French mayor shares Islamophobic cartoon on social media while 30 of the 84 victims were Muslims in Nice attack.
Counterprotests allowed in Köln during Democracy Rally against Turkish coup
Approximately 40.000 people with Turkish roots gathered in the German city of Cologne on Sunday to denounce the failed July 15 coup in Turkey and show solidarity for Turkish people and government. While this organization called “Democracy Rally against Coup” was rallying in Cologne, four counter-protests were allowed to take place elsewhere in the city, …
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Florida islamic center is removed as a polling site after complaints and threats
For years, the Islamic Center of Boca Raton, Fla., served as a polling station for Palm Beach County voters.Since at least the year 2010, citizens have cast their votes within the pastel green walls of the mosque, whether it was for a presidential primary, a municipal election or a special primary. Last week, however, the …
Code Pink activist carrying a banner that read “Boycott Israel” was taken off the floor by security
Code Pink, a non-governmental organization describes itself as women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement, tried to protest Israel for supporting Palestinian human rights at the DNC (Democratic National Convention). Code Pink entered the convention halls to urge delegates to “support justice for Palestine.” They held banners that said “Free Palestine” or “Building Settlements Prohibits …
Canada: 60 Migrants Detained Indefinitely Launch Hunger Strike
Nearly 60 immigrant men at two Ontario maximum security prisons Thursday entered the fourth day of a hunger strike to protest the Canadian policy of indefinite immigration detention that denies immigrants access to any judicial process. Between 2006 and 2014, under the Conservative government of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Canada jailed over 87,000 immigrants …
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Tokyo attacker who killed 19 disabled people was motivated by the Nazi ideology of eugenics
Satoshi Uematsu, the 26-year-old man who killed 19 disabled people in a care facility for the disabled near Tokyo on Tuesday, expressed admiration for Nazi ideology during a stint in a psychiatric hospital in February. According to an official in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Uematsu discussed his attraction to the Nazi ideology of eugenics, which sees …
Rep. Peter King: ‘We Have to Surveil Muslim Communities’
Rep. Peter King said that U.S. intelligence agencies have to “surveil the Muslim communities, watch them more carefully” in light of the deadly French attacks that killed as many as 80 people and injured more than 100 others.
Syrian refugees suffering on Jordan’s border
Jordan suspended almost all aid to the 70,000 people, mostly children and women, on June 21, 2016. The action followed an attack by the extremist armed group Islamic State, also known as ISIS, on a nearby border post that killed seven Jordanian soldiers and wounded 13. Since the attack, the United Nation’s World Food Program, …
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Canadian officials deny that Abdirahman Abdi’s death at the hands of several officers had anything to do with race
The Ottawa Police Association is denying Abdirahman Abdi’s death at the hands of several officers Sunday had anything to do with race. Abdi died after, according to witness accounts, cops pepper sprayed him, hit him with batons, and punched him in the head and neck. However, despite the denial of racial problems by police officials …
“Turkey’s last hope dies” says Ralph Peters after coup attempt failed in Turkey
Ralph Peters, a strategic analyst and retired U.S. Army officer, claims in his article on the Fox News that “friday night’s failed coup was Turkey’s last hope to stop the Islamization of its government and the degradation of its society.” He manifestly acknowledged to advocate a military coup attempt in Turkey.
