The Islamic State
The Islamic State is…an Islamic state. What does something need to be a “state”? Well, I would say that it needs to control a geographic area, to have a military force, to have an executive, legislature and a judiciary, to collect taxes, to provide for common defense and, sadly “to do all other Acts ...
Haroon Siddiqui: Aga Khan Museum will prove to be of historic significance
Aga Khan Museum in Toronto sends a message of peace and pluralism to the world at a time of fraught relations between the West and Muslims. By Haroon Siddiqui for The Star The $300 million Aga Khan Museum on Wynford Dr. — highly visible from the Don Valley Parkway — is more than a stunning architect ...
Raw: Twin car bomb attacks in Iraq
Raw: Twin car bomb attacks in Iraq Twin car bombs at a traffic police checkpoint and nearby markets in a neighborhood known as New Baghdad killed at least 19 people on Wednesday, Iraqi officials said. (Sept. 10) Check out this story on KSDK.com: http ...
Obama: US to expand air strikes against IS in Iraq
Washington (AFP) - The United States will expand its campaign of air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and send another 475 troops to train local forces, President Barack Obama said Wednesday. "Working with the Iraqi government, we will expand ...
