TORONTO (AA) – Washington, DC Councilman Trayon White called Tuesday for an emergency to be declared and the National Guard to step in to curb the rapidly rising crime and violence in the nation’s capital. In a press statement on the deaths of three people in a gunfight on Aug. 6, White said that anarchy […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Prisoners in Guantanamo Bay are detained unlawfully by the US government which denies them the right to fair trial, and fails to protect them from sexual, physical and psychological abuse, a lawyer said. Lawyer Anas Mustapha, who is in charge of the Guantanamo project of CAGE, a London-based non-governmental organization (NGO) ...
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – Illinois will be the first state in the U.S. to recognize Arab Americans as a race. This is considered a major victory for those who come from the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. The new law was passed by the Illinois legislature and signed by Governor JB Pritzker last Friday. […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen has called on President Joe Biden to take stronger action against what he considers “racist” Israeli actions in the West Bank. Van Hollen, who recently visited the region, criticized U.S. military support for Israel’s annexation of parts of the occupied territories. He also opp...
MADINA, Saudi Arabia — More than 7.5 million pilgrims visited the Prophet’s Mosque in Madina in Saudi Arabia after the conclusion of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. According to Saudi authorities, pilgrims were offered a variety of services, including guidance, translation, assistance for wheelchair users, and distribution of Zamzam wa...
JERUSALEM, Palestine – Pope Francis has appointed Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, to the high rank of cardinal. The appointment is seen as a sign of support for Pizzaballa and the Christian community in Israel, which is increasingly facing attacks and harassment from right-wing extremists. Pizzaballa told the m...
TEL AVIV, Israel — The US classification of the killing of a Palestinian teenager by Jewish settlers as an act of terrorism has angered right-wing Israeli government officials. The settlers killed the 19-year-old boy in the West Bank village of Burqa. The U.S. State Department called the attack a “terrorist attack” and demand...
KAMPALA, Uganda – The World Bank has announced that it will suspend new loans to Uganda due to the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQ law. The bank, based in Washington, has decided to halt project financing while it reviews measures aimed at protecting sexual and gender minorities from discrimination in its projects. The bank stat...
STOCKHOLM, Sweeden – In response to burning of Quran the Muslim community in Sweden have tried to shift the focus away from the abusers. Instead, they have tried to focus on friendly dialog with the media, onlookers, and police. One of those community members, Husam El Gomati, was seen handing out expensive chocolates and laughing [&hell...
DUBLIN, Ireland – Ireland bid goodbye to singer Sinead O’Connor, who was also known as Shuhada Sadaqat after her conversion to Islam. Her funeral took place in her hometown of Bray, Ireland. The private funeral procession was led by the country’s leading imam, Shaykh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri, and accompanied by dignitaries including...
