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The New York City Police Department has sought to place an informant on the board of a

The FBI employs the same…

The 2013 ISB Building Bridges Awards Dinner‏

                                       Sister  Soumaya Khalifa

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The world is in a state of anxiety as global leaders wait to see just how the US decides what to do…

“Nothing is more precious than freedom,” is quoted as being attributed to Vo Nguyen Giap, a Vietnamese General that

led his country through two liberation wars. The first was against French colonialists, the second against the Americans. And despite heavy and…

How do I begin? How do I journal my purpose?

Authored by Nicole Newman

The year 2009 started out with a bang! The seeds of the entrepreneurial forest the Creator planted on my heart in 2006 were beginning to bear fruit! Accomplishing the goal is so close I can feel and touch it. The wealth and abundance is so close, I can taste it. BUT as the remembrance of God is the center of my entire world, and on this journey it is up to Him,…

{Say, ‘Take action! Allah will see your action – as will His Messenger and the believers – and then you

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TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A woman sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing a "warning shot" during an

argument with her abusive husband won a new trial on Thursday in a case under Florida's controversial self-defense law.

A state appeals court ruled that Marissa Alexander, 32, deserved a new trial because the judge failed to properly instruct the jury regarding her claim of self-defense.

No one was injured in the shooting but because…

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Listed are some of the convention speakers.  More than 200 speakers will participate in the convention  …

O.P.O.W. Executive Director Bilal Mahmud was credentialed to

photograph the 50th annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America. (ISNA)

On August 31,  Bilal Mahmud was allowed access to the entire ISNA convention a a photographer taking pictures for Oppressed…

ATLANTA -

Travyon Martin supporters rallied in downtown Atlanta on Saturday afternoon, while similar events were held in cities

across the country. The crowd of about 3,000 braved heavy rain to attend the event on the steps of the Richard B. Russell Federal Building.  



The "I Am Trayvon Martin" Prayer Vigil and Rally was spearheaded by civil and human rights leader Rev. Markel…

CAIR Welcomes DOJ Civil Rights Review of Trayvon Martin Case

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/15/13) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today welcomed a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announcement that it is reviewing the civil rights issues associated with the killing of…

Abu Tariq Speaks on different subjects....…

June 29, 1886 James Van Der Zee, Harlem Renaissance photographer, was born in Lenox,

June 29, 1886 James Van Der Zee, Harlem Renaissance photographer,…

One of the pillars of my trip to Gaza with the Palestine Literature Festival turned out to be an ongoing discussion

Who are the Palestinians’ natural allies?

(Ryan Rodrick…