Was Hamza Warsame Murdered By Racists In Seattle?

Home - That's what Hamza Warsame's friends and family in Seattle's Somali American community come back to again and again: Hamza, just 16, was only one sura, or chapter, away from finishing Islam's central text.

He was a great studier. The American-born son of two refugees from Somalia, Hamza dreamed of studying computer science at MIT. He was already taking classes at Seattle Central College, which is where he said he was headed the last time his family saw him, on Dec. 5.

Even for someone as diligent as Hamza, his plans that day were unusual. He never left home on a Saturday to study at school, his sister Ikram Warsame recalled.

As he left around 2:40 p.m., his family — doing what families do with children everywhere — reminded Hamza to come home safe.

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The Confederacy's Love Affair with Donald Trump: Unraveling the Historical, Cultural, and Political Factors

The love affair between certain segments of the Confederacy and Donald Trump , the 45th President of the United States , is a complex phenomenon that intertwines historical, cultural, and political factors. This blog aims to explore the reasons behind the affinity some individuals in former Confederate states developed for Trump , examining how his policies, rhetoric, and persona resonated with certain aspects of their identities. The legacy of the Confederacy and its Civil War history continues to influence some individuals in former Confederate states. For some, Trump 's " Make America Great Again " slogan might have stirred sentiments of nostalgia, harking back to an era they perceive as a time of greater prosperity and traditional values. This historical resonance could be seen as an appeal to a lost past, which Trump implicitly promised to restore during his campaign. The Confederacy' s love affair with Trump can be linked to cultural conservatism . Many resid...

Marco Rubio and discrimination against Muslim Americans

“And then the cynicism, the cynicism tonight to spend a significant amount of time talking about discrimination against Muslims,” said Marco Rubio, Florida senator and US presidential candidate, incredulously, in response to president Obama’s Dec. 6 speech on terrorism. “Where is there widespread evidence that we have a problem in America with discrimination against Muslims?” A quick Google search would have yielded Rubio plenty of evidence. A Pew study from 2014 gauging how Americans feel about different religious groups showed Muslims coming in solid last. According to the FBI, although the number of hate crimes fell in 2014 from the preceding year (in most categories, including anti-LGBT, anti-black, anti-Latino and anti-Jewish crimes), the number of anti-Muslim hate crimes rose. Muslim Americans are five times more likely to be the victim of a hate crime today than before 9/11. Read the full story here. Home

Historical factors behind the creation of united states of america - Creation, War, Slavery & Republic

Colonial Background: The American colonies were initially established by European powers, primarily England, for economic and strategic purposes. The colonies developed their own systems of self-government and grew accustomed to a certain level of autonomy. Enlightenment Ideals: The Enlightenment period in Europe, particularly in the 18th century, had a profound impact on the thinking of American colonists. Ideas such as natural rights, individual liberty, and social contract theory promoted by philosophers like John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau influenced the colonists' perception of government and their rights as individuals. British Policies and Acts : Over time, tensions grew between the American colonies and the British government. Policies such as the Navigation Acts, Stamp Act, and the Townshend Acts, which imposed taxes and restricted colonial trade, were met with resistance from the colonists. They felt that these measures violated their rights as English subjects and u...

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