Progressive and Muslim rights groups are rallying behind Adeel Mangi, a nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. This comes amid concerns that Senate Democrats might join Republicans in thwarting Mangi’s confirmation. If confirmed, the respected New York-based trial lawyer would be the first Muslim federal appeals judge. Howe...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP A United States charity said on Friday it was unloading the first shipment of food aid sent via a maritime corridor from Cyprus to war-ravaged Gaza. “World Central Kitchen is unloading the barge connected now to the jetty,” said Linda Roth, a spokesperson for the group. The Israeli mil...
Muslim Network TV A group of Republicans has launched an initiative to make sure ex-president Donald Trump is not re-elected in November. Republican Voters Against Trump’s $50 million campaign plans to showcase testimonial videos from Trump supporters sharing why they will not vote for him this time. Led by strategist Sarah Longwell, it will t...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A protest demonstration was held Wednesday outside the headquarters of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington, D.C. one day after the group concluded its annual policy conference. The protestors, some of whom wore Palestinian keffiyehs carried Palestinian flags as well as banners with message...
United Nations, United States – AFP The number of children worldwide who died before age five reached a record low in 2022, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday, as for the first time fewer than five million died. According to the estimate, 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2022, […]
New York, United States – AFP Dozens of Muslim worshippers gathered in New York’s Times Square Sunday to mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan, with some displaying Palestinian flags in solidarity with people in Gaza. They performed Taraweeh, special Ramadan night prayers, against the backdrop of the bright LED advertising bi...
Karachi, Pakistan – AFP A shadowy political party that ruled Karachi for more than three decades, overseeing the city’s descent into a swamp of organised crime, has risen from the ashes in Pakistan’s tainted elections. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) ran the city through a pervasive network of street enforcers and elected ...
Muslim Network TV news: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the deployment of 750 National Guard members to address a surge in violent incidents within the city subway system. Additionally, 250 state troopers and police officers will conduct bag searches for weapons. The decision comes amid a significant increase in crimes such as grand ...
U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, a Vermont Democrat, on Thursday said the latest rant by a Republican lawmaker about Israel’s ongoing U.S.-backed slaughter of civilians in Gaza should be recognized for what it is: “a member of Congress calling for the genocide of the Palestinian people.” Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) was confronted...