Government & Politics

US Muslim community congratulates Turkish President Erdogan on election victory Ankara’s envoy to Washington awarded for outstanding community services during Islamic Circle of North America convention

(Anadolu) At a major Muslim American gathering, the Muslim community in the US congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his historic reelection to the nation’s presidency. Hasan Murat Mercan, Ankara’s ambassador to Washington, was invited to the stage on Sunday at […]

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Swedish MP’s participation in Hamas-tied conference sparks uproar The Social Democrats, who led Sweden as recently as 2021, advised its representatives not to attend the conference, but El-Haj went anyway

(Jerusalem Post) Swedish legislator Jamal El-Haj, a member of the Riksdag, the national legislature, may face consequences in his Swedish Social Democratic Party after attending a conference affiliated with Hamas. The opposition lawmaker participated in “The 20th European Palestinians Conference: 75 Years […]