Clinton: We cannot demonize Muslims
June 13th, 20160 WASHINGTON - America must find a way to keep the country safe without demonizing Muslims, Hillary Clinton has said. “We cannot demonize, demagogue and declare war on an entire religion. That is just dangerous,” Clinton said. Speaking on Monday following the massacre at an Orlando nightclub, the Democratic presidential...
Trump: Muslim Americans need to turn terrorists in
June 13th, 20160 WASHINGTON - Donald Trump charged that there were “many, many people” in the United States who are “sick with hate” and willing to carry out terrorist attacks like the mass shooting this weekend at a gay club in Orlando, Florida.Trump, who was quick to label the shooting an act of “radical Islamic terrorism,” said in a...
Heavily armed man arrested on way to L.A. gay parade
June 13th, 20160 LOS ANGELES - A heavily armed man who said he was heading to a Los Angeles-area pride parade was arrested early on Sunday in nearby Santa Monica, but there was no apparent link with the deadly mass shooting in Florida, authorities said. Officers responding to a call from a member of the public found James Howell of Indiana sitting in...
Suspect pledged allegiance to ISIS moments before mass shooting
June 12th, 20160 ORLANDO, Fla. - The media has identified Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old U.S.-born citizen, as the suspect in Sunday's mass shooting that left at least 50 dead and more than 50 others wounded at the Pulse Nightclub, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.Authorities said Sateen had called 911 moments before to pledge allegiance to...
Mass shooting at Orlando gay nightclub: ‘mass casualties’ and gunman dead
June 12th, 20160 ORLANDO - A shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando has resulted in a “mass casualty situation”, police have confirmed, adding that the attacker has been killed and a controlled explosion has been carried out at the venue. Shots were fired at the Pulse Club, an LGBT nightclub in the city, in the early hours of Sunday. Staff...
Idaho man charged for beating 12-year-old Syrian refugee
June 10th, 20160 IDAHO - A man accused of beating a Syrian refugee in Boise earlier this year pleaded not guilty Wednesday during an appearance in Ada County 4th District Court. Christopher Blake Love, 25, allegedly injured the teenage boy by punching him in the face or jaw in downtown Boise on Feb. 12. Love was arrested by Boise Police that day. The...
Major in U.S. Army arrested after attempting to run over Muslims at Mosque
June 10th, 20160 RAEFORD, N.C.– The Hoke County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a major in the U.S. Army Reserves after an incident at a Raeford mosque where a man left open packages of bacon at the entrance, threatened to kill members of the mosque and attempted to run them down with his SUV during Ramadan. According to authorities, a Chevrolet...
Virginia man charged with supporting Islamic State
June 10th, 20160 VIRGINIA - A Virginia man who allegedly trained with Islamic State for nearly one month earlier this year was charged with providing material support to the militant group, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a complaint unsealed on Thursday.Mohamad Jamal Khweis, 26, was detained and taken into custody by Kurdish forces in northern...
Trump to launch Sanders style fundraising
June 10th, 20160 WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's presidential campaign is likely to launch a small donor fundraising effort akin to the grassroots one that powered another insurgent presidential contender, Democrat Bernie Sanders, according to two top donors who attended the first official meeting of Trump's national finance team. The Trump finance...
Leaders and companies extend Ramadan wishes
June 10th, 20160 WASHINGTON — As the world's 1.6 billion Muslims began observing the holy month of Ramadan this week, global politicians, celebrities and top companies published statements and took to social media to extended their wishes. Here are a few: "As Muslim Americans celebrate the holy month, I am reminded that we are one American...
FBI agents frequently pose as jihadists to “catch” Muslims
June 9th, 20160 WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. has drastically increased its use of stings in terrorism cases, employing agents and informants to pose as jihadists, bomb makers, gun dealers or online “friends” in hundreds of investigations into Americans suspected of supporting the Islamic State, The New York Times reported. Undercover...
5 bicyclists dead, 4 injured when hit by truck near Kalamazoo
June 8th, 20160 COOPER TOWNSHIP, MI — Five bicyclists have died and at least four more have been injured after being hit by a pickup truck north of Kalamazoo. The bicyclists were struck by a blue Chevrolet pickup truck just after 6:30 p.m. in the 5500 block of North Westnedge Avenue, near Markin Glen County Park, in a hit-and-run crash. The...
