January 2011 Blog Posts (88)

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Cairo on Tuesday, facing a massive police presence, to demand the

Emulating Tunisia’s uprising

Thousands of Egyptian protesters brave massive police presence in Cairo to demand Mubarak’s ouster.

By Samer…

An Ohio mother of two was sentenced to 10 days in jail and placed on three years probation after

As House Republicans fixate on dismantling health care reform, President Obama is readying his counter-offensive for

 Tuesday’s State of the Union address—pushing the jobs issue back to the forefront.

“My number one focus is going to be making sure that we are competitive, that we are growing, and we are creating jobs not just now but well into the future,” Obama said in a video emailed over the weekend to members of his grassroots group,…

Jan 21, 2011 – Saturday, February 12 join your community in supporting the survivors of domestic violence by wearing

 purple (tie, kufi, scarf), etc. go with a group of friends to pray for an end to domestic abuse. Join the community of Edmonton, CA (Canada) as they hang posters for their rally at the Legislative Building in that city. Join the Atlanta, GA community on Saturday, February 12 at the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam, 560 Fayetteville Rd. at 3:30 pm for…

"We will be paid back for this." --John Conroy commenting on British torture of IRA members.

Article by WorldNews.com correspondent Dallas Darling.

When Pakistan's prime minister hailed Aafia Siddiqui as the "daughter of the nation," I recalled how some Amerindians treated their prisoners of war. Aafia Siddiqui is a neuro-scientist and mother of three who was arrested in Afghanistan and was accused of being…

This week in 1208, one of the most cruel and senseless acts to purify the world through violence commenced in

Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling.

 southern France. The Albigensian Crusade, launched by Pope Innocent III, offered participants full absolution for all sins if they participated in exterminating the Cathars. The Albigensians, known as the Cathars, believed the material world…

"Here reign the successors of the poor fishermen of Galilee," Petrarch mockingly wrote, "they have strangely forgotten

Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling.

their origin."(1) What prompted Petrarch's memorable and philosophical critique was a seventy-year "spiritual" coup led by King Philip IV of France. Since the Church administered the sacraments of God's grace and served as the true guardians of…

A New York Hospital horror story has found a happy ending after 23 years. In August 1987 20-day-old Carlina White's

Carlina White, now (via NY Post).

 concerned parents took her to Harlem Hospital with a fever of 103° only to have her promptly…

For this Martin Luther King Day, I decided to take the time and recognize our hero for his…