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A Jewish activist supporting Palestinian farmers in Burin, a village in the occupied West Bank, was injured in an attack by a group of Israeli settlers. Doron Maynrat, a 60-year-old Jewish peace activist and a member of the “Olive Harvest Coalition” civil movement, said support for the Palestinians comes at a price. A group of […]
U.S. President Joe Biden is committed to naming a Black woman to the Supreme Court, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Wednesday. Her remarks came hours after multiple reports that Justice Stephen Breyer is stepping down from the top court at the end of the current term. Breyer served as an appeals court judge from […]
An attorney for the former Louisville Metro Police detective awaiting trial for his role in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, is seeking to close part of the court proceedings. Stew Mathews filed a motion trying to bar journalists and the public from watching individual voir dire, which is the questioning of potential jurors. Mathews [&hel...
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, who saved the lives of lawmakers during the January 6 2021 insurrection, broke his yearlong silence on Monday. Goodman appeared on the podcast “3 Brothers No Sense.” He said the insurrection “could have easily been a blood bath.” Goodman led rioters bent on attacking US lawmakers up the ...
The World Health Organization or WHO issued a statement Wednesday warning that Afghanistan’s health system is on the verge of collapse. According to the statement, over 2,000 medical centers in the country are either closed or facing closure due to international aid drying up. Healthcare providers in Afghanistan, especially COVID-19 hospitals,...
A Canadian government report accused China of “influencing or manipulating” the Chinese community in Canada and worldwide. The Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (OCAO) used “coercive tactics” to intimidate the Chinese community living internationally. The report was penned by the Canadian Border Service Agency security br...
A University of Birmingham survey has found that British people from middle and upper-class occupational groups are more likely to hold prejudiced views of Islam. The survey was conducted in conjunction with YouGov. It found 23.2% of people from Britian’s higher social class were prejudiced against Islam compared with 18.4% of people from lowe...
Two Malaysian state agencies are appealing in court to reinstate the Islamic conversion of three children. In 2020, the Malaysian Shah Alam High Court ruled in a civil action by the children’s non-Muslim mother to invalidate the conversion of her three children. That was initiated by their Muslim father, who had converted to Islam. The [&hell...
Latin American Islamic groups recently assembled in Sao Paulo, Brazil to sign an agreement for the establishment of the Latin American and Caribbean Islamic University. The institution will allow future Muslim leaders to study Islam without having to move to Muslim countries. Imams in Latin America have been discussing the idea for years. Braz...
The foundations of a 12th century prayer hall have been discovered under the Al-Nuri mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul. That is where ISIS once proclaimed their headquarters. The mosque and its iconic leaning minaret were severely damaged by ISIS during a battle in 2017, and had been undergoing reconstruction. Four additional rooms for [&hel...
