Creationist’s speech canceled at university in Oklahoma
Source: Associated Press By ADAM KEALOHA CAUSEY OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma university cancelled a planned speech by the founder of a Kentucky museum dedicated to creationism after the […]
The long read The fight for the right to be a Muslim in America
Source: The Guardian A bitter legal row over a mosque in an affluent New Jersey town shows the new face of Islamophobia in the age of Trump. By Andrew Rice Forty […]
Maxi dresses, cardigans and hijabs: Essentials in Macy’s new fashion line aimed at Muslim women
Source: The Washington Post By Tracy Jan February 7 Email the author Macy’s is the latest U.S. brand to tap into the growing Islamic clothing market. (Macy’s) Macy’s is launching a “modest” fashion […]
Boston police’s social media surveillance unfairly targeted Muslims, ACLU says
Source: Boston Globe By Alanna Durkin Richer ASSOCIATED PRESS FEBRUARY 07, 2018 BOSTON (AP) — A social media monitoring tool used by the Boston Police Department to identify potential threats swept up […]
Trump’s National Prayer Breakfast speech infused with God-and-country references
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey President Trump spoke about America’s religious tradition and the importance of God at the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 8. (Reuters) President Trump delivered […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community hosts Interfaith meeting in Fazal-e-Umar Mosque in Dayton
“If We all fallow the teachings of our own religion, peace will be achieved” said Imam Shamshad of Ahmadiyya Muslim community. Report by Dr Abdul Qudoos Shahid, Dayton, Ohio. In accordance with MLK activities in January, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Dayton Ohio collaborated with local Jewish & Christian Communities to […]
First Woman To Accuse Nassar Says Church Can Be One Of ‘Worst Places’ To Go For Help
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla BRENDAN MCDERMID / REUTERS Survivor Rachael Denhollander speaks at the sentencing hearing on Jan. 24 for Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who […]
Early chaos of Trump’s travel ban set stage for a year of immigration policy debates
Source: The Washington Post By Wesley Lowery and Josh Dawsey February 6 Email the author Iraqi immigrant Hameed Darwish speaks with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez after being released at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, […]
How Americans came to embrace meditation, and with it, Hinduism
Source: The Conversation This week marks the death anniversary of Mahesh Yogi, the Indian guru who brought transcendental meditation to the West in the sixties and became a spiritual teacher to […]
Women, Fashion Has You Covered
Source: NY Times By Vanessa Friedman The defining sartorial style of the 2010s has begun to emerge. It is a truism of the history of dress that decade-defining looks generally […]
Draft DHS Report Called for Long-Term Surveillance of Sunni Muslim Immigrants
Source: Foreign Policy Those fitting broad “at-risk” profiles would be targeted for continuous vetting. BY GEORGE JOSEPH | FEBRUARY 5, 2018, 4:53 PM Two Muslim women stand near a fence across the […]
U.S. Prisons Allow Extremism to Fester, Study Warns
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Jessica Donati Feb. 6, 2018 10:15 a.m. ET Heather Coffman was among the first U.S. prisoners to return to her hometown, in Virginia, after […]
Judge: Baker can refuse to make same-sex wedding cakes
Source: Associated Press BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A California bakery owner can continue to refuse to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples because it violates her Christian beliefs, a judge […]
The Country’s First Safe Injection Facility May Soon Open in Philadelphia. Here’s What You Need to Know
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME February 6, 2018 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Last month, supervised injection facilities, also known as safe injection facilities (SIFs), were thrust back into the […]
The story of Elon Musk rocket launch
Source: BBC News Falcon Heavy successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket’s payload is Elon Musk’s own Tesla. Video Here
The ‘ultimate deal’ keeps popping up
Jordan Times – Hasan Abu Nimah Donald Trump began talking about his ability to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict even before he took office. He did not seem to believe that relentless failure of decades of efforts to deal with the issue, American or otherwise, were related to the complex […]
Trump nominee for U.N. migration post called Muslims violent, Christians top priority
Source: The Washington Post By Aaron C. Davis and Jack Gillum February 3 Email the author The Trump administration’s nominee to coordinate billions of dollars in assistance to migrants around the world has suggested in social-media […]
Evangelicals may be driving Republican stance to embrace ‘DREAMers’
Source: USA Today BY Eliza Collins, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – As the debate over immigration rages in Congress without an agreement in sight, there is growing consensus over one piece of […]
Holocaust denier running for Congress has no opponents in Republican primary
Source: The Wahsington Post By Amy B Wang February 5 at 9:10 AM Email the author The U.S. Capitol. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Like most candidates running for Congress, Arthur Jones has a campaign […]
Pat Robertson, prominent televangelist, is recovering from a stroke
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey February 3 Pat Robertson poses a question to a Republican presidential candidate during a forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach, on Oct. 23, […]