For those who understand the sacredness of humanity as one universal and united family, or even of just basic human rights, it is not a burden to be aware of the numerous injustices and atrocities abounding in the world today but it is rather an opportunity to pray and speak out for peace and justice throughout the world for all people no matter what their ethnic or national origin, no matter what their cultural, racial or religious background.

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Silver Spring, MD (August 22, 2010) – Ahmadiyya Muslim Community counsels patience, prayer and promotion of knowledge of the Holy Quran and its true teachings. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA strongly condemns a Florida church’s effort to desecrate the Holy Quran on “International Burn a Quran Day” on Sept. 11. In response, it is launching a nationwide campaign to educate fellow Americans about the Holy Quran.

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By Dr. Judith Reisman

September 1, 2010 – A recent AP article, “Porn offers window into Iraq’s chaotic politics,” chuckles that “the nude women on the DVD cover in a Baghdad street stall say it all: Change … is afoot in Iraq.”

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St. Paul, Minn. (August 27, 2010) – Despite persistent evidence that the state’s education and health systems are not sufficiently addressing teenage sexual health, Minnesota is turning down more than $850,000 in federal funds that would support quality prevention programs for young people. This is a puzzling decision that seems driven by politics, not prevention theory.

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This issue of ‘Mosque near ground zero’ has sharply divided America and is being hotly debated in media. The protagonist of ‘Mosque near ground zero’ say that it is the constitutional right of ‘freedom of religion’ and ‘right to property‘, hence any body who opposes mosque near ground zero is (as per these protagonist) a bigot and anti-constitution.

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By Ivan Phifer
MMMC Technology Reporter

August 20, 2010 (MINNEAPOLIS) – Project for Pride and Living (PPL), 1925 Chicago Avenue South, is a non-profit agency that has been providing services to Minneapolis communities for 38 years. The agency assists low-income individuals and families with housing, education, employment training, and support services. The agency opened the PPLLearning Center, its first computer lab and job training program, five years ago at the Chicago and Franklin headquarters location.

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The Iraq Peace Action Coalition states that the partial withdrawal of U.S. troops and rebranding of the remaining 50,000 troops as “trainers,” is not the end of the occupation and war in Iraq.  This is reminiscent of the early years of the war in Vietnam when U.S. troops were called “advisers,” which did not mean the U.S. was not involved in the early phase of a war.

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St. Paul, Minn. (August 12, 2010) – The leaders of two Minnesota non-profit groups are urging all gubernatorial candidates to begin the general election campaign by closing ranks around a common goal: dramatically increasing higher education completion levels over the next decade, and focusing especially on the achievement and attainment gap for racial minority populations in Minnesota.

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WASHINGTON (August 17, 2010) – Prior to adjourning for its August recess, the Senate failed to vote on the nominations of Asian Pacific American judicial nominees Judge Edward M. Chen and Professor Goodwin Liu, as well as several other judicial candidates. Their nominations have been returned to President Obama and NAPABA and AAJC strongly encourage President Obama to resubmit their nominations when the Senate returns from recess in September.

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Brooklyn, NY (August 16, 2010) – John M. Miller, National Coordinator, East Timor & Indonesia Action Network, East Timor and Indonesia, said Monday that the organization sent a letter to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, regarding the ongoing concerns about human rights in East Timor. The letter stated:

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