The Toronto Star – June 23, 2012 Clichy-sous-Bois, which most French people know only as the place where the worst wave of riots in contemporary France began; a place where young people from immigrant families clashed with police and started hundreds of fires among the dilapidated, overcrowded bunkers; a place few French recognized as…
At the risk of being obvious, let us list the ways that Occupy Wall Street is not like Tahrir Square: no protesters have been killed, there have been no demands for the president to step down and no crowds swelling above six figures. The protesters are in far less danger, and seem to pose far…
This opinion piece by Michael B. Mukasey criticizes Obama’s reaction statements to Abdulmutallab’s actions, challenges the relevance of Yemen’s “crushing poverty” in its terrorism problem, and connects the country’s insurgency with the Yemeni government. It also supports lengthy detention time in military custody for Abdulmutallab, and criticizes taking a civilian law approach to his prosecution….
Muslim Americans and Christians came together to raise $45,000 for Habitat for Humanity in an effort to build a home for a homeless family, helping those suffering amidst the economic recession and express who Muslims “really are.” The family is very excited and will be moving into the house in March. “We’ve moved a lot,…
The population flows between the UK and Pakistan have remained high in the past years. Each year 250,000 Pakistanis come to Britain to visit, work or marry, and some 350,000 British citizens journey in the opposite direction, mainly to visit family. Links are reinforced by ingrained marriage customs: six of ten ethnic Pakistanis in Britain…
