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Apr 02 2015
News
Shabab Attack on a Kenya University Kills at Least 70, Officials Say
Gunmen attacked a university campus in northeastern Kenya early Thursday, clashing with guards, forcing their way into dormitories, taking hostages and singling out non-Muslims, the police said.
At least 70 people were killed in the attack and 79 more were injured, the Kenya National Disaster Operation Center said in a Twitter message.
Kenyan security forces surrounded the campus
New York Times (News)Apr 23 2020
News
Ramadan 2020: Fasting hours around the world
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is set to start later this week.
During Ramadan, Muslims around the world fast for a full lunar month.
The fasting begins at the Fajr prayer just before dawn and is broken at sunset.
Last year, the minimum duration of the fast was 11 hours but went up to 20 hours, depending on the location. And this year, similar durations will be seen.
Al JazeeraJan 17 2015
News
U.S. and Britain Present a United Front
President Obama said Friday that the United States and Britain have pledged new cooperation to bolster cybersecurity and an intensified effort against the Islamic State as the two nations work to confront a mounting threat from violent extremists across the globe in the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris.
“This phenomenon of violent extremism — the ideology, the networks, the capacity
New York Times (News)Jul 15 2019
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Donald Trump says the House Democrats he insulted should apologize day after his 'go back' tweets
WASHINGTON – Under fire for what many called racist tweets, President Donald Trump said Monday that the minority Democratic congresswomen he said should "go back" to other countries are the ones who should apologize.
"When will the Radical Left Congresswomen apologize to our Country, the people of Israel and even to the Office of the President, for the foul language they have used, and
USA TODAYMay 31 2015
News
Armed American Protestors Surround Islamic Community Center of Phoenix
The rally initially was organized by a Phoenix man who says he is a former Marine who fought in the Iraq War and believes Islam is a violent religion. He led about 250 people who carried pistols, assault rifles, American flags and drawings of Muhammad to the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix.
That group was met by an equally sized group of protesters, some holding signs promoting love
Breitbart NewsAug 03 2017
Headline Roundup
Vatican Criticizes Trump Supporters
Close associates of Pope Francis are publicly criticizing Catholics for creating "alliances of hate" with evangelical Christians to support President Trump. Steve Bannon came under particular scrutiny, with the pope's confidantes asserting that Trump's chief strategist is a "supporter of an apocalyptic geopolitics", an enemy of climate change, and has capitalized on fears of Muslims and
Washington Examiner The Hill New York Times (News)Sep 24 2014
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Obama at UN: "The Only Language Understood" by ISIL Terrorists is "the Language of Force”
On Tuesday, President Obama delivered his annual message to the United Nations in New York City.
Among other things, he addressed growing fears of Russian corruption and aggression, the dramatic rise of ISIS, and the importance of Muslim leaders publicly and forcefully rejecting extremism.
“I often tell young people in the United States that despite the headlines this is the best
TownhallMay 09 2016
Opinion
A Confession of Liberal Intolerance
We progressives believe in diversity, and we want women, blacks, Latinos, gays and Muslims at the table — er, so long as they aren’t conservatives.
Universities are the bedrock of progressive values, but the one kind of diversity that universities disregard is ideological and religious. We’re fine with people who don’t look like us, as long as they think like us.
O.K., that’s a
Nicholas KristofDec 03 2015
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: San Bernardino Shooting
While we were writing this, the giant headline on Huffington Post was, “THE KILLER COUPLE: WHAT DROVE THEM?” It linked to a story with the subheading, “‘I have no idea why he would do something like this,’ the brother-in-law of one of the suspects said. ‘I am in shock myself.’” The headline on FoxNews.com was,”COUPLE HELL-BENT ON JIHAD? Husband & wife Muslim gunmen were armed to the John Gable, AllSides Co-founderApr 02 2015
News
FBI’s brazen terrorism lie: What the Boston Marathon bombing trial reveals about America’s deluded terror narrative
Close to the end of the March 25 testimony in the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial for his role in the April 25, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, the government submitted a series of exhibits with chats from the defendant. One described wanting President Obama to win the Presidential election as the “lesser of two evils” but asserting “killing Muslims is the only promise [Obama or Mitt Romney] will
Salon