The United States is looking at new classified intelligence indicating the Syrian government may not fully declare its chemical weapons stockpile, CNN has learned. That would mean it will still have a secret cache of chemical weapons even after the current agreed-upon destruction effort is carried out.
Read MoreGENEVA — Senior United States, Russian and United Nations diplomats met in Geneva on Tuesday at the start of a series of meetings aimed at building momentum for a second Syria peace conference despite bitter rifts within Syrian opposition groups and other states in the region.
Read MoreAmerican Islamic Congress Boston Center Presents: Refugees: Mental and Physical Health Consequences Boston University School of Public Health: International Health: IH Blast: In 2012 there were 15.4 million refugees worldwide. Throughout the year an average of 23,000 people each day are forced to leave their homes and seek protection elsewhere. It is estimated that 48% of refugees…
Read MoreAn imam once regarded as one of New York’s leading religious figures had a sudden fall from grace. So what does the story of one man’s attempt to adapt Islam to modern America tell us, asks Sune Engel Rasmussen.
Read MoreCorrina Robinson, a 25-year armed forces veteran who is running for Congress in South Dakota, won’t officially announce her candidacy until Veterans Day. But she’s already honing her pitch before local Democratic gatherings.
Read MoreKILIS, Turkey — Forces loyal to Syria’s government are taking advantage of deepening rifts among the country’s rebels to advance into rebel-held territory in northern Syria, overturning some long-held assumptions about the war.
Read MoreASAD Q. AHMED 28 October 2013 Open India The introduction of print technology fundamentally changed the way one did scholarship in the madrasa. There were no manuscripts and margins, no reproduction and living engagement with a tradition of argumentation – one of a number of social, political, cultural, institutional, and technological factors explaining the current…
Read MoreThe leader of Iraq, who publicly endorsed the exit of American troops from his country two years ago, will now be asking President Obama to help him defeat al-Qaeda’s affiliate, which has seen a resurgence in Iraq since America’s withdrawal at the end of 2011.
Read MoreBelow is a wrap- up from AIC’s fourth event in a six-part lecture Science and Islam series, Tomorrow’s World: Religion or Science: Dr. Khaleel Mohammed, Professor of Religion at San Diego State University: “Religion is what it is, science is what it is. If they work together in a complementary manner, we have a fine…
Read MoreThe Obama administration asked Congress on Tuesday to find a legislative work-around that would keep Washington’s aid to Egypt flowing, calling the assistance crucial to U.S. interests in the region.
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