Hollywood reworks Muslim stereotypes
Source: RNS By Julie Poucher Harbin Julie Poucher Harbin is a correspondent based in Cary, N.C. (RNS) As part of his “Islam in Film” class at the University of Nebraska, religious studies […]
Jimmy Carter, Seeing Resurgence of Racism, Plans Baptist Conference for Unity
Source: The New York Times By LAURIE GOODSTEIN Former President Jimmy Carter, who has long put religion and racial reconciliation at the center of his life, is on a mission […]
Over 450 Writers, Including Stephen King And Michael Chabon, Sign Petition Against Trump
Source: Huffington Post By Maddie Crum Culture Writer, The Huffington Post Stephen King and Michael Chabon are among the writers who signed an open letter to the American people, addressing their […]
NASA Destroying Asteroids With Nuclear Missiles, Monitoring Russian Satellites Among US Plans For Space Emergency
Source: IBT Times BY JEFF STONE The U.S. Department of Defense is working with the intelligence community to develop a plan in the event of a Chinese or Russian attack […]
To Change or Not to Change ‘Muslim’ Last Names
Source: Huffington Post BY Hasheemah Afaneh ‘Born in one place, raised in two’ kind of writer. “Once I go back to America, I’m going to officially change my last name. Just imagine […]
Interfaith Iftars Aim To Bring Communities Together This Ramadan
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post With Ramadan quickly approaching, when Muslims around the world will fast from sunrise to sunset, Rev. Cynthia Bronson Sweigert has […]
Canadian Muslims very happy to be in the country, survey finds
by TOM ROSS Posted Apr 27, 2016 A new survey is showing that Canadian Muslims love the country, and feel a great sense of belonging here. The study, commissioned by the Environics Institute, finds that 83% of Muslims feel very proud to be Canadian, and 84% believe they are […]
Obama’s $6 meal with Anthony Bourdain stuns Vietnam street shop owner
Source: ET Obama and Anthony Bourdain meet up in Hanoi for some beer and bun cha. PHOTO: Instagram/AnthonyBourdain HANOI: She has ladled out countless bowls of her pork noodle soup, but the owner of a Hanoi streetside restaurant says she was stunned when Barack Obama strolled in, pulled up a plastic […]
Here’s Proof George Washington Would Be Ashamed Of Donald Trump
Source: Huffington Post By Tyler Kingkade, who is a national reporter based in New York. You can contact him attyler.kingkade@huffingtonpost.com, or find him on Twitter: @tylerkingkade. Our nation’s first president […]
Refugees and Scholars: Colleges Offer War-Torn a Route to US
By COLLIN BINKLEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — May 24, 2016 Colleges in the U.S. are opening their doors — and their financial aid — to Syrian refugees. Over the past year, at least a dozen schools have promised to cover full or partial tuition for Syrian refugees who are accepted […]
Top US commander makes secret visit to Syria
By AP – May 23,2016 -JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on March 9, 2016 shows US Army Gen.Joseph Votel as he testifies before a Senate committee. He visited Syria on Saturday (AFP photo by Jim Watson) NORTHERN SYRIA — On a secret trip to Syria, the new commander […]
Police in Las Vegas forge close ties to the city’s Muslim community
Source: The Washington Post By John M. Glionna May 22 at 6:13 PM LAS VEGAS — The two officers were on foot, chasing down a skinny street player who was […]
Audit of U.S. Catholic church shows sharp spike in sex abuse reports
Source: Reuters BOSTON | BY SCOTT MALONE An annual audit of reports of sexual abuse by members of the U.S. Roman Catholic clergy released on Friday showed sharp increases in […]
Chirlane McCray Enlists New York Clergy in Mental Health Outreach
Source: The New York Times By NIKITA STEWART In a sermon on Sunday to about 450 people at Brown Memorial Baptist Church in Brooklyn, the Rev. Dominique Chantell Atchison searched […]
President Obama just acknowledged this Buddhist holiday for the first time
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer Presidents routinely publish statements acknowledging every sort of holiday and commemorative occasion. In the past month alone, President Obama has issued proclamations on everything […]
Donald Trump Says Some Teachers Should Have Guns in Classrooms
Source: Time By Melissa Chan Donald Trump on Sunday said some teachers in the U.S. should be armed with guns inside their classrooms. The presumptive Republican nominee, who was recently endorsed by the National Rifle Association of America, made the comments during a Fox & Friends interview in which he was asked […]
Pakistan says US drone strike that killed Taliban leader violated its sovereignty
Source: The Guardian Pakistan on Sunday accused the United States of violating its sovereignty with a drone strike against the leader of the Afghan Taliban in a remote border area […]
Yale introduces gender-neutral bathrooms amid national debate
Source: The Guardian By Jessica Glenza in New York Yale has become the latest college to introduce gender-neutral restrooms. The move comes as conservative and liberal legislators in states across the […]
Female World War II Pilots Can Now Have Their Ashes at Arlington National Cemetery
Source: Time By Katie Reilly The pilots were previously excluded from the cemetery under official policy Female pilots who served in the military during World War II can officially have their […]
Zika Cases In U.S. Pregnant Women Near 300
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin New numbers from federal officials reveals high numbers of pregnant women with Zika There are 279 pregnant women in the United States and in U.S. territories who have Zika, health officials announced on Friday. There are 157 women pregnant women with the virus in the continental […]