LONDON, Ontario — A man found guilty of using his pickup truck to kill four members of a Muslim family was sentenced Thursday to life in prison as a Canadian judge ruled that the actions of the admitted white nationalist amounted to terrorism. Nathaniel Veltman has also been sentenced to a concurrent life sentence for … Read more
By Rupam Jain NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Shayara Bano heaved a sigh of relief on Wednesday at the enactment of a law banning polygamy in her small Indian state, the culmination of a years-long effort including her own case before the nation’s Supreme Court. “I can now say that my battle against age-old Islamic rules … Read more
President Biden’s seemingly trying to win over a key voting block in Michigan … and a war going on a world away is playing a huge role, including some new policies he’s enforcing. POTUS is making a few stops in Michigan this week — an important swing state in the 2024 presidential election — and … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden joins Israel’s Prime Minister for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Miriam Alster | Afp | Getty Images Muslim leaders announced on Saturday that they are going national with an effort … Read more
Susan Sarandon has issued an apology over controversial comments she made at a rally calling for a ceasefire amid the Israel-Hamas war. The 77-year-old actress took to Instagram on Friday and said her phrasing — that Jewish Americans “are getting a taste of what it is like to be Muslim in this country” — was “a … Read more
Hollywood icon Susan Sarandon and In The Heights actress Melissa Barrera are receiving backlash for making controversial comments amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. On Tuesday, Sarandon, 77, was dropped by United Talent Agency while Barrera, 33, was cut from the upcoming Scream sequel, which she was set to star in for their use of language … Read more
WINDSOR, Ontario — A Canadian man was found guilty Thursday of four counts of first-degree murder for deliberately using his pickup to kill four members of a Muslim family two years ago. The jury also convicted Nathaniel Veltman, 22, guilty of one count of attempted murder for injuring a fifth family member in the incident … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TORONTO — A jury on Thursday found the man who admitted to mowing down three generations of a Muslim family in Ontario in 2021 guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, in what authorities called a terrorist attack fueled by white … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave As authorities announced they had opened a hate-crime investigation into a report of a hit-and-run that injured an Arab Muslim student at Stanford University, the student called on people on Sunday to “collectively denounce hatred, bigotry, and violence” amid rising reports of hate crimes against Arabs, Jews … Read more
A 71-year-old man is in custody after Illinois police said he brutally attacked his tenant and her young child with a knife on Saturday, with local community leaders alleging he screamed anti-Muslim slurs as he stabbed them dozens of times. The Will County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Sunday that the suspect, Joseph Czuba, had been charged … Read more