An American Muslim Preacher Faces His Own Mortality
Source: NPR BY LEILA FADEL On a recent night in Chicago, a Muslim preacher sits on the floor in the center of an ethnically mixed and mostly young group of men […]
Joe Arpaio, the Controversial Sheriff President Trump Pardoned, Is Running for Senate
Source: Time (PHOENIX) — Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has announced he plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Jeff Flake. The 85-year-old Arpaio is a […]
Noose law conviction challenged in Virginia Supreme Court
Source: Richmond Times By FRANK GREEN Richmond Times-Dispatch Jack Eugene Turner (left) and lawyer C. Holland Perdue III argue that Turner’s conviction for displaying a noose to intimidate others should […]
America’s military path in Africa
There is a real — but largely concealed — conflict taking place throughout the African continent. It involves the United States, a reinvigorated Russia and a rising China, and the outcome is likely to define the future of the continent and its global outlook. It is easy to pin the […]
How Oprah Could Beat Donald Trump at His Own Game in 2020
Source: Time By RYAN TEAGUE BECKWITH January 8, 2018 Oprah Winfrey has more in common with Donald Trump than you might think. In several key ways, she even beats him at […]
Is Liberal Zionism Dead?
Source: The New York Times By Michelle Goldberg Last month, Donald Trump announced that the United States would move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, infuriating the Palestinians, […]
American Exceptionalism and America First
Source: Religion and Politics By Abram Van Engen In 2016, Donald Trump won the White House with a policy of “America First,” which he quickly made the official position of his administration. Such […]
Man convicted of Islamic Center vandalism dies by suicide
Source: Coloradoan BY Cassa Niedringhaus, cniedringhaus@coloradoan.com It’s the Coloradoan’s policy not to report on individual suicides unless the act is in a public place or involves a high-profile person, such as […]
Why Are So Many Mothers Dying in Texas?
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN The number of women who are dying during pregnancy, or soon after giving birth, has risen nationwide, and a new report shows an alarming 87% […]
Golden Globes 2018: Sexual harassment scandal dominates ceremony
Source: BBC News Powerful speeches about Hollywood’s sexual abuse scandal have dominated the 75th Golden Globe Awards. It was the first major Hollywood awards ceremony since the film industry was hit by sexual harassment scandals, with stars wearing black to honour victims. Oprah Winfrey summed up the mood, saying “a […]
President Trump’s Threat to Sue Steve Bannon Rings Hollow to Legal Experts
Source: By BLOOMBERG January 5, 2018 Donald Trump’s unusual bid to muzzle his one-time top strategist is a flimsy legal gambit that could bring deeper complications for the president if he […]
Arkansas Mosque Pays Fines For Man Who Helped Vandalize Its Building
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla An Arkansas mosque has paid off the remaining court fines of a man who helped vandalize their sacred space ― doing its part to make sure he […]
Public School Ends Bible Giveaway Tradition After Humanists File Complaint
Source: Huffington post By Carol Kuruvilla A public elementary school in Kansas has agreed to end its yearly tradition of facilitating a Bible giveaway on school grounds. In the […]
The CDC Is Hosting a Workshop on Preparing for Nuclear War
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME Just two days after President Donald Trump caused a frenzy by tweeting that he has a “bigger and more powerful” nuclear button than North Korean leader Kim Jong […]
How will the US move to cut aid affect Pakistan?
Source: BBC News The Trump administration says it is cutting almost all security aid to Pakistan until it deals with terrorist networks operating on its soil. But will the cuts […]
Wellesley College Lecture: Trump, Populism, and Muslims
Mustafa Akyol (born 1972) is a Turkish writer and journalist. He is the author of Islam without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty, long-listed in 2012 for the Lionel Gelber Prize, a literary award […]
Largest group of Mennonite churches leaves denomination
Source : Religion News Service By Kimberly Winston | January 2, 2018 (RNS) — The Lancaster Mennonite Conference, the largest group of Mennonite congregations in the U.S., has officially separated from the broader Mennonite […]
Public School Ends Bible Giveaway Tradition After Humanists File Complaint
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Religion Reporter, HuffPost “Anyone … can see that the purpose of this is to promote Christianity,” said a lawyer for the legal branch of […]
Onstage, a revealing perspective of Muslim women
Source: The Boston Globe By Christopher Wallenberg Rohina Malik was attending a friend’s wedding some 15 years ago when the realities of post-9/11 America rocked her world. A Chicago-based theater […]
The changing buzzwords of business books
Source: BBC News By Miriam Quick Unlock your potential. Turbocharge your productivity. Transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. These are just some of the bombastic guarantees of self-help book titles, […]