Ruslan Tsarni is the uncle of the bombing suspects. In the following phone interview aired by CBS Boston, reporter Peter Wilson asks Ruslan about his nephews history. “I just wish they never existed. I’m wordless…shocked,” Ruslan tells Wilson.Asked if the
(AFP)-The Russian-language YouTube page of the dead suspect, identified as 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, features various links to websites pulled by YouTube as well as to those on Islamic teachings. One link, called “It’s Only Sunnah,” features a nearly hour-long speech
As many of Israel’s critics portray it as collectively punishing the Palestinians, overlooked and unsaid is the greater frequency with which Muslims collectively punish the religious minorities living under their authority, often in atrocious ways. Consider Egypt alone. The most recent attacks
By ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyria’s president accused the West on Wednesday of backing al-Qaida in his country’s civil war, warning it will pay a price “in the heart” of Europe and the United States as the terror network becomes emboldened. Bashar
As a lawyer in the same-sex marriage litigation at the Supreme Court who has spent a couple years working through all the implications of declaring a constitutional right to gay marriage, it became clear that such a declaration would also
(AP) – Two New Jersey men were each sentenced to at least 20 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to conspiring to join an armed Islamic group in Somalia with ties to al-Qaida. Mohamed Alessa, of North Bergen, was
Only in Obama’s world, where the truth about Islam and Jihad is banned, could such an outrageous insult to mainstream, peaceful religions be permitted by a US Army training instructor. During the course of an Army Reserve Equal Opportunity training brief
A U.S. Army training instructor giving a training brief on “extremism” to an Army Reserve unit in Pennsylvania has labeled Evangelical Christianity and Roman Catholicism as examples of religious extremism right alongside Al Qaeda. In addition to Al Qaeda, the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egyptian protesters demand end to ties with Iran and ‘Shia Islam’ Cuba’s Fidel Castro warns North Korea not to start a war Labor participation rate continues to fall Egyptian protesters demand end to ties
If you’re flying on Qantas Airlines to or from Europe and you want a ham sandwich, a beer, or any liquor, here are three words for you: when pigs fly. The Australian airline now uses Dubai as a stopover, so the
AFP: Hundreds of thousands of Islamists rallied in Dhaka after an overnight “long march” to the Bangladeshi capital, demanding the execution of atheist bloggers for defaming Islam. It is the latest protest to rack Bangladesh, deepening tensions between secularists and
(AFP) – Hundreds of thousands of Islamists rallied in Dhaka after an overnight “long march” to the Bangladeshi capital, demanding the execution of atheist bloggers for defaming Islam. It is the latest protest to rack Bangladesh, deepening tensions between secularists
Palestinian terrorists have launched numerous rockets in to Israel since Tuesday, prompting the largest Israeli response since Egypt brokered the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel last November. The latest salvo launched by a Salafist militant group calling itself the Mujahadeen Shura Council in
In the latest controversial move in the US Embassy in Cairo’s ongoing Twitter saga, the Embassy removed its Twitter account for a few hours on Tuesday after the Embassy tweeter got into a fight with the Egyptian president’s account. Mohammed
By IBRAHIM BARZAK and DALIA NAMMARIAssociated PressGAZA CITY, Gaza StripStarting with the new school year in September, Gaza boys and girls in middle and high school will be breaking the law if they study side by side. Gaza’s Islamic militant
HuffPo: Egypt’s most popular television satirist, who every week skewers the Islamist president and hard-line clerics on his Jon Stewart-style show, was released on bail Sunday but could face charges of insulting the country’s leader and Islam. Bassem Youssef is
(AP) – Egypt’s most popular television satirist, who every week skewers the Islamist president and hard-line clerics on his Jon Stewart-style show, was released on bail Sunday but could face charges of insulting the country’s leader and Islam. Bassem Youssef
A caller from Willowbrook, New York identifying himself as a Muslim on the New York 1 program “The Call,” stated that gays in the United States should be beheaded because sharia law should be implemented. The heated conversation went like
The Egyptian government, run by the Muslim Brotherhood, issued an arrest warrant on Saturday for a television satirist known as the “Egyptian Jon Stewart” for lampooning Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi. Bassem Youssef, a comedian, hosts a popular weekly show called
(AP) – Syrian rebels pushed into a strategic neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo after days of heavy clashes, seizing control of at least part of the hilltop district and killing a pro-government Sunni Muslim cleric captured in the
(AP) – Egypt’s official news agency says state prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for a popular TV satirist for allegedly insulting Islam and the country’s president. The warrant issued Saturday is the latest in a series of legal actions
Joining a cacophonous debate over gun violence in the United States, a new film probes behind the headlines of a 2002 shooting spree that terrorized the area around the nation’s capital. New York-based French director Alexandre Moors’s film “Blue Caprice”
By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated PressROMEPope Francis reached out in friendship to “so many Muslim brothers and sisters” during a Good Friday procession dedicated to the suffering of Christians from terrorism, war and religious fanaticism in the Middle East. The new pontiff,
Pope Francis is to celebrate his first Easter vigil Saturday after praying for peace in a Middle East “torn apart by injustice and conflicts” during Good Friday’s ceremonies. The newly elected Argentine pope will preside over a mass at St
By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world’s poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for restoring much of
