Category: World

Muslim Comedian Ramy Youssef’s Punchline: “Submit to Islam”

Ramy Youssef, standup comedian and star of Nickelodeon’s “See Dad Run,” appeared recently on Steven Colbert’s “Late Show.” Ramy’s performance reminded us that although there are certainly Muslims in the world, there are no “Muslim comedians.” Or at least none that are funny. Humor is a form of human communication that entails surprise, playful judgement, and truth. “Humor is the

Israel to Assassinate Assad, Maybe Putin Too

RT story takes on curious pro-Israeli spin, not so curious for those of us who watch RT, too often doing so aghast at their blatant bias against Syria. An Israeli minister has bluntly called for Syrian leader Bashar Assad to be assassinated after unsourced media reports claimed Damascus was using a “crematorium” to cover-up mass killings. He said the “serpent’s

DEATH OF A COUNTRY: Germany will become Islamic State, says Merkel

Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Germans have failed to grasp how Muslim immigration has transformed their country and will have to come to terms with more mosques than churches throughout the countryside, according to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung daily. “Our country is going to carry on changing, and integration is also a task for the society taking up the task

A STORY THAT NEEDS TO BE TOLD: This Turkish-Muslim Group’s Tireless War Fighting Anti-Semitism In The Muslim World

Earlier this month, the Jeff Seidel Student Center was involved with a student mission to Poland. We visited concentration camps and other sites relating to the Shoah (Holocaust) and the Jewish People. While my goal was to help guide these students through an unimaginable period, I myself learned a great deal. Not so much on the topic of the Shoah, but about one Turkish Muslim group’s commitment to

WHO eyes vaccine trial for Ebola-hit DR Congo

GENEVA: An unlicensed Ebola vaccine could soon be tested in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo hit by an outbreak of the virus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. There is no licensed vaccine for the Ebola virus, but a promising candidate vaccine could be deployed within a matter of days if the DR Congo

Imam in Canada defends imam in Denmark who called for the killing of Jews

Of course he did. Why wouldn’t he? When are Canadian and Danish authorities going to realize, and when are authorities all over the free world going to realize, that sermons of this kind are not the exception, but the rule? The imam in Denmark was simply preaching from the words of Muhammad. Islamic Jew-hatred: it’s in the Quran. “Canadian Imam

Pro Wrestling Entertainment makes history in Karachi

KARACHI: When World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) aired Stone Cold’s “Austin 3:16” promo in the 1990s, it proved an instant hit in the world of professional wrestling and is still fondly remembered by wrestling aficionados. When The Undertaker retired Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 26, it again made for an iconic moment, something that hasn’t been topped since. While those memorable

Car crashes into crowd in New York, leaving one dead, 22 injured

NEW YORK: A car plowed into a crowd of pedestrians in New York’s bustling Times Square on Thursday, leaving one person dead and at least 22 others injured in what officials said was an accident. The incident sparked instant jitters after recent deadly car-ramming attacks in London, Berlin and the French city of Nice, but officials said early evidence did

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