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The murky role of mental illness in extremism, terror
July 21st, 20160 After family members of the driver who slammed a truck into a holiday crowd in the French city of Nice said he suffered from depression, questions have been raised again about the links between mental illness, extreme ideology and mass violence. Mental illness cannot be blamed for terror attacks, experts say. The overwhelming majority...Saudia Arabia denies reports that it banned Pokemon-Go for being ‘haram’
Saudi Arabia denied on Thursday that the conservative kingdom's top clerical body had renewed a 15-year-old edict declaring that the Pokemon game was un-Islamic.Saudi media reports said on Wednesday the General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars had revived a 2001 decree against a Pokemon card...Pakistan to pass law against ‘honor’ killings in weeks
Pakistan's ruling party plans to pass long-delayed legislation against "honor killings" within weeks in the wake of the high-profile murder of an outspoken social media star, the daughter of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday.The bill will go before a parliamentary committee as early as Thursday, said Maryam Nawaz...
Syrian opposition calls for suspension of U.S.-led air strikes after civilian casualties
July 21st, 20160 The head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition called for a suspension of the U.S.-led air campaign against ISIS in Syria while reports of dozens of civilian deaths from air strikes around the northern city of Manbij are investigated.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 56 civilians were killed in...Erdogan declares state of emergency after coup bid
ANKARA — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as he widened a crackdown against thousands of members of the security forces, judiciary, civil service and academia after a failed military coup.Erdogan said the state of emergency, which would last three months, would allow his government...
Indian man mistaken as Muslim, beaten outside restaurant
July 21st, 20160 NEBRASKA - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate an alleged attack on a Nebraska man by an assailant who reportedly shouted “ISIS” and obscenities at the victim.The Indian immigrant, who is not Muslim, said he suffered a fractured nose, split lip and...
Trump employee apologizes for Melania speech ‘chaos’
July 21st, 20160 CLEVELAND - A staff writer for the Trump Organization took responsibility on Wednesday for the "chaos" caused by a speech given by the wife of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that drew accusations of plagiarism and cast a shadow over the party's convention this week. The writer, Meredith...
U.S. judge: Arab-American family can sue JPMorgan
July 21st, 20160 DETROIT - An Arab-American family whose business and personal bank accounts were closed in 2014 without explanation can sue JPMorgan Chase for racial discrimination, a federal judge in Detroit has ruled. Filed in February, the lawsuit by Najah Manni, his wife Kathy and their two children says the largest U.S....
Man surrenders after tossing fake bomb into police van in Manhattan
July 21st, 20160 NEW YORK - A New York City man accused of tossing a fake bomb into a police van in Times Square and later barricading himself inside a vehicle in an hours-long standoff was undergoing a psychiatric evaluation on Thursday after surrendering to police. Hector Meneses, 52, gave up at about 8 a.m. EDT after forcing police to shut down...“Moderate” Syrian rebels behead child in gruesome video
Militants take a photo of a boy before beheading himDAMASCUS — A Syrian rebel group that has received U.S. military backing said it is investigating the beheading of a child in Aleppo after video footage circulated showing the boy being killed by a man who activists identified as a member of the rebel group.Images of a fighter cutting...
American Airlines flight attendant tells Muslim passenger “I’ll be watching you”
July 20th, 20160 NORTH CAROLINA - A muslim man was removed from an American Airlines flight after a flight attendant publicly announced his name, seat number and said she would be “watching him."Mohamed Ahmed Radwan had boarded a plane in Charlotte, North Carolina and the flight attendant went to the tannoy and said: "Mohamed Ahmed, Seat 25-A: I...
26-year-old Dearborn man dies
July 20th, 20160 Ali HazimeDEARBORN — A 26-year-old man died Wednesday after he was found unresponsive in his east Dearborn home in the early morning. Ali Hazime was pronounced dead at a local hospital in the late afternoon.He was poised to get married to his pregnant fiancee in August, according to a neighbor.The cause of death remains...Police investigate ISIS note left at Muslim home
NEW YORK - Police are investigating a possible bias crime against a Muslim family in Staten Island, after a note threatening them was found at their home.A husband and father returned to his St. George home Monday to learn that a threatening note had been scribbled on notebook paper.“I’m going to kill you Muslim bitches,” the...
