Entries by TMO

Do Blue Lives Matter to the GOP?

A Police Chief criticizes the GOP for their support of the National Rifle Association By TMO Staff Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo has recently criticized the Republican party, also known as the GOP: Grand Ol’ Party, and the Senate Majority leader, Mitch McConnell, for choosing the NRA, the National Rifle Association, over protecting American lives. […]

General Haftar Attacks Internationally Recognized Government in Tripoli

By Yousuf Ali On December 12th, General Khalifa Haftar announced his intensions to severely escalate Libya’s civil war by attempting to capture Tripoli from the internationally recognized Government of National Accord. According to Al Jazeera, Haftar said, “Today, we announce the decisive battle and the advancement towards the heart of the capital to set it […]

A THANKSGIVING MESSAGE

by M.Basheer Ahmed M.D. This presentation was made at a gathering of Imams and Muslim leaders at the occasion of celebrating the American festival of Thanksgiving. As you all know the First Thanksgiving was celebrated by European Immigrants- the Pilgrims, after their first harvest in October 1621. It is said that this harvest festival was attended […]

Health and Wellbeing: Adequate Water

by Khalid Rizvi The fact is that living things cannot survive without water, meaning neither can humans. Water makes up 50%-70% of our body weight. It is essential for the metabolic process as dehydration hampers the whole body’s normal function. The groundbreaking book of Dr.F. Batmanghelidj, ” Your Body’s Many Cries for Water” has been translated […]

Asian Representation in the Presidential Election

By TMO Staff Andrew Yang is the only Asian running for President of the United States out of the two majority parties. He is running as a Democrat that promised the nation that every adult American will receive $1,000 a month, as part of his universal income to help people with low incomes. Yang has […]

#RejectCAB: What you Need to Know About India’s Citizenship Amendment Bill

by Aysha Qamar Chaos is sweeping through India as deadly protests erupt across the country over India’s Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB). Violent protests began in Assam and also broke out in major cities including New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai. Hundreds have been injured especially on college campuses. In Delhi, more than 2,000 students took part in a protest […]

Health and Wellbeing: Optimal Breathing

by Khalid Rizvi “ Isn’t it amazing that there’s air to breathe, a body to take in, and a mind to watch it?” -ED Halliwell. As we know that breathing is the most basic thing but the most powerful activity for life and once breathing is healthy, natural and raised to optimum level It becomes a […]

Impeachment Hearings What You Need to Know

By TMO Staff Over the past few weeks, the Democrats and the Republicans in the House of Representatives have been calling on witnesses, experts and lawyers to Capitol Hill to testify under oath. The first testimonies came from individuals who have witnessed or overheard President Trump and his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, order Ukraine to investigate […]

Radicalization, Tradecraft, and Counterterrorism

by Kamran Bokhari The Nov. 29 London Bridge attack by an Islamist assailant has once again intensified the debate over radicalization and deradicalization. Having done my doctorate on the process by which Salafists and jihadists could undergo ideological and behavioral transformation, I remain deeply interested in the mechanics of how young Muslims who have been […]

A Muslim high schoool student in Wisconsin opens mosque doors to shelter over 100 peers during school shooting

by Aysha Qamar A Wisconsin student helped over 100 students take shelter at her local mosque during a school stabbing and shooting last week. Seventeen-year-old Duaa Ahmad’s quick thinking allowed her to open doors at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Oshkosh chapter mosque and usher inside students who were running in fear. Security footage from the mosque shows […]

Second Annual Youth Thanksgiving Dinner Organized by the Niagara Foundation Youth Group

By Mujeeb Osman The Niagara Foundation organized its second annual Youth Thanksgiving Dinner, focused on the theme of “Being thankful for diversity and cultivating more diversity in our lives.” Nearly 200 youths and youth coordinators gathered for the event, representing multiple faiths and traditions. The young speakers shared their perspectives on the theme of the […]

Thanksgiving and Its Discontents

By Nadia B. Ahmad I kept stuffing my face with popcorn because I was so furious I didn’t know what else to do. I thought if I kept chucking the popcorn in my mouth I could remain calm. I focused on the kernels and the texture of the stale popcorn. Before I knew it, the […]