How Republicans Finally Got Under Donald Trump’s Skin
Source: Time No one seriously hoped they’d snuff out the support Donald Trump enjoys in the Republican Party. Instead, on the debate stage on the Las Vegas Strip, his rivals […]
5th Republican Presidential Debate, December 15, 2015, a Muslim Perspective
Epigraph: Jeb Bush: Trump is a chaos candidate and will be a chaos President, if elected. Commentary by Zia H Shah, the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The one […]
Wheaton College professor placed on leave after wearing hijab
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s Comment: Would they put Mother Mary on leave if she was to revisit? For our collection of articles on Hijab please click here. Source: Chicago Tribune […]
2 L.A.-area mosques defaced by ‘Jesus’ graffiti, prompting hate crime investigation
Source: Los Angeles Times Two mosques in the South Bay were found vandalized with graffiti Sunday morning, and at one of the mosques authorities found what appeared to be a hand grenade, prompting the arrival of a bomb squad. The hand grenade turned out to be a replica, but the […]
Top US Catholic bishop denounces anti-Islam backlash to shootings
Source: Religion News Service (RNS) The leader of the nation’s Catholic bishops on Monday (Dec. 14) denounced the backlash against Muslims and refugees in the wake of the mass shooting […]
Muslim leaders want Obama, George Bush to visit a mosque to fight discrimination
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein The Post’s religion reporter, where she reports on the busy marketplace of American religion. Vandals spray-painted crosses on the windows at the Ahmadiyya […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
I’m Muslim: My ID Is Mom, Wife and Doctor
Source: Huffington Post Written by: Nadia El-Hillal I am a doctor. I studied and worked hard my entire life to have a career that would allow me to serve others […]
King: It doesn’t matter if he wins or not — Donald Trump has already awakened the white supremacist beast in America
Source: Daily News By Shaun King For six months I’ve been saying that what Donald Trump is primarily offering America is a brash new form of white supremacy. The most […]
Is Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Baitus-Salaam Mosque in USA being targeted?
Source.Seattlepi.com A bomb squad was called, and the area around the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Baitus-Salaam Mosque was evacuated after the device was discovered around 6:30 a.m., police said in a statement. Investigators determined the device was a plastic replica of a hand grenade. The word “Jesus” was sprayed in white […]
156 years after “On the Origin of Species,” what do Christians think about evolution?
The Un-evolving Relationship between American Christians, Evolution, and Climate Change Source: Huffington Post By Ryan Gear; Founding and lead pastor, One Church; founder, openmindedchurch.org Last week marked 156 years since Charles […]