Women’s rights have continued to deteriorate in Afghanistan since the country was recaptured in August 2021 after the United States’ disastrous withdrawal. Women’s mobility, access to employment, and education have been severely curtailed, and the burqa has been mandated across…
First off, let’s recognize and understand — in full disclosure — that I am not necessarily a typical rabbi. I bring with me only the following credentials over the years: six years on the executive committee of the Rabbinical Council…
When startup initiative Super Mission launched its own cryptocurrency token earlier this year, it promised to divert enormous sums — drawn from 10 percent fees on all transactions — to nominated charities chosen each week by the “community.” The two…
For the first time in decades, Minnesota is at risk of swinging red and electing the Republican presidential contender. Pollsters agree that the state, which has not elected a Republican to any statewide office since 2006, has become gradually more…
Residents of Colorado’s House District 41 are concerned with several perennial issues that resurface every election year. The Aurora suburbs are experiencing crumbling transportation infrastructure, increasing cost-of-living expenses, and a massive upsurge in homicide and other violent crime. Promising to…
The Southern Poverty Law Center has released a new interactive map listing 1,020 “hate groups” believed to be active across the U.S. This updated map provides access to detailed information, including which states have the most hate groups per capita…
The Al-Madina Institute, according to its website, is a non-profit “educational institution of higher learning founded by a diverse group of American Muslims committed to providing Muslim communities with opportunities to seek sacred knowledge.” Al-Madina’s activities certainly appear to reflect…
On October 31, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held its 1st Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol — not to be confused with the Islamic Day in Ohio held during the same month, or the…
On Thursday, Oct. 19th, former president Barack Obama gave a campaign speech in support of Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam. Bemoaning the way in which “our politics just seem so divided and so angry and so nasty,” Obama lauded Lt….