Missouri executed Imam Marcellus Khaliifah Williams on Tuesday despite those who first prosecuted him testifying to his innocence. In his final statement, Imam Williams expressed his faith, saying, “All Praise Be to Allah In Every Situation!!!” The execution was carried out by lethal injection. It followed a prolonged legal battle where even...
The mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, Amer Ghalib has endorsed Republican candidate Donald Trump for president. This is despite Trump’s history of Islamophobic rhetoric and policies. Ghalib is mayor of the first city in the US with an all-Muslim council. His endorsement was shared on Facebook. It comes just days after Trump announced plans to ...
Turkish president calls for coercive UN Security Council measures against Israel; Jordanian King warns of crisis threatening UN legitimacy Muslim Network TV NEW YORK (MNTV) – Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered scathing criticism against Israel on the opening day of the 79th United Nations Gene...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is sending additional forces to the Middle East as Israel dramatically increased airstrikes across Lebanon prompting unprecedented Hezbollah retaliatory strikes on Monday. The US has about 40,000 troops stationed in the region, and Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder did not specify how many new forces ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Recent polls showed US Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris holding a slim lead over former President Donald Trump ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election. A CBS News/YouGov survey, conducted from Sept. 18-20, showed Harris narrowly leading Trump nationally with 52% to 48% among 3,129 respondents. In ba...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli forces raided and closed the office of Qatar-based Al Jazeera television in the West Bank city of Ramallah early Sunday. The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli authorities ordered the staff to leave the premises before shutting down the office. This came amid escalating tensions in the region, with incre...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Saturday it is “too late to do another” debate after his contender Vice President Kamala Harris accepted an invitation from CNN to have a faceoff with the former president Oct. 23. “I will gladly accept a second presidential debate on October 23. I ho...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Secret Service Friday acknowledged multiple failures that led to an attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life in July. The agency, which is tasked with ensuring the security of presidents, presidential candidates and senior US officials, said an internal review determined that “communications gaps ...
Non-Zionist group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) is calling recent attacks in Lebanon acts of terrorism that threaten to plunge the region into all-out war. In a statement, the organization condemned the assaults as the actions of an Israeli rogue state which is fueled by a climate of total impunity. JVP criticized mainstream media for […...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Former President Donald Trump said on Thursday that if he loses his bid to return to the White House in this November’s elections, the Jewish people would be partially responsible. Speaking at an event in Washington, DC, billed as combating antisemitism, Trump said: “If I don’t win this election – and the […]...
