incident in which security agents in civilian cloth...
