“Congratulations to fellow Arab American Julia Nesheiwat on being named Florida’s first-ever Chief Resilience Officer! Happy to see Dr. Nesheiwat continue to keep us all out of harm’s way” (Arab-Americans in Foreign Affairs Agencies)
Ron DeSantis picks Julia Nesheiwat for Chief Resilience Officer
Nesheiwat will serve as the state’s first-ever Chief Resilience Officer
After less than six months, Florida’s first chief resilience officer, the person tasked with helping the state survive climate change, is leaving…more: floridapolitics.com
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Germany’s Muslims call for protection after ‘far-right terror plot’ arrests
Call comes after arrest of 12 men believed to have been plotting attacks on mosques Muslim communities in Germany have called for more police protection after the arrest of members of a rightwing extremist group that is believed to have been plotting large-scale attacks on mosques around the country…more:TheGuardian
Leaked records expose China’s Xinjiang camps
Newly leaked Chinese records have revealed for the first time the system by which hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs have been monitored and detained in heavily fortified internment centers across Xinjiang. According to the leak, Chinese citizens can be sent to the camps for reasons such as growing beards, owning passports, or having too many children and their release may depend on how well their family behaves. CNN’s Ivan Watson reports.
Inside China’s Crackdown On Muslim Uighurs
A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs (Remembrance)
…His philosophy of aesthetics reminds me of a quote that went something like this: “Fashion is what seems beautiful now but looks ugly later; art can be ugly at first but it becomes beautiful later.”First Turkish – American police chief, Ibrahim “Mike” Baycora, takes office, swearing on Quran
Trump Threw Weighty Refugee Decisions to Local Government, With Painful Results
In a gray-walled, institutional hall usually reserved for prosaic debates over traffic and town budgets, Mohamoud Abdirahman rose from the audience last month and approached a panel of five town councilmen sitting in judgment.
Civil war had forced his family to flee their native Somalia in 1991, when he was a child…..MORE: NYTMES
NYTIMES: Gandhi’s Killer Evokes Admiration as Never Before!
Under the shade of a banyan tree, a group of worshipers recite Sanskrit mantras. A couple men step forward and light a fire. Then they start walking, hands folded, as if in a trance, toward a statue. Some drape flowers…
Father calls racist comment at school meeting ‘a deep wound’ | ABC News
Sanction Lebanese Officials For Fakhoury Detention, Senator Says
A U.S. senator says she is drafting sanctions legislation against Lebanese officials over the detention of a senior official of a former Israel-linked militia that tortured hundreds of Lebanese detainees. Amer Fakhoury, a member of the Israeli proxy South Lebanon Army, is accused of the torture and murder of Lebanese inmates …….MORE: Dailystar
Dr. Murad Wilfried Hofmann: Islam — A Rational Faith Full vr.
Muslims Mourn German Muslim Pioneer Murad Hofmann: Dr. Murad Wilfried Hofmann, noted author and former German diplomat, passed away on Monday, January 13 at the age of 88 after a long struggle with illness…more:aboutIslam
ISWM Shared “Taking Fifth Oath of Office, Domenic Sarno Becomes Longest serving Mayor in Springfield History
SPRINGFIELD — As he looked at his daughters — who were just 6 and 9 years old when he took office in January 2008, and are now in college — Mayor Domenic J. Sarno reflected on his administration’s achievements over the past 12 years.
“This is the fifth time I have taken this oath and as of today I am the longest serving mayor in the city of Springfield’s 384 year history,” …more: masslive
In this Historical
inauguration ceremony Imam Wissam Abdul Baki Prayed:
“O God of Abraham -Allah- on whom we all rely on for our lives, our families , our
communities, our land, and for our inner peace and success, help us all to be responsible creatures to you, fulfilling our obligations — both as individuals and as a society . O God, Allah in Arabic, give us the humility and the good sense to be fair and merciful with ourselves and with everyone. Bless Mayor Domenic Sarno, bless the Cabinet and all the public servants. Help Mayor Sarno to make Springfield the best city in America. Help him and help his wife to help him”.
