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8/19/16
Residents in five neighborhoods of New York City, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Cleveland awoke to discover a life-sized, naked Donald Trump statue in their midst. The five identical statues were erected simultaneously at around 8 a.m. ET on Aug. 18 and tweets about the sculptures began almost immediately.
Read more from The Daily Beast8/25/16
The photos show a woman in black leggings, a blue tunic, and blue head scarf lying on a beach in Nice, France. Then, four police officers approach. They stand over her, hands on hips, as she removes her tunic. The Guardian reports that the photos were taken on Tuesday.
Read more from Slate Magazine8/27/16
In case it needs to be explained: saying talaq talaq talaq is all it takes to divorce a wife and kick her out.
The Supreme Court on Friday took on board a petition by a West Bengal-based Muslim woman to declare the practices of ''talaq-e-bidat'' (triple talaq), ''nikah halala'' and polygamy under the Muslim personal laws illegal and unconstitutional. A Bench of Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y.
Read more from The Hindu9/2/16
On Friday, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) submitted a reply before the Supreme Court saying that personal laws cannot be challenged or rewritten in the name of social reforms as that would violate of Part III of the Constitution, reported ANI.
Read more from Firstpost9/2/16
9/9/16
File under Hillary, mentally impaired.
We need to be praying for Hillary Clinton, there's special needs there, there's mental impairment.
WASHINGTON - Rep. Louie Gohmert, never known for holding his tongue, made clear this morning that his disdain for Hillary Clinton runs deep. The tea party favorite from East Texas called the Democratic nominee for president "mentally impaired," a line that drew approving laughter Friday at a gathering of religious conservatives.
Read more from Dallasnews9/11/16
Hillary Collapses