Celebrating Christmas and the Holidays, Then and Now
Source: Pew Research Center Nine-in-ten Americans say they celebrate Christmas, and three-quarters say they believe in the virgin birth of Jesus. But only about half see Christmas mostly as a […]
5 facts about Christmas in America
Source: Pew Research Center Wherever Americans stand on holiday-time debates about Starbucks cups, zombie nativity scenes and billboards encouraging people to skip church, it would be hard to disagree that […]
Muslim Christmas cards: Kind-hearted cabbies challenge ISIS stereotypes
Source: Daily Star By Alex Hickson BRITISH Muslim cabbies and shopkeepers have defied negative stereotypes of Islam by handing out Christmas cards to their customers. The cards have pictures of […]
15 striking findings from 2015
Source: Pew Research Center Every year, we look back at our research to select the most memorable facts that illustrate important trends shaping our world. At Pew Research Center, the topics we analyze range from the specific subjects of video gaming and family caregivers to broader areas like political attitudes, global climate […]
Americans are in the middle of the pack globally when it comes to importance of religion
Source: Pew Research Center More than half of Americans (53%) now say religion is very important in their lives, according to a recent Pew Research Center report. While this figure […]
This might be the reason a British Muslim family was kicked off the plane to Disneyland
ITVMohammad Tariq Mahmood. Mohammad Tariq Mahmood and his family were probably prevented from boarding a plane to Disneyland at Gatwick airport last week because a Facebook page linked to his address contained positive references to Al Qaeda and the Taliban, and because his brother was previously prevented from entering Israel, […]
Planned Parenthood Shooter Wants to Represent Himself in Court
Source: Time (COLORADO SPRINGS) — The man who killed three people in an attack on a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic halted court proceedings Wednesday by demanding that he be allowed to fire his public defender and represent himself. Robert Dear, 57, announced at a status hearing that he no […]
Religious Leaders Stand Up For Peace Amid Anti-Muslim Attacks
Source: Huffington Post Amid a spike in anti-Muslim assaults, vandalism and death threats around the country since the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino and growing sentiment against the […]
A Message From Your Muslim Neighbors
Source: Huffington Post By Melody Moezzi Author, Attorney, Activist, UN Global Expert As someone who writes about the news, I can’t exactly ignore it. Still, lately, I have been tempted. So […]
Newly released documents reveal U.S. Cold War nuclear target list
Source: CNN Washington (CNN)U.S. plans for nuclear war in 1959 included the “systematic destruction” of major urban centers like East Berlin, Moscow and Beijing — with the populations of those […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Unequivocal Pledge for Secularism
True Islam and the Extremists Problem Assessment: Years after 9/11, our most recent survey data still indicates persisting concerns among Americans and some Muslim Americans on Islam’s view of important […]
How people react to parents’ rejection of daughter’s Muslim fiancé
How would you feel if your non-Muslim daughter or son introduced you to her or his Muslim fiancé? In light of the heated debates about Muslim people and refugees, the […]
How the World Works – by Noam Chomsky
By Noam Chomsky, Arthur Naiman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Barsamian (Contributor) According to The New York Times, Noam Chomsky is “arguably the most important intellectual alive.” But he isn’t easy to read . . . or at least he wasn’t until these books came along. Made up of intensively edited […]
A brief history of Islam in America
So much of the recent debate in the US over Syrian refugees and Islamophobia has tended to assume that Muslim Americans are mostly migrants and that Islam is a new […]
Meet the Muslim woman awarded US Professor of the Year 2015
Source: The Daily Siasat I never knew chemistry could be a source of happiness, excitement and create positively critical citizens until I heard it from Collin College Professor Dr. Amina […]
A guy with $170,000 in student loans who can’t find a job in the legal profession is suing his law school and working full time for Uber
Source: Yahoo News Clark Moffatt, 35, says he dreamed of a career in criminal justice when he graduated from San Diego’s Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2006. But since […]
Jesus was not born on Christmas, but Newton was
Epigraph: “Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters, and we must act as such.” Pope Francis Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Most […]
Trump and Co. deepening the divide on Arabs and Muslims
Dec 22,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Donald Trump and his GOP colleagues have exposed the depth of the divide in attitudes over the role of American Muslims in US society. The results of a recent Zogby poll establish that the divide is existential rather than rhetorical, and is […]
Iranian Hackers Infiltrated Computers That Control New York Dam
Source: The Huffington Post WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Iranian hackers breached the control system of a dam near New York City in 2013, an infiltration that raised concerns about […]
Debates Help Fuel Strong Interest in 2016 Campaign
Source: Pew Research Center But most say campaign has not focused on important issues As candidates in both parties prepare for the next round of presidential debates, a new national survey finds that the public is highly engaged by the 2016 campaign. Fully 74% of Americans say they have given […]