The US secretary of state has warned Syria and Iran of taking actions that threaten the security of Israel, saying that Washington’s commitment to its traditional ally is “unshakeable”.
Hillary Clinton said that the transfer of sophisticated weaponry to Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas movement by Syria, as well as Iran’s nuclear ambitions, could destabilise the region.
The only man to have admitted his role in the killing of controversial US black leader Malcolm X has been released from prison on parole.
Thomas Hagan, 69, was released from a New York jail 45 years after the assassination, officials confirmed.
Hagan said he was one of three men who shot Malcolm X as he began a speech at Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom in 1965.
Continue reading ‘Malcolm X gunman released on parole after 45 years’
(Reuters) – The Belgian lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a bill to ban wearing the full Islamic face veil in public, a move that could make Belgium the first European country to make the practice a criminal offence.
The draft law, cast as a security measure by proponents, was overwhelmingly backed by 136 lawmakers. Just two abstained.
Continue reading ‘Belgian parliament votes to ban wearing of veil’
Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Zainal Alireza, standing third from left; Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade Abdullah Al-Hamoudi, standing extreme left; Chairman of Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry Abdul Rahman Al-Jeraisy, standing extreme right; with senior US business leaders and officials at the first Saudi-American Business Opportunity Forum in Chicago on Wednesday. (AN photo) Continue reading ‘US-Saudi Business Forum gets under way in Chicago’
ANI Tuesday 27th April, 2010
A Muslim Frenchman alleged by the country’s government to be living in a polygamous arrangement with four women and committing benefit fraud via their 12 children has hit out at the authorities, saying that keeping mistresses was the French way of life.
Continue reading ‘Having mistresses is a French way of life, says accused polygamist’
Palestinian officials have passed a new law outlawing the sale of goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
The law, under which offenders could face up to five years in jail or a fine of up to $14,000, was signed by Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, on Monday.
Continue reading ‘Obama meets, prays with Rev. Billy Graham’
by Andy Sambidge This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on Monday, 26 April 2010
GRAHAMSVILLE — The insults first came in fifth grade, pursuing Xelina Encarnacion in hallways, classrooms and the school bus that carried her between her Loch Sheldrake home and Tri-Valley Elementary School.
Continue reading ‘Loch Sheldrake seventh-grader victim of anti-Muslim acts’
By Mike Carter
Seattle Times staff reporter
An Auburn man was sentenced to a maximum 17 months in prison for malicious harassment and second-degree assault after threatening a Muslim woman and her 6-month-old child with a knife at the Seattle Indian Health Board in July 2009.
Continue reading ’17-month sentence for man who threatened Muslim woman, child’
By MUHAMMAD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS
Published: Apr 23, 2010 23:15 Updated: Apr 23, 2010 23:29
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti has reportedly told the chairman of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) in Makkah to stay out of Shariah matters that are not of his concern. Continue reading ‘Al-Asheikh tells Haia official to stay out of Shariah issues’
April 24, 2010
PHOENIX – Civil rights groups were preparing to fight controversial anti-immigration laws introduced in Arizona.
Continue reading ‘Civil rights groups fight Ariz. immigration law’
April 22, 2010
Some Muslim Americans Fight for Identity, Belonging while Facing Increased Prejudice after Sept. 11
(CBS) Today, terrorism in the United States and overseas is often associated with one specific religion – Islam.
CBSNews.com’s Heba Kanso takes a closer look at how this connection brought Islam to center stage and now has some young Muslim Americans fighting for their identity and belonging.
| Agence France-Presse Page 12 2010-04-23 12:00 AM |
Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, has spoken out in favour of a full ban on the Islamic veil as the government draws up a law to prohibit the garment in public spaces.
According to a government spokesman, Sarkozy told a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the veil “hurts the dignity of women and is not acceptable in French society”.
Former Mayor Delaney Defends UNF Professor; Others Cause Stir
POSTED: Monday, April 19, 2010
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Jacksonville Mayor and UNF President John Delaney had nothing but praise for Parvez Ahmed while speaking to City Council members Monday, but not everyone felt the same way.
Ehud Barak, Israel’s defence minister, has said that his country must recognise that the world will not put up with decades more of Israeli rule over the Palestinian people.
Speaking to Israel Radio on Israel’s Memorial Day on Monday, Barak acknowledged that there was no way forward in negotiations with the Palestinians other than to meet their aspirations for a state of their own.
Our view: Must one serve pork to qualify as a responsible foster parent?
April 16, 2010
With all the orphaned and abandoned children in need of loving homes, does anyone really believe that serving pork should be a requirement for good foster parenting? Crazy as it sounds, that’s apparently the belief of a private company authorized by the state of Maryland to place foster children. And it’s so absurd that it’s hard to conclude the real motivation is anything but religious bias.
