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In 1986, Nelson Mandela -- the former president of South Africa who died Thursday at the age of 95 -- was serving the…

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OFA is looking for great candidates for our internship program in Chicago. The spring program runs from January to May,

and the deadline to apply is this Sunday, December 15th. (That's this weekend.)



We're also seeking candidates for our summer program, from May through August. Those applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.



If you know someone who'd be perfect for this opportunity,…

President Barack Hussain Obama described Mr Mandela as the  'last  great liberator of the 20th

century' and compared him to Ghandi  and Martin  Luther King in a powerful address to the crowds.

Mr Obama opened his speech by thanking  Mandela's family, then continued: 'To the people of South Africa…

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‘A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli soldiers in al-Jalazun refugee camp near Ramallah on Saturday.

Wajih Wajdi al-Ramahi, 14, was shot with live bullets in the back by an Israeli sniper in front of his school.

Al-Ramahi was taken to the hospital, and placed in the ICU until he died.

Locals told Ma’an that the area where al-Ramahi was shot had no clashes or any…

The 2013 ISB Building Bridges Awards Dinner‏

                                       Sister  Soumaya Khalifa

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More than one million students in this country are homeless.

The number of homeless children is actually much higher. The U.S. Department  of Education, which released the one…

Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress (ANC) leader, freedom fighter, statesman and Nobel Peace Prize

rights and advocacy organization, today said that the death of Nelson Mandela is a loss for all humanity and that the South African leader will remain an example to those fighting for human rights.



In a statement reacting to news of Mandela's death, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad…

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has died at age 95 of complications from a recurring lung infection.

The anti-apartheid leader and Nobel laureate was a beloved figure around the world, a…

After the publication of the bestselling Letters to a Young Brother, accomplished actor and speaker Hill Harper began to

A compelling, important addition to Hill Harper’s bestselling series, inspired by the numerous young inmates who write to him seeking guidance

receive an increasing number of moving letters from inmates who yearned for a connection with a successful role model. With disturbing statistics on…

Poisoning The Well? Nestlé Accused Of Exploiting Water Supplies For Bottled Brands



A new documentary film takes food giant Nestlé to task for its water bottling practices. Critics say the multinational is busy extracting ground water for its bottled brands and leaving locals, often in poor corners of the world, with the dirty remains.



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In the…

In 2006, U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison was elected to represent Minnesota’s 5^th district, becoming the state’s first

The first Muslim member of Congress on his faith journey

African American representative and the first Muslim to serve in Congress.

To…

Inspired by the "Yes We Can" video, this piece was produced by Hossein Dehbashi for the 100th day of the Government

of Prudence and Hope, featuring Hassan Rouhani's first speech as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This video was an initiative taken by the artists (without the President's knowledge) to immortalize President Rouhani's emotional speech, where he expresses hope for peace, friendship and progress. Only at the later stages was the video shown to…

John Urschel, a 20-year-old mathematics major, statistics minor, and guard on the offensive line, graduated from

Penn State in May 2012, excelling both on and off the field. Academically, he earned a 4.00 cumulative grade point average and received the Evan Johnson Memorial Scholarship in Mathematics; athletically, he was named an Academic All-Big Ten in both 2010 and 2011, and named to the Capital One Academic All-District Football Team in 2011. That’s fairly…