Voices Stories by Rachel Millard
Anti-mosque clamor grows in Sheepshead Bay
"We dream of having a place of worship and a center for youth activities within walking distance," said Ahmed, who is Yemeni American and has lived in Brooklyn for over 40 years.
VIDEO :: An excerpt of the proceedings at Community Board 15 in Brooklyn on the plans to build a mosque in Sheepshead Bay. (part 2) more>
VideoCongress moves to ban anti-American Middle Eastern media
Lawmakers have adopted a bill to clamp down on media outlets in the Middle East deemed to be fueling anti-American violence. It would, for the first time, label satellite providers which broadcast such stations as terrorists.
VIDEO :: In December, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that would label certain Middle Eastern satellite providers as terrorist organizations to prevent radical anti-American propaganda from hitting the airwaves. more>