Four Reasons for Decline of Religion
Source: Huffington Post By Steven Reiss; Educated at Dartmouth, Yale, and Harvard, I was a professor of psychology at University of Illinois at Chicago and Ohio State University. Religious participation is […]
Let Me Tell You Why This Hateful Joke Isn’t Funny
Source: Huffington Post By Greg Worthington Former Teacher, UT-Austin Ed Policy PhD Student, Advocate, Beloved Son, Proud San Antonian, Hoping/Praying to be a Change Agent. Never not a student. Recently, I came across a racist meme featuring my friend. His name is Darsh Preet Singh. For those who know Darsh, […]
Man arrested on hate crime and arson charges in fire at Coachella Valley mosque
Source: Los Angeles Times A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a hate crime and arson related to a fire Friday afternoon at a Coachella Valley mosque. Carl Dial was arrested about 9 p.m. Friday and booked on five felony charges, including commission of a hate crime, arson, […]
Muslim community holds prayer vigil
Source: WGRZ NIAGARA FALLS, NY – In the light of the horrific tragedy in San Bernardino, the local Muslim community is sending their condolences to the victims and their families, […]
As a Muslim, My Heart Freezes with Fear
Source: Huffington Post By Manal Omar Associate Vice-President, Middle East and Africa Center at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. This is a defining moment for America. It […]
Sikh Soldier Allowed to Keep Beard in Rare Army Exception
Source: The New York Times On his first day at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Simratpal Singh sat in a barber chair where new cadets get their […]
Sikhs feel vulnerable, join with Muslims to combat backlash
Source: Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Pardeep Kaleka spent several days after 9/11 at his father’s South Milwaukee gas station, fearing that his family would be targeted by people who […]
How some evangelicals are challenging a decades-long stance of blanket support for Israel’s government
Source: The Washington Post JERUSALEM — Lynne Hybels is revered for her work helping the impoverished around the world, but some people view her as dangerous. Hybels, cofounder with her […]
How Well Do You Know Religion?
Source: The New York Times Donald Trump’s proposal to bar Muslims from America may be a gift to ISIS recruitment and a grotesque echo of the sentiment behind the Chinese […]
Your Christmas Nativity Scene Is a Lie
Source: The Atlantic What happens when you cross the newborn baby Jesus with The Walking Dead? Upset neighbors and a whole of of controversy—especially if you’re the couple in Ohio […]
Los Angeles closes all public schools over threat, affecting more than 600,000 children
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Derived from 5:32/33) Source: […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community says injustice is root cause of world conflicts
The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, has responded to critics of Islam who claim that the religion justifies […]
Know whose ideas about Muslims are scarier than Trump’s?
By By Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM’s weekly program “The Dean Obeidallah Show,” a columnist for The Daily Beast and editor of the politics blog […]
Does the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Speak for Islam? A Response to Dr. Stephen Kirby’s Implication
By Zahid Mian Patheos.com: Dr. Stephen M. Kirby is a noted bigot whose mission is only to spread hatred of Muslims. He makes no bones about his hatred for Islam or Muslims. His stated goal is to prove that the violence committed by the likes of ISIS is inspired by […]
Muslim nations form coalition to fight terror, call Islamic extremism ‘disease’
By Ed Payne, CNN (CNN) Calling Islamic extremism a disease, Saudi Arabia has announced the formation of a coalition of 34 predominately Muslim nations to fight terrorism. “This announcement comes from […]
Catholics shouldn’t try to convert Jews, says new Vatican document
Rosie Scammell | December 10, 2015 | 22 Comments VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican has said that Catholics should witness to their faith but not undertake organized efforts to convert […]
Turkish troops withdrawn from camp near Iraq’s Mosul
By AFP – Dec 14,2015 – JORDAN TIMES ERBIL, Iraq — Turkey withdrew forces Monday from a north Iraq camp where Baghdad said they were deployed without its permission, a move that may help defuse a bitter diplomatic row with Ankara. It was not immediately clear how many soldiers […]
Kerry to explore Assad’s future, Syria peace process in Kremlin talks — official
By Reuters – Dec 14,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – A Syrian photographer carries an injured girl following reported air strikes by regime forces on the town of Al Nashabiyah in the Eastern Ghouta region, a rebel stronghold east of the capital Damascus, on Monday (AFP photo) PARIS — US Secretary […]
Alice in ‘Wanderland’
Dec 14,2015 – JORDAN TIMES We, in the Arab world, get indignant when American presidents or secretaries of state wear a yarmulke at a Jewish organisation, in a synagogue or at concentration camp memorial. We think that these American officials have stepped out of their way to please the Jewish […]
5 Ways Journalists Can Avoid Islamophobia In Their Coverage
Source: Huffington Post By Gabriel Arana; Senior Media Editor, The Huffington Post It’s the media’s duty to be more informed than the general public about Islam and the diverse Muslim world. It […]