State legislatures are escalating their assault on abortion rights
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Emirates aiming for 30% Renewables by 2030; Good for an Oil State, but not Nearly Enough for Paris
Dubai will build the largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project on a single site in the world
“Islam” and “the West” are no longer useful Terms: No ‘Clash of Civilizations’ in a Globalized World
For the Christian West, regardless of the Islamic precept and practice of religious tolerance, Islam has remained often threatening
The American Tragedy: Veteran Rams Hindu Family, thinking they were Muslims, in Sunnyvale
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – An Iraq War veteran, who had spent 5 years in that country, was arraigned Friday. On Tuesday, he had plowed into 8 people in an intersection in Sunnyvale, California, particularly aiming at a South Asian family who he assumed to be Muslims. They weren’t. The names indicate that they are […]
The Ugly American: Trump Vetoes Congressional Resolution to get out of Yemen
American and British bombs may have killed or injured 1,000 civilians, including women and children, in Yemen
Global Inequality is 25% Higher than it would have been in a Climate-Stable World
With 12m inhabitants, Mumbai has the world’s largest population exposed to coastal flooding
Youth among 37 Executed by Saudis had Repudiated Confessions as result of Torture
International standards require countries to use death penalty only for the “most serious crimes,” and in exceptional circumstances
Israel Lobby AIPAC slams Bernie Sanders for branding Netanyahu’s Gov’t “right-wing, racist”
“The fact of the matter is Netanyahu is a right-wing politician who I think is treating the Palestinian people extremely unfairly”
Landmark 1st Amendment Ruling striking down Texas Law Banning Israel Boycott won by CAIR
By Arsalan Bukhari | – WASHINGTON, D.C. (CAIR News Release) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today welcomed this afternoon’s landmark victory in CAIR’s First Amendment lawsuit on behalf of Bahia Amawi, the Texas speech language pathologist who lost her job because she refused to […]