DEARBORN, Mich. — The city of Dearborn responded Saturday to a lawsuit accusing it of celebrating Muslim holidays and ignoring religious holidays of other faiths by blaming attacks against it on its diversity and “welcoming nature.” A statement from the Detroit suburb issued by a spokesperson came in response to a lawsuit on Thursday that
This year’s 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks has become embroiled in divisive politics. There are controversial calls for the city’s first Muslim Mayor to sit out the commemorative event, including from Rudy Giuliani who was New York’s mayor on the morning of 9/11. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he will attend and his
A woman who authorities said had been plotting to bomb the New York State Capitol building because she believed laws were being passed that were an affront to Islam was caught in an FBI sting operation and is now facing a federal terrorism charge, authorities announced Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, had been under
BUFFALO, New York — The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie will stand trial again, this time in a federal terrorism case that is further investigating what allegedly motivated the stabbing on a conference stage in 2022. Opening statements are scheduled for Wednesday in Hadi Matar’s trial in federal court in
Comedian Deniz Göktaş has been arrested by an Istanbul court after being detained at the city’s main airport for a performance that has attracted 9.4 million views on YouTube. Göktaş is accused of “inciting hatred and hostility” in his stage routine, as well as insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He is the latest artist to
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will not attend an annual parade honoring Israel on Sunday, breaking with a decades-long political custom because of his support of Palestinian rights. Though it has gone by different names over the years, the Israel Day parade has always been a must-attend event for mayors, governors
