– Events in Malmo city ‘terrible,’ says Swedish premier LONDON (AA) – Clashes between the police and rioters in Sweden’s third-largest city Malmo continued Monday after another Quran-burning protest, according to the Swedish police. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a press conference that the events in Mal...
– African countries have comparative advantage in renewables such as abundance of solar, wind, and geothermal resources, say analysts KAMPALA, Uganda, (AA) – As the Africa Climate Week kickstarts in Nairobi, Kenya, analysts have said the continent can offer solutions to the global environmental crisis. Katongole Hadija, who teaches...
Since their return to power in August 2021, Taliban administration has banned education of women, triggering widespread condemnation ISTANBUL (AA) – Calling education a “shared need of Muslims,” the interim Taliban administration on Monday urged “patience” on the issue of girl’s education in Afghanistan. “Girls’ education is a need...
-Goal of symposium is to highlight significant contributions of Muslims to rich history and culture of Caribbean GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The President of the South American country of Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has stressed the importance of eliminating misconceptions about Islam in multireligious societies. He opened an international symp...
McConnell’s office released a letter from Capitol physician confirming his health and that he is fit to return to work WASHINGTON – Republican and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, 81, is taking swift action to silence concerns about his health that are affecting his leadership abilities. Upon his return to the Senate, McCon...
– 73% of registered voters express concern over president’s age WASHINGTON (AA) – Many US voters believe that President Joe Biden is too old to run for re-election in 2024, according to a Wall Street Journal poll published Monday. Biden and former President Donald Trump are neck and neck in a potential rematch of the [&hellip...
District Judge Timothy Kelly ultimately applied a terrorism charge to Tarrio’s sentencing guidelines WASHINGTON – The former national leader of the right-wing Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Tarrio was convicted in May of seditious conspiracy ...
Allouch has been recognized by several organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Lawyers Guild CINCINNATI, Ohio – Roula Allouch, a Muslim lawyer and civil rights advocate, has been named the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Woman of the Year for 2023. The Cincinnati Enquirer is a daily newspaper published in...
U.S. Attorney’s Office in Texas is using an obscure law that requires border crossers to report to a border crossing and report their entry AUSTIN, Texas – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has expressed concern about the initiation of criminal cases against asylum seekers from Muslim-majority countries. Advocates for the A...
Report looks at alleged crackdown on the Kashmiri press that has seen several journalists arrested NEW DELHI, India – Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say they are considering action against the BBC for publishing a report on the problems faced by journalists in the region. The report, titled “Every Story Could Be Your Last,”...
