By Michelle Boorstein Chris Hawthorne was 16 in the spring of 1989 when the Nation of Islam brought hip-hop giant Public Enemy to the banks of the Anacostia River. Crack, AIDS and murder were running roughshod on the District, particularly in Ward 8, where Hawthorne was growing up. But if the Continue Reading
Islam Party stirs controversy ahead of Belgian elections
By Damon Embling Amid Europe's turbulent political landscape, a party - whose aim is to create an Islamic State - is hoping to win seats in Belgium's October municipal elections. The Islam Party got two members elected in 2012, including one in the Molenbeek area of Brussels. This Continue Reading
Toronto van attack: rightwingers point to Islamist terror before police cite motive
By Jason Wilson Canadian police have yet to identify the motive for the Toronto van attack in which 10 people were killed, but before the dead had even been counted, many rightwing commentators were rushing to depict the attack as Islamist terrorism. Within minutes of the attack, Faith Goldy, Continue Reading
Maine Democrats Refuse to Pass Law Forbidding ‘Barbaric Practice’ on Little Girls
By Lorie Johnson Maine Democrats voted down a bill that would criminalize the unspeakably barbaric practice known as female genital mutilation. FGM is exactly as the name suggests. It's the practice of literally cutting off a young girl's genitalia. The practice, often administered in secret Continue Reading
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