Source: Democracynow.org – Imprisoned Al Jazeera Journalist Details Abu Ghraib Torture & Why He’s Suing U.S. Contractor CACI Ten years after the first publication of photos from inside the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, we speak to Al Jazeera journalist Salah Hassan about his torture by U.S. forces inside the facility. To date, no high-ranking U.S. official has been held accountable …
ICNA Condemns Boko Haram Kidnapping
Source: ICNA.ORG The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) condemns the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria by the terror militant group Boko Haram, whose leader, Abubakar Shekau, had threatened to sell them into slavery. “It is absolutely despicable and horrific,” said Naeem Baig, president of ICNA. “We urge authorities to use all of their resources to reunite …
ICSJ Part of ‘Religions for Peace’ Executive Council Meeting
On March 13, 2014, ICSJ participated in the Religions for Peace USA‘s (RfPUSA) Executive Council Meeting in Washington D.C. Brother Naeem Baig, executive director of ICSJ and the president of Islamic Circle of North America, had the honor to chair and moderate the meeting. The meeting included leaders of various faith based organizations, who are also part of the RfPUSA, to …