U.S. churches distribute ‘Blessed Ramadan’ signs
June 8th, 20160 MINNESOTA - Council of Churches in states such as Minnesota, New York, Kentucky, Ohio, and Washington are banding together to distribute ‘Blessed Ramadan’ signs. The Blessed Ramadan campaign was originally organized by the Minnesota Council of Churches, which has 25 members representing a number of denominations and...
Trump: We welcome Bernie supporters with open arms
June 8th, 20160 WASHINGTON - In a victory speech on Tuesday night, Donald Trump made a direct appeal to voters dismayed that Bernie Sanders has lost the Democratic primary to Hillary Clinton. “To those "left out in the cold by a rigged system," he said, "We welcome you with open arms." He cited his opposition to the same trade deals that Sanders...
Hillary Clinton declares victory in Democratic race
June 8th, 20160 CALIFORNIA Hillary Clinton declared herself the Democratic Party nominee for U.S. president on Tuesday, embracing her role in history as the first woman to lead a major party in a race for the White House. The former first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state celebrated her victory in the nominating race over rival Bernie Sanders......
9-year-old Muslim girl bullied for wearing hijab
June 6th, 20160 FLORIDA - A nine-year-old Muslim girl and her mother in Florida are speaking out about being bullied by other kids because of their faith. Living in Florida, Tiffany Rivera knew there was a risk her daughter would be bullied by other kids. In an article that appeared on fusion.net, the mother and daughter described their...
Trump: A Muslim judge would be biased
June 6th, 20160 TrumpWASHINGTON - Donald Trump is standing by comments he made against U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel, the judge presiding over a Trump University lawsuit, telling CBS' "Face the Nation" that Curiel's Mexican heritage prevents him from acting fairly on the bench."He is a member of a club or society, very strongly pro-Mexican,...
Muslim man beaten outside of mosque
June 6th, 20160 NEW YORK - A Muslim man is hospitalized with face and rib fractures after being attacked by three men outside a mosque in Queens, according to police and CAIR-NY. Mohamed Rasheed Khan, 59, was leaving the Center for Islamic Studies on Jamaica Avenue on Wednesday night when the attack occurred, CAIR said on Sunday. Police are looking...
Muslim woman in burqa attacks family with their American Flag
June 3rd, 20160 ATLANTA - A family in Lawrenceville, a suburb of Atlanta, said they were attacked by an unknown Muslim woman wearing a full burqa simply because they were flying an American flag for Memorial Day. Amina Ahra, 30, was arrested on two counts of simple battery after being accused of attacking a mother and daughter at their home. Dami......
4,700 Syrian refugees approved resettlement to U.S
June 3rd, 20160 WASHINGTON - The United States has approved 4,700 Syrian refugees who are awaiting resettlement to the country, while an additional 7,900 are awaiting security review, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Thursday.Johnson, speaking to a homeland security advisory panel at the Department of Homeland Security, was...
U.S. intelligence officials fear Trump will spill secrets
June 2nd, 20160 WASHINGTON - Some U.S. intelligence officials are concerned that Donald Trump's "shoot from the hip" style could pose national security risks as they prepare to give him a routine pre-election briefing once he is formally anointed as the Republican presidential nominee. Eight senior security officials told......
Bride at 15: Arab American’s story of forced overseas marriage causes controversy
June 2nd, 20160 CHICAGO – An Arab American woman’s horrifying story of being forced by her mother to travel to Palestine at the age of 15 to get married and having to plot an escape back to the U.S. is causing controversy. Yasmine Koenig, who was recently adopted by foster parents, originally shared her story...
UCLA shooter had ‘kill list,’ woman on list found dead
June 2nd, 20160 LOS ANGELES - The man accused of fatally shooting a University of California, Los Angeles, professor in a murder-suicide had written a "kill list" that included a woman who has been found dead in Minnesota, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said on Thursday. Investigators found the list while searching the suspect's home in......
