In its basement sanctuary, the boxing ring is, like the altar inside the church above it, sacred. Within its four roped corners, fighters wash away their past, submit to the present and come clean in the truth of battle where there can only be one winner and one loser. Tucked ...
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A French Muslim man has rejected accusations by the French government that he has four wives, insisting that he has only one wife and several mistresses. A French muslim man accused by the government of practicing polygamy insisted on Monday that he had only one wife and several mistresses, and ...
Read More »British extremist encourages people to join Syria war
A British man fighting with an extremist group in Syria has released a call to arms to “brothers and sisters” back home to join the country’s foreign-hatch conflict. Speaking with a London accent, the man, a member of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), says the ...
Read More »Russia warns West it may change its stance on Iran
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia may revise its stance in the Iranian nuclear talks amid tensions with the West over Ukraine, a senior diplomat warned Wednesday. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, according to the Interfax news agency, that Russia didn’t want to use the Iranian nuclear talks to “raise ...
Read More »The Awesome lesson this team taught us about equality
Earlier this month, FIFA lifted its ban on headscarves, allowing female Muslim players to wear hijabs while playing soccer. But that didn’t stop high school soccer referees in Aurora, Colo. from prohibiting Samah Aidah to play with her head covered. Last week in response, the Overland High School girls soccer team took ...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei holds meeting with Assembly of Experts
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, in a meeting with the Assembly of Experts on Thursday, spoke about the fundamental responsibilities of the officials of the Islamic system, the importance of being realistic in seeing our strengths and weaknesses, feeling proud of the revolutionary ...
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