Noor Salman is the widow of the Pulse nightclub shooter and on Friday she was found not guilty of helping in the attack; on WMNF’s MidPoint we had an extended conversation with one of her defense attorneys, Linda Moreno. In 2016 Omar Mateen shot up the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, killing 49 people. Then months… Read more »
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Retired Israeli general supports Iran nuclear deal
A retired Israeli Brigadier General told an audience at the University of South Florida in Tampa Thursday he supports the nuclear weapons agreement between Iran and the U.S. and other world powers. Shlomo Brom was part of a forum called Iran’s nuclear agreement and violent extremism in the greater Middle East: the implications for U.S. foreign… Read more »
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Critic says Buckhorn’s Police review board not independent
On Friday, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn announced a new Citizens Review Board to keep an eye on the city’s police department; on WMNF’s MidPoint, Seán Kinane spoke with Laila Abdelaziz, a critic who is part of a movement that thinks an independent board is needed instead. Abdelaziz is legislative and government affairs director at CAIR Florida… Read more »
Ali Abunimah live on TrueTalk Radio show with Ahmed Bedier and Samar Jarrah
Journalist and author Ali Abunimah was the guest on TrueTalk radio show with Ahmed Bedier and Samar Jarrah. Listen to the full audio here http://www.wmnf.org/events/true-talk/ select show August 21, 2015. Ali Abunimah is the author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli Palestinian Impasse, and co-founder and director of the widely acclaimed publication… Read more »
Kathy Castor will announce position on Iran deal in week or two
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa) says she has not yet announced her position on the Iran nuclear agreement. At an unrelated event Wednesday morning at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Castor answered questions from media and said, “I’m going to make an announcement in another week or two.” The Republican-dominated House is likely… Read more »
Tampa Peace House group uses comedy to combat Islamophobia
Tampa Peace House group uses comedy to combat Islamophobia
CAIR Florida on FBI lawsuit and controversial film
CAIR Florida on FBI lawsuit and controversial film
USF students part of statewide vigil for Chapel Hill victims
USF students part of statewide vigil for Chapel Hill victims
Sami Al-Arian deported: “my time in the U.S. has come to an end”
Sami Al-Arian deported: “my time in the U.S. has come to an end”
Committee to Stop FBI Repression in Tampa wants end to mosque spying
Committee to Stop FBI Repression in Tampa wants end to mosque spying
