A fire that broke out early Monday at the Fort Pierce, Fla., mosque where Orlando massacre shooter Omar Mateen prayed and worshipped is considered arson, according to investigators. “Evidence has revealed that this fire was set intentionally,” St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Major David Thompson told reporters. A 911 call about 12:30 a.m. alerted authorities that […]
By Dr. Jalal Baig As a Muslim kid growing up in the suburbs of Chicago in the 1990s, I had a really strong interest in astronomy. Few things, not even girls, captured my imagination and stirred my curiosity more. It’s because my days off from school, which are the greatest reprieve for any child, were dependent
Eid memories: ‘The highs and lows of my childhood depended on the moon.’ Read More »
International, USALOS ANGELES — Nearly 3,000 flags planted around Occidental College to remember the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were trashed and crushed early Sunday, a group says. Members of the Occidental College Republican Club discovered the destruction early Sunday on the Eagle Rock campus as well as fliers, they said, that “shamed the
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Middle East, USAPneumonia has come under focus after U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign revealed Sunday that she had been diagnosed with the infectious disease Friday. Although pneumonia can be cured, it can also be fatal in severe cases. Pneumonia affects the lungs and results in mild to severe illness in people of all ages. Cough,
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAFor 18 months, Republican strategists, political pundits, reporters and Americans who follow them have been pursuing Hillary Clinton’s personal email habits, and no evidence of a crime has been found. But now they at least have the skills and interest to focus on a much larger and deeper email conspiracy, one involving war, lies, a
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Three Ha’aretz cartoons summarize a recent commotion in Israeli politics. One depicts a horrendous traffic jam associated with a major construction project, with Bibi smiling and claiming to have “screwed Katz.’ Another shows two wounded politicians, Bibi and Transportation Minister Israel Katz, reflecting several days of media commentary about a
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy David Amos SAN DIEGO — This has been a busy, but fascinating summer for us. In celebration of my 75th birthday and of our 50th wedding anniversary, we and the immediate family went on a cruise of the Baltic Sea, and many of its fascinating ports of call. The week before this cruise, we
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Travel and FoodBy Morton A. Klein and Elizabeth A. Berney, Esq. NEW YORK –Radical Muslims are currently the major perpetrators of verbal and physical attacks on Jews throughout the world. For instance, a prominent survey concluded: “Perpetrators of the most extreme cases of violence against European Jews in recent years were Muslims.” And on U.S. college campuses,
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International, USAU.S.-Israel military aid deal to be signed soon (JNS.org) The U.S.-Israel military defense aid package is expected to be signed in the coming days, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said at a counterterrorism summit on Sept. 11. Israel will receive the largest military aid package that any country has ever been given, Shapiro affirmed.
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Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. _- On April 24, 2004 the USS Firebolt, a Cyclone-class coastal patrol boat in the Persian Gulf, launched a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RIB) when its crew observed a dhow — a traditional boat, in this case likely owned by Iran — fast approaching the Al Amaya oil
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAIvanka Trump surprised many of her followers on Instagram when she sent out a famous rabbinic aphorism but attributed it to Harry Potter star Emma Watson. She uploaded an image which said, “If not me, who? If not now, when?” and attributed it to Watson, most famous for playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, USADespite recent polls showing Yair Lapid”s Yesh Atid party leading the Likud, voters still prefer incumbent Prime Minister Binymain Netanyahu over the former journalist and son of the late Justice Minister, Tommy Lapid. According to a Geocartography poll published by Channel 20, a plurality of Israelis believe Netanyahu is the most qualified to lead the
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastThe earthquake jolted Tanzania’s northwest regions of Kagera and Mwanza on the shores of Lake Victoria. Kagera regional police commander Augustino Olomi said at least 11 people have been killed in the earthquake and over 200 others injured. Salum Kijuu, the Kagera regional commissioner, told Xinhua in a telephone interview that the morning earthquake also
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