NEW YORK – Yusef Salaam, once falsely accused and convicted has decided to run for a seat on the New York City Council. Salaam, then 15, and four other teenagers were accused by police of raping and assaulting a white woman in Central Park in 1989. They spent seven years in prison before being exonerated […]
WASHINGTON – Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, the first Muslim woman to play major league basketball while wearing a hijab, is working on a children’s book about her experience. The book, titled “Lion on the Inside: How One Girl Changed Basketball,” will describe her journey as a young girl who has a great passion for basketball an...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Attorney General Merrick Garland denies allegations that the Justice Department interfered in the investigation of U.S. President Joe Biden’s son. He said the attorney appointed by Donald Trump was allowed to continue his investigation. Trump had appointed David Weiss to pursue the case. “Mr. Weiss has since sent ...
TALLAHASSEE – A Florida-based right-wing group is financing a campaign to make it harder for Ohio voters to pass constitutional referendums. The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) is advocating that Ohio’s state constitution should only be amended by an overwhelming majority vote. The group is funded by Illinois billion...
WASHINGTON – Firouz Naderi, an Iranian-American space scientist, died June 9 at age 77. He served in various technical and leadership positions at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 36 years. Naderi oversaw the successful landing of two research rovers on Mars. His accomplishments included the Mars Odyssey, launched in 2001...
PARIS – The wearing of the abaya, a robe-like loose dress, by Muslim girls in schools has sparked debate in France. Although wearing the abaya in schools is not banned, some believe the dress violates secularism. The issue was reignited in recent months after several schools reported an increase in the number of girls wearing […]
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia – The Prophet’s Mosque in the Saudi Arabian city of Madinah is supplied with up to 400 tons of Zamzam water every day during the Hajj season. According to the official Saudi Press Agency, the holy water is filled into 10,000 containers placed around the mosque. Another 5,000 containers have been put […]
ANKARA (AA) — Islamic bloc countries have called on warring parties in Sudan to observe a ceasefire ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha. The 57-member grouping called on factions in Sudan to end all forms of violence and fighting. In a statement, Hissein Brahim Taha, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, called ...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The UN envoy to Afghanistan called on the Taliban to lift the ban on women’s rights. The envoy Roza Otunbayeva said the international community can not recognize the Taliban-led government as long as it does not respect women’s rights. ”I am blunt about the obstacles they have created for themselve...
TEL AVIV, Israel – An Israeli settler is seen desecrating a copy of Holy Quran in the Palestinian village of Orif on Wednesday. Security camera footage showed the masked man ripping pages and throwing them on the ground in front of the mosque. The men were also seen setting fire to a school, nearby homes […]
