Author: Layla Shoufer

No one says they do not want a mosque in the area, yet similar arguments that it would disrupt the communities way of life have not prevented the approval of churches: A Proposal to Build a Mosque on a 140-Acre Plot of Land in Prince William County was a Major Debate Among Residents in Northern…

Many of the supporters of the Anti-Boycott Act realized afterwards they did not know what they were actually supporting; Jewish Voice for Peace says: “Take Action to Stop Unconstitutional Attack on Freedom to Boycott”: Critics of U.S. ‘Israel Anti-Boycott Act’ Say Even Requests for Information Could Expose Citizens to Penalties (Mondoweiss) Israel abandons the policy…

“Blackwater military contractors opened fire in a city square in Baghdad, killing 17 civilians in one of the worst episodes of the Iraq war” but now they have an even worse idea– for American taxpayers to foot the bill for them to rule Afghanistan: The ‘Blackwater 2.0’ Plan for Afghanistan (The Atlantic) It’s “the deadliest…

Chuck Schumer and Ben Cardin eagerly sacrifice civil right on the altar of Israeli apartheid, proposing to make felons of American engaging in political activism supporting the boycott against Israel with penalties up to $1 million and 20 years in prison … Schumer and Macron Equate Anti-Zionism with Anti-Semitism so as to Target BDS (Mondoweiss) U.S.…

The opponents of the Travel Ban argue that excluding certain family members from entering the U.S. is “nonsense” and the court should not define what “close” is… Justices Urged to Reject Trump Plea to Tighten Travel Ban (AP / abc News) … although Congress has the power to defund any of Trump’s executive orders, including…

The mosque caretaker kicked the burglar in self defence and then … went on to make him scrambled eggs and sat down to let Boyle tell him about he he was homeless, had been in and out of prison and was having problems with his girlfriend”: Muslim Attacked by Knife-wielding Robber in Mosque Calms Him…

“The State Department on Monday expanded its definition of ‘close family’ to include grandparents and other relatives that constitute a ‘bona fide’ US relationship for visa applicants and refugees from six mainly Muslim nations” … Muslim Ban: State Dept Expands ‘Close Family’ Criteria (Al-Jazeera) … yet the president and executive director of Muslim Advocates charges…

Under public pressure the Trump administration will allow a team of Afghan girls twice denied visas to enter the U.S. for a robotics competition entry on “parole” (Parole? Are they afraid the girls will bring in an army of robots to conquer the country?): Afghan Girls Robotics Team Given US Visa After Outrage (Al-Jazeera) A…

A township trustee in Illinois draws fire for her online bigotry … Preckwinkle Joins Activists in Denouncing Trustee’s Anti-Muslim Posts (Chicago Sun-Times) … but in the face of constituents calling for his removal form office, a politician insists that his call for the murder of “every last Muslim” is protected free speech: Kalkaska Village Leader…

U.S. politicians saved the totalitarian cult “disowned by the opposition Green Movement and … loathed by ordinary Iranians for having fought on Saddam Hussein’s side during the Iran-Iraq war” from its place on the U.S. terrorism list: Here’s Why Washington Hawks Love Their Cultish Iranian Exile Group (The Intercept) “[T]he Afghan girls are the only nation’s…