U.S.-led airstrikes kill dozens of civilians in Syria
July 20th, 20160 SDF ForcesAt least 56 civilians were killed on Tuesday in air strikes north of the besieged ISIS-held city of Manbij in northern Syria, and residents said they believed the attack was carried out by U.S.-led warplanes, a monitoring group said.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the dead included 11 children, and...
‘Muslims for Trump’ founder leads prayer at Republican Convention
July 20th, 20160 Sajid TararCLEVELAND—The unlikeliest supporters of a once-unlikely candidate had their moment in the spotlight Tuesday night, as Sajid Tarar, the founder and leader of a group calling itself Muslims for Trump led a blessing at the Republican National Convention. “Let us pray again to get our country back,” Tarar told convention......
Questions loom in murder of man at Detroit gas station
July 19th, 20161 Ahsan Al-watan.DETROIT – Family and friends remain puzzled over the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Iraqi man at a Fuel Depot gas station located at 18142 W. Warren. No suspects have been captured following the incident that took place around 11:30 p.m., on Suday, July 17, when Ahsan Al-watan was shot...
Melania Trump accused of plagiarizing Michelle Obama’s 2008 speech
July 19th, 20160 Trump and ObamaCLEVELAND — Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention has ignited controversy because it contained a section strikingly similar to words delivered at the Democratic convention in 2008 by the woman she hopes to succeed as first lady, Michelle Obama.An official with the campaign of Republican......
Turkey arrests thousands in post-coup purge
July 18th, 20160 Erdogan at the funeral of a victim killed in the thwarted coup, July 17ANKARA — Turkey purged its police on Monday after rounding up thousands of soldiers in the wake of a failed military coup, and said it could reconsider its friendship with the United States unless Washington hands over a cleric Ankara blames for the putsch.Nearly...1 man dead, 1 hospitalized following Detroit gas station shooting
DETROIT - Police seek assailants after a gas station shooting on Detroit's west side left one man dead and another injured. The AANews has learned that the victim was a 26-year-old Detroit man named Ahsan Alwatan, an Iraqi immigrant. The second man shot has not been identified, but he is 26 years old and of Yemeni descent. He...Australian man photographs himself urinating on prayer rug
Activists have asked the public to help identify an Australian man photographed urinating in a Muslim prayer room somewhere in Queensland. The grotesque image was posted on a Facebook account called ‘Extremely Fed Up Aussie Patriots’ and has still not been deleted. It was accompanied with the caption:...Louisiana gunman targeted and ambushed cops
The black U.S. Marine Corps veteran who shot dead three police officers in Louisiana's capital specifically targeted them, police said on Monday, as the United States reeled from the latest deadly violence involving police and black people.Following Sunday's shootings, Baton Rouge police officers took steps to increase their own......
Three police officers shot dead in Baton Rouge, gunman killed
Three police officers were shot to death and several others wounded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Sunday, the city's mayor said, as the country remained on edge in the wake of police shootings of black men and the killings of five Dallas officers. The officers in Baton Rouge were responding to a call of shots fired when they were...
Turkish coup attempt crumbles
July 16th, 20160 People stand on an army tank at Ataturk airport in IstanbulISTANBUL — An attempted Turkish military coup appeared to crumble in the early hours of Saturday after crowds answered President Tayyip Erdogan's call to take to the streets to support him.Erdogan, who had been holidaying on the coast when the coup was launched, flew into......
Turkey army says it has seized power
Taksim square, Istanbul ISTANBUL — Turkey's military said on Friday it had seized power, but the prime minister said the attempted coup would be put down.If successful, the overthrow of President Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled Turkey since 2003, would be one of the biggest shifts in power in the Middle East in years, transforming one...
Former House Speaker wants “Sharia” test on all American Muslims
July 15th, 20160 WASHINGTON - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has suggested testing all US Muslims to see if they believe in “Sharia,” and deporting those who do. Gingrich's comments follow an attack in the French city of Nice, which has killed at least 84 people. His comments echo the sentiments of Donald Trump, who has said Muslims should be......