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Angola Banning Islam?

Angola Banning Islam?

A controversy has erupted over reports that the Southwest African nation of Angola has banned Islam and destroyed mosques. According to a report in the Moroccan newspaper la Nouvelle Tribune, Angolan officials confirmed the actions. Angola’s minister of culture, Rosa

Obama: Vote for McAuliffe a Vote for Progress

Obama: Vote for McAuliffe a Vote for Progress

President Obama told Virginians Sunday to choose progress by voting for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Tuesday’s election for governor. Rallying for McAuliffe in Arlington, Obama painted Republican Ken Cuccinelli as beholden to tea party extremism.

Pro-Life Groups Respond to Wendy Davis' Texas Gubernatorial Bid

Pro-Life Groups Respond to Wendy Davis' Texas Gubernatorial Bid

Abortion-on-demand advocate Wendy Davis’ announcement that she will be a candidate for Texas governor drew reactions from pro-life organizations that fought her campaign to derail the new Texas legislation that bans abortion past 20 weeks of pregnancy. Marjorie Dannenfelser, president

'Moderate' Rouhani Gives Anti-American Speech at UN

'Moderate' Rouhani Gives Anti-American Speech at UN

Fresh from rejecting President Barack Obama’s attempt to meet him at the United Nations, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani launched a blistering anti-American attack from the rostrum at the General Assembly on Tuesday, accusing the United States of bigotry, “crimes,” and

#NeverForget for Those Too Young To Remember

My daughter wasn’t born on Sept. 11, 2001.  She can’t say she remembers where she was and what she felt when planes flew into the World Trade Center, The Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania.  We didn’t lose any family

Saudis Backing Egyptian Military

Saudis Backing Egyptian Military

Saudi Arabia is now openly backing the Egyptian military which runs the government, promising to make up whatever aid has been canceled from the West. The Saudis are joining other contributors who have pledged $12 billion to help the current Egyptian

Agents: Muslims Gun Down 44 in Nigeria Mosque

Agents: Muslims Gun Down 44 in Nigeria Mosque

(AP) Agents: 44 gunned down in Nigeria mosqueBy HARUNA UMAR and MICHELLE FAULAssociated PressMAIDUGURI, NigeriaSuspected Islamic militants wearing army fatigues gunned down 44 people praying at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, while another 12 civilians died in an apparently simultaneous

Dutch Islamic School's Lies and Threats Offer Broader Lessons

Dutch Islamic School's Lies and Threats Offer Broader Lessons

Students threatening teachers. Teachers threatening students. Corruption in the classrooms, the hallways, and, eventually, becoming a national scandal – all part of daily life at an Islamic high school in Rotterdam. There, according to a recent article in Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad, non-Muslim

Nigerian Islamist: Burn Schools, Kill Teachers

Nigerian Islamist: Burn Schools, Kill Teachers

(AP) Nigerian extremist: Burn schools, kill teachersBy MICHELLE FAULAssociated PressLAGOS, NigeriaShaking a finger while cradling an assault rifle, the bearded leader of Nigeria’s extremist Islamic sect threatens to burn down more schools and kill teachers. But he denies his fighters

Attack on Security Convoy Kills 16 in Pakistan

Attack on Security Convoy Kills 16 in Pakistan

(AP) Attack on security convoy kills 16 in PakistanBy RIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanA car bomb exploded as a convoy of paramilitary troops passed through the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Sunday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 42

Anti-Muslim Actions Rise in UK Over Slain Soldier

Anti-Muslim Actions Rise in UK Over Slain Soldier

(AP) – Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of Islamic extremism that has horrified the nation. Metropolitan Police investigating

Tunisia Arrests 200 in Salafist Crackdown

Tunisia Arrests 200 in Salafist Crackdown

Tunisian police arrested some 200 members of the hardline Islamist Ansar al-Sharia in weekend clashes that erupted after a ban on their congress, Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said in remarks published on Monday. The Tunisian leader warned of firm action

Keeping Our Heads in the Sand After Boston

Keeping Our Heads in the Sand After Boston

The Obama administration’s policy banning references to “Islamic extremism” and “jihad” in discussions about terrorism drew criticism during last Thursday’s House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the Boston Marathon bombings. The bombings “should again teach us that the enemy we face is

Hearing: Local Law Enforcement Never Informed About Tsarnaev Brothers

Hearing: Local Law Enforcement Never Informed About Tsarnaev Brothers

According to testimony given Wednesday before the House Homeland Security Committee, last month’s Boston Marathon bombings exposed that federal and local law enforcement agencies still haven’t corrected failures in intelligence sharing, a topic emphasized after the 9/11 attacks. “We learned over a decade ago,