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Activists gathered in New York City to oppose President Trump’s travel ban that targets seven countries with large Muslim populations. More than 1,000 people filled New York’s Times Square on Sunday, waving American flags and holding signs saying “No Muslim…

By David Swanson When Iran’s democracy was overthrown by the CIA in 1953, many Iranians had what they still have: affection for the people of the United States, as distinct from the U.S. government. If — even with Michael Flynn…

I hope this finds you well.  As you may have heard, the last several days have been unbearable for many communities with the ICE Raids and the uncertainty of the Muslim Ban.  As union leaders and activists, we must continue…

This is a public statement as Japanese Americans, standing up against racism, and standing with and in support of the Muslim community which has been targeted specifically and unjustly in this period, in much the same way that the Japanese…

Human Wrongs Watch By Baher Kamal* ROME, 21 June 2016 (IPS) – “Hate is becoming mainstreamed. Walls – which tormented previous generations, and have never yielded any sustainable solution to any problem – are returning. Barriers of suspicion are rising,…

On this show we discussed with Sharmin Sadequee, about being Muslim in the U.S., the extension of a law called “providing material support for terrorism” and about her worked with the Bangladeshi community requesting Political Asylum. More links: Facebook:  Justice…

Human Wrongs Watch By Baher Kamal* Cairo, 4 February 2016 (IPS) – “Do you speak English fluently? No? Then you risk to become a terrorist!.” IPS posed this dilemma to some young Muslim women living in Cairo, while explaining that…

By Maria Mejia and David Andersson On December 20, the organization Kivunim, founded by Peter Geffen, celebrated its 10th Anniversary at the Synagogue on 88th Street in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. At the event, the inaugural presentation of the Reverend M.…

A few days before  the 10th anniversary celebration of Kivunim, Peter Geffen, founder of the program, visited us on Face 2 Face. Peter talked about an incredible event happening this weekend in New York. Taking place at a time of…

Human Wrongs Watch By Ray Downs*, Vice –TRANSCEND Media Service — When most Westerners think of Buddhism, they think of smiling men with potbellies and inspirational quotes from Phil Jackson. “Buddhist neo-Nazi” sounds like a contradiction in terms. But in Burma, vicious anti-Muslim sentiment…