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Imran Khan pulled off flight at Pearson for questioning

JENNY YUEN ,TORONTO SUN, October 27, 2012 Read article at TorontoSun.com TORONTO – Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was yanked from his flight to New York and taken in for questioning at Toronto Pearson International Airport Friday. Khan, who was in Brampton Thursday night for a politically-charged speech about turmoil in his homeland, boarded an American Airlines plane […]

Memorial Day 2015

We at AIFD would like to take a moment to wish our fellow Americans a blessed Memorial Day. We pause to remember, with tremendous gratitude, the sacrifices of the men and women we have lost as they’ve served in our Armed Forces. They, and their families, have made the ultimate sacrifice. At AIFD, one of […]

9/10/13 Obama Judge: Hijab Ban Violates Muslim Civil Rights

Source: Judicial Watch An Obama-appointed federal judge has handed the administration a major victory, ruling that a Muslim woman’s civil rights were violated by an American clothing retailer that didn’t allow her to wear a head scarf as required by her religion. The lawsuit was filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal […]

Swett and Jasser: Bahrain’s Choice

By Katrina Lantos Swett and M. Zuhdi Jasser Roll Call, March 15, 2013    While the world remains riveted to Egypt’s challenges and Syria’s travails, much is also at stake in Bahrain, a strategically vital Gulf nation that is home to the Middle East’s largest U.S. naval base. Compared to other countries in the region, […]

Egypt’s Morsi remakes cabinet, increasing Islamist presence

Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner, Published: January 6 CAIRO — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi rebuilt his cabinet Sunday, replacing 10 ministers and amplifying the Islamist presence in the government. The move, in which at least three Islamists were appointed to head major economic ministries, comes a day ahead of a planned visit by a top International Monetary Fund official […]