Ivana Kottasová, reporting for CNN: The anti-Muslim videos were first posted by Jayda Fransen, deputy leader of the far-right party Britain First. They depict violent assaults and the destruction of a statue of the Virgin Mary. They also appear to violate the terms of use published by Twitter. It warns users: “You may not promote … Continue reading Why Twitter didn’t delete anti-Muslim tweets
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Biggest Charity Fraud in Panama Papers
An article by Akber Choudry on Medium; Money flows as charitable donations from ‘have’ countries like U.S.,. Canada, Pakistan, Germany and U.K. into AMJ International from where it is distributed into dubious projects around the world. The accounting in each country is kept up to date, but money gets lost in international transactions. The … Continue reading Biggest Charity Fraud in Panama Papers
French official threatens lawsuits over internet photos of police
From Engadget.com; Unfortunately, it's all too clear that some government officials just don't understand how the internet works. After police in Nice, France were shamed online for forcing Muslim women to remove burkinis and other tradition-honoring apparel at the beach, deputy mayor Christian Estrosi announced that the city would sue people who post photos of … Continue reading French official threatens lawsuits over internet photos of police
How to Fast for Ramadan in the Arctic, Where the Sun Doesn’t Set
Marya Hannun in The Atlantic This week, with the start of Ramadan, Muslims from Indonesia to Michigan began fasting from sunrise to sunset in observance of one of the religions' primary holidays. But what happens in places where the sun never sets because the country is too far north? For many, this particular dilemma is … Continue reading How to Fast for Ramadan in the Arctic, Where the Sun Doesn’t Set
I Just Wanted to Be Free’: The Radical Reverberations of Muhammad Ali
From Dave Zirin in The Nation When Dr. Martin Luther King came out against the war in Vietnam in 1967, he was criticized by the mainstream press and his own advisors who told him to not focus on “foreign” policy. But Dr. King forged forward, and to justify his new stand, said publicly, “Like Muhammad … Continue reading I Just Wanted to Be Free’: The Radical Reverberations of Muhammad Ali
Time shifts – The UK is on British Summer Time
It's that time again In the early hours of Sunday 27th March 2016 the clocks went forward an hour as the UK converted to 'British Summer Time'. This means that the evening will have more daylight, and the mornings less. This change is done in part due to a European directive that all European countries … Continue reading Time shifts – The UK is on British Summer Time
How video games perpetuate Muslim stereotypes
From Nicole Lee on engadget; "We are often just reduced to four or five stereotypes," said Dr. Romana Ramzan, a game design lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University in the UK. "It's usually summed up by the clothes we wear. So if you're a woman, you wear a hijab [...] If you're a man, you have … Continue reading How video games perpetuate Muslim stereotypes
What Are the Real Motives of Groups Like ISIS
Analysis of every terrorist attack suggests that religion is a mask for the real intention of controlling resources and land It is a common belief that groups like ISIS are motivated by their radical theology, a twisted version of Islam and their aim is for this "islam" to be forced on to the Worlds population. … Continue reading What Are the Real Motives of Groups Like ISIS
Anti-terror police question schoolboy for wearing pro-Palestine badge
Teenager referred by his teachers after trying to raise money to help Palestinian children From Matt Broomfield in the Independent; A schoolboy has been questioned by anti-terrorism police because he wore a "Free Palestine" badge to school. Rahmaan Mohammadi's teachers at Challney High School for Boys in Luton referred him to police under Prevent - … Continue reading Anti-terror police question schoolboy for wearing pro-Palestine badge
France’s anti-terrorism laws leave Muslims in a state of fear
From The Verge: Marie isn’t the only one looking for answers. There has been a steady stream of similar stories in the French media since President François Hollande implemented a state of emergency following November’s terrorist attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people. The laws, which were extended for three months in November, give security forces expanded … Continue reading France’s anti-terrorism laws leave Muslims in a state of fear
Evidence of Modern Astronomy in Ancient Babylon
From The New York Times: Ancient Babylon, situated in what is now Iraq, south of Baghdad, was a thriving metropolis, a center of trade and science. Early Babylonian mathematicians who lived between 1800 B.C. and 1600 B.C. had figured out, for example, how to calculate the area of a trapezoid, and even how to divide … Continue reading Evidence of Modern Astronomy in Ancient Babylon