All three bills will now be enrolled to Governor Gavin Newsom, whose signature would declare the bills law SACRAMENTO, California – The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) has praised the adoption of three bills in the California legislature. The CAIR had proposed and backed these bills. These bills ...
Two-day event included lectures, workshops, a Quran competition, an event for Muslim singles and a multicultural bazaar SAINT PAUL, Minnesota – Thousands of Muslims gathered Saturday for the annual Minnesota Muslim Convention in Minneapolis. The convention, which has been held annually for 18 years, draws attendees from across the state ...
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius claims that senior government officials have told him that the CIA is sharing counterterrorism information with Taliban WASHINGTON – Michael Leiter, former head of the National Counterterrorism Center, has stated that the interests of the U.S. and the Taliban currentlyruling Afghanistan are aligne...
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau announced that security agencies are investigating possible links between Indian government and murder of Nijjar OTTAWA, Canada – Canada has expelled a senior Indian diplomat after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke of “credible allegations” linking New Delhi to the killing of a prominent Cana...
Lavrov says, delivery of longer-range missiles by Western countries to Ukraine will not change ground situation MOSCOW, Russia – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the U.S. is waging a war against Russia by supplying weapons. Speaking on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), he said that the delivery of l...
HAVANA, Cuba – A meeting of Group 77 countries and China, in the Cuban capital of Havana has called for international cooperation and multilateralism. The group, which now includes more than 130 countries, also called for an end to unilateralism and monopolies, whether military or digital. Recognizing the voice of the Global South, the summit ...
Opposition claims that many news anchors from different TV channels are biased toward ruling party, leading to exclusion of minorities NEW DELHI, India – India’s opposition coalition challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to boycott 14 anchors from different TV networks. They accuse these...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israel has shut the flashpoint Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron for marking Jewish holidays, according to the mosque director on Saturday. “Israeli forces closed the Ibrahimi Mosque on Friday night to Muslim worshippers, while it was opened to Israeli settlers,” Ghassan al-Rajabi told Anadolu. I...
Protest to express strong disagreement with decision that prohibits wearing abayas in educational institutions VIENNA (AA) – A group of demonstrators gathered in front of the French Embassy in Vienna to voice opposition in a display of solidarity against a recent ban on abayas (long dresses) in French schools. Organized as a peaceful pro...
Advocacy groups point out that despite campaign promises, Biden administration has seen increase in enforcement, detention, and surveillance WASHINGTON – More than 80 advocacy groups have joined together to organize protests in eight states and the nation’s capital, Washington, calling on the Biden administration to close all feder...
