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MEDIA NEWS: “CNN Reporter Ali Velshi to Leave Network for Al-Jazeera America”
From LA Times By Joe FlintApril 4, 2013, 3:38 p.m. Al Jazeera America has made its first on-air hire and tapped CNN reporter Ali Velshi to host a business show for the start-up cable network. Velshi, born in Kenya and raised in Canada, has been … Continue reading
SPORTS NEWS: “British Soccer Team Creates Prayer Room in Stadium for Muslim Players”
From Al-Arabiya Britain’s Newcastle United football team has created a special prayer room for its Muslim players at their stadium, reported the Daily Mirror on Thursday. Seven members of the first team are devout followers of Islam and previously used … Continue reading
NEWS: “Tennessee May Deliberately Exclude Muslim Schools From New Voucher Program”
From Think Progress By Adam Peck on Apr 3, 2013 at 11:45 am Tennessee State Senator Bill Ketron (R) Several conservative lawmakers in Tennessee are throwing the brakes on a fast-moving bill that would divert money away from public schools and towards vouchers for … Continue reading
MAGAZINE: “What Happened to Obama Administration’s Review of NYPD Spying on Muslims?”
From Mother Jones Magazine A year ago, Attorney General Eric Holder promised Congress the Justice Department would consider investigating the NYPD’s spying on Muslims. Since then, crickets. —By Adam Serwer | Thu Apr. 4, 2013 3:00 AM PDT In early 2011, Attorney … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER: “Texas Sharia Law Bill is Unnecessary According to Religious Leaders”
From Houston Chronicle Between heated comments on preserving constitutional rights and religious discrimination, jokes flourished that Tuesday was the first time a bill amending family law had a public hearing in the Senate’s Business and Commerce Committee. Senate Bill 1639 originally … Continue reading
FUNNY NEWS: “Iranian Company Makes 10,000 Pound Case of Ice Cream in Hopes of World Record”
From CTV The Associated Press Published Monday, April 1, 2013 9:58PM EDT TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian confectioner has made five tons of ice cream in hopes of setting a new world record for the largest tub of the dessert. … Continue reading
NEWS: “Greek Mosque Opens for Prayer for First time in 90 Years”
From Hurriyet Daily News Greek Muslims have prayed in a 111-year-old mosque in the city of Thessaloniki for the first time in 90 years. Fifty madrasah students from Komotini who were visiting Thessaloniki prayed on March 30 in the historical … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER: “Seattle Man Indicted for Anti-Muslim Hate Crime Charge Against Sikh Cabbie”
From Seattle Post-Intelligencer A Federal Way, Washington man accused of viciously beating a Sikh cab driver while shouting anti-Muslim slurs now faces a federal hate crime indictment. Initially charged in King County Superior Court, Jamie W. Larson is accused of attacking a … Continue reading
BBC NEWS: “Arab Women Film-Makers in Spotlight at London Movie Festival”
From BBC News It’s an event dedicated to women in film – and this year the Birds Eye View Film Festival in London focuses only on features made by Arab female directors. The reason for this, according to its programme … Continue reading
COMEDY VIDEO: “White House Plays April Fool’s Prank With ‘Kid President’ Instead of Obama”
From WhiteHouse.gov
