
A video of a man performing part of his pilgrimage to Mecca while riding a hoverboard has prompted a debate among Muslims regarding whether the device is permitted. At least one scholar has approved, as long as a disability prevents the man from completing the voyage on foot.
by Frances Martel3 Sep 2015, 11:13 AM PST0

While Senator Barbara Mikulski’s (D-MD) announcement she will support the Iranian nuclear deal seems to give President Obama the crucial 34thvote he needs to ensure its survival, all members of Congress may want to read the English-language excerpts available of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s recently published book Palestine before casting their final vote.
by James Zumwalt3 Sep 2015, 8:04 AM PST0

Libya’s internationally recognized government–desperately trying to hold the shattered nation together against warlords, terrorist gangs, and the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS)–has banned visas for visitors from a number of Middle Eastern and African nations, including Yemen, Iran, Pakistan, Sudan, and Bangladesh.
by John Hayward3 Sep 2015, 7:53 AM PST0

Europe’s post-national progressive governing elite is competing to conspicuously display its uplifting horror over the rapidly rising number of migrants’ corpses now being washed up on Mediterranean beaches.
by Neil Munro3 Sep 2015, 6:34 AM PST0

Students members of Iran’s Basij Resistance Force – a volunteer militia operating under the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps – took part in flag burning activities outside the former US embassy in Tehran yesterday. Despite what is being billed as a ‘thawing’ of
by Sarkis Zeronian3 Sep 2015, 6:02 AM PST0

Showing an Iranian-made movie on the life of Islam’s Muhammad is a sacrilegious endeavor, Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti, Shaikh Abdul Aziz Al Shaikh, said this week.
by Jordan Schachtel2 Sep 2015, 10:02 PM PST0

Turkish state media is confirming that three Vice News journalists, arrested on “terrorism” charges in the Middle Eastern nation, had ties to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), possessing footage of members of the group making molotov cocktails while being interviewed. Turkey has moved the journalists to a facility five hours away from their legal representation.
by Frances Martel2 Sep 2015, 9:00 PM PST0

India’s Army Chief Gen. Dalbir Singh declared that, if needed, his country is ready to face hostile military action at its borders, comments that will likely increase tensions between India and Pakistan.
by Edwin Mora2 Sep 2015, 8:36 PM PST0

Secretary of State John Kerry stated that “it is probably fair to say something may find its way to some bad or nefarious activity” regarding the money that will be released to Iran under the nuclear deal on Wednesday’s broadcast
by Ian Hanchett2 Sep 2015, 7:32 PM PST0

United States soldiers should tolerate all Afghan customs even if they go against American values of morality, suggested Col. Steve Johnson, referring to a decorated Green Beret who has been reprimanded by the U.S. Army for “striking” a child rapist in Afghanistan in September 2011.
by Edwin Mora2 Sep 2015, 5:34 PM PST0

Tuesday night on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” long-time adviser to President Bill Clinton and CNN political commentator Paul Begala called former Vice President Dick Cheney a “political sociopath” for saying President Barack Obama is responsible for the rise of ISIS
by Pam Key2 Sep 2015, 1:08 PM PST0

A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Commander (IRGC) stated Wednesday that Iran will not stop building up its military until Israel is annihilated.
by Jordan Schachtel2 Sep 2015, 12:18 PM PST0

A Kurdish official claimed that 25 Kurdish prisoners escaped from an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) prison in Mosul.
by Mary Chastain2 Sep 2015, 12:02 PM PST0

Wednesday at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia, in a speech promoting President Barack Obama’s Nuclear Agreement with Iran, Secretary of State John Kerry touted the deal by proclaiming Israel will be safer with the deal. “I have bowed my head at the
by Pam Key2 Sep 2015, 9:28 AM PST0

Secretary Of State John Kerry denounced critics of President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal, insisting it would stop the rogue regime from getting a nuclear weapon.
by Charlie Spiering2 Sep 2015, 9:09 AM PST0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland became the crucial 34th vote in favor the Iran nuclear deal Wednesday, ensuring a landmark victory for President Barack Obama over ferocious opposition from Republicans and the government of Israel.
by Breitbart News2 Sep 2015, 8:17 AM PST0

Islamic State social media accounts have uploaded a fatwa to the Internet calling for the death of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, himself politically an Islamist, for collaborating with the United States on airstrikes against the jihadist terror group.
by Frances Martel2 Sep 2015, 8:10 AM PST0

The United States Chamber of Commerce, America’s most powerful pro-business lobbying organization, has refused to engage in the battle of ideas over the Iranian nuclear deal.
by Jordan Schachtel2 Sep 2015, 7:47 AM PST0

Secretary of State John Kerry stated, “if we do the right job of inspecting, and Israel, and the gulf states, and we and our friends, France, Germany, Britain, China, Russia all are doing the right level of intelligence gathering, believe
by Ian Hanchett2 Sep 2015, 5:32 AM PST0

On Tuesday’s “On the Record” on the Fox News Channel, former Vice President Dick Cheney took aim at President Barack Obama by declaring that he didn’t recognize American exceptional and that his belief broke ranks with former Democratic presidents. “He
by Jeff Poor1 Sep 2015, 6:21 PM PST0

Mark Levin, a nationally-syndicated conservative talk show host and former Reagan administration official, announced on Tuesday that he will be attending and speaking at the “Stop The Iran Deal Rally” at the Capitol on September 9.
by Jordan Schachtel1 Sep 2015, 4:27 PM PST0

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif flew to Tunisia Tuesday to garner support for a “united front” against Israel.
by Jordan Schachtel1 Sep 2015, 1:19 PM PST0

Former Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush responded to fellow candidate Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s criticism of his position on the Iran deal by saying “tearing up an agreement’s not a strategy” on Tuesday’s “America’s Newsroom” on the
by Ian Hanchett1 Sep 2015, 10:00 AM PST0

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard said Tuesday that the U.S. is still the “Great Satan,” regardless of the nuclear deal struck with Americans and world powers over the Islamic Republic’s contested nuclear program.
by Breitbart News1 Sep 2015, 9:59 AM PST0

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard said Tuesday that the U.S. is still the “Great Satan,” regardless of the nuclear deal struck with Americans and world powers over the Islamic Republic’s contested nuclear program.
by AP1 Sep 2015, 9:38 AM PST0