In 1989, Salaam and 4 others were wrongfully arrested, beaten, coerced into a false confession of raping a woman in Central Park NEW YORK – Yusef Salaam, one of the wrongfully convicted Central Park Five teenagers, has won the Democratic primary for a New York City Council seat, Salaam, a 49-year-old poet, activist and inspirational [&he...
Experts say court’s decision is victory for religious freedom and will help ensure workers are not discriminated against because of their faith WASHINGTON – In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the right of employees to perform religious rituals in the workplace. It requires employers to accommodate employees&...
PARIS, FRANCE – A 39-year-old French Muslim mother of five earns a living by driving an Uber taxi. Türkiye’s Anadolu news agency documented the daily life of Abilene Belkaid, a former Catholic who converted to Islam in 2005 in Morocco. Choosing a career of driving has helped Belkaid to continue wearing her cultural and religious [&helli...
IDBLIB, Syria – At least nine civilians were killed and 30 others injured in a Russian warplane attack on a market in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone. Local sources told Türkiye’s Anadolu news agency that the deal toll is feared to rise further. The injured have been shifted to hospital for treatment. The White Helmets civil [&...
JERUSALEM (AA) –The U.S. has halted scientific and technological cooperation with Israel outside the Green Line, according to Israeli media reports. The Green Line is a boundary between Israel and the territories occupied by Tel Aviv during the 1967 Middle East war. The US decision came a week after the Israeli government authorized the con...
ROME (AA) – A controversial law proposed by Italy’s ruling far-right coalition has raised concerns among the country’s Muslim community. The proposed law aims to close hundreds of Islamic prayer spaces. Both the country’s 2.5 million Muslims and the opposition are running up a storm against the law. The bill, presented by Pri...
TORONTO (AA) – The U.S. has charged four China-based chemical companies and eight individuals with manufacturing and distributing precursor chemicals. The chemicals are used to manufacture the opioid drug fentanyl. According to a Treasury Department statement, the investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) led t...
WASHINGTON (AA) -The U.S. has sanctioned two Russian intelligence officers accused of interfering in elections. A Treasury Department statement said Russian officials played a role in influencing a local election and distorting the poll process. Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers Yegor Sergeyevich Popov and Aleksei Borisovich Sukh...
WASHINGTON – A recent opinion poll has found that Donald Trump has a significant lead over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican election. But surprisingly it is DeSantis who is proving a strong candidate against President Joe Biden. The opinion poll conducted by the NBC News has revealed that Biden was currently holding ...
WASHINGTON – Conservative news outlet Newsmax is facing consequences for spreading false information about the 2020 presidential election. According to reports, editors and other network employees have been served with subpoenas. They were ordered to turn over their personal cell phones, emails, and iCloud accounts to legal representativ...
