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American Muslims raise money for families of Oregon heroes
Community members gather for a vigil after Portland, Oregon train stabbings, Photo: Sceenshot/KOIN 6 TV, a CBS Affiliate American Muslims have hailed as heroes the two men in Portland, Oregon, who were killed when they came...May 29, 2017 1557 0 -
U.S. lifts restriction on refugee admissions
A Syrian mother cries with relief as she embraces her three young children after a rough sea crossing. Photo: UNHCR/Ivor Prickett The United States has quietly lifted restriction on how many refugees are allowed to enter the...May 27, 2017 2956 3 -
Trump extends Ramadan greetings; Vows partnership with Muslims for peaceful world
White House Photo by Cezary p/wikimedia President Donald Trump has wished a joyful Ramadan to Muslims around the world and reaffirmed his pledge to work with the Muslim countries in curbing terrorist activity for a peaceful...May 26, 2017 1264 0 -
Federal Appeals Court keeps the travel ban frozen
Washington Dulles International Airport, Photo Joe Ravi via Wikimedia A 10-3 federal appeals court ruling Thursday kept the freeze on travel ban against citizens of six Muslim-majority countries. The court decision means core parts of the...May 25, 2017 1200 0 -
Why is cultural diversity under attack in so many countries?
By DIAC images (Harmony Day celebration of diversity in Australia) via Wikimedia Commons These are chaotic times with democratic norms and diversity becoming big victims in the face of political stereotyping, xenophobic policies, exclusionary otherness, nationalism,...May 21, 2017 1395 0 -
Net neutrality – Where are we headed?
Photo by Brian Solis and JESS3/Wikimedia Commons The Federal Communication Commission on Thursday voted 2-1 along party lines to launch the process of saying goodbye to net neutrality, which is deemed by its proponents as enabler...May 19, 2017 2786 2 -
Trump says no curb on legal immigration; wants merit-based system
Photo shows a Naturalization Ceremony Grand Canyon National Park via Wikimedia Commons In the clearest policy statement yet on the issue of immigration, President Donald Trump has said his administration is not seeking to reduce the...May 14, 2017 1131 0 -
Trump dismisses FBI Director Comey
Photo shows James Comey testifying before the House Intelligence Committee, March 20, 2017 Credit: Screenshot/Official House Committee YouTube video President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed James Comey from the position of Director Federal Bureau of Investigation,...May 10, 2017 1247 0 -
China’s maritime expansion – A recast of the Silk Route or a New Future?
The Port of Shanghai in Yangshan Island Photo by Bigg(g)er/Wikimedia Commons The Mongols Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) ruled over China when the Great Kublai Khan – grandson of Genghis Khan – conquered China. But as they entrenched into...May 3, 2017 3775 3 -
Immigrants to drive overall U.S. workforce growth for the next two decades
Times Squre, New York, Photoby chensiyuan/Wikimedia Commons With the Baby Boom generation heading toward retirement, growth in the nation’s working-age population, those ages 25 to 64, will be driven by immigrants and the U.S.-born children of immigrants,...May 2, 2017 1259 0
