Our Founding Fathers included Islam
Thomas Jefferson didn’t just own a Quran — he engaged with Islam and fought to ensure the rights of Muslims By DENISE SPELLBERG Salon: [He] sais “neither Pagan nor Mahamedan [Muslim] […]
It’s official: having friends of the opposite sex is bad for children’s grades
Economist: Aug 6th 2015, 15:11 | From the print edition DO FRIENDS of the opposite gender distract teenagers, hampering their academic performance? It may seem obvious, at least to paranoid parents, and yet it is hard to prove. Read more at http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21660556-its-official-having-friends-opposite-sex-bad-childrens-grades#61rgZ88f9wVBwV0G.99 Read more at
The Future of Hinduism in America’s Changing Religious Landscape
Source: Huffington Post By Anantanand Rambachan; Professor of Religion, Saint Olaf College. Latest book,”A Hindu Theology of Liberation.” The recent PEW Research Center findings on America’s religious landscape revealed that approximately 56 million […]
Ferguson Anniversary: Michael Brown’s father: ‘I think of him every single day’
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the […]
Muslim Canadians Running in the 2015 Federal Election
There are even Muslims running against each other, Omar Alghabra (Liberal) and Farheen Khan (NDP) in Mississauga Centre, a riding where an estimated 16.5% of eligible voters are Muslim, and […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Don’t Let Trump and Co. Distract From Black Lives Matter
Source: Time Magazine Dear presidential candidates: With the first anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown this weekend, America needs to know how the tumultuous events of the last year […]
Canada’s controversial terrorism law criticised by UN human rights group
United Nations committee expresses concern that lack of oversight and safeguarding measures could lead to rights abuses and unlawful deportations A UN human rights body has joined a chorus of […]
Media Ignores Successful Canadian Muslim Stories
As media focuses on the news about “radicalized” Muslim youth, a Huffington Post article has shed some light on stories of successful Canadian Muslims, focusing on the positive contribution Muslim […]
Canadian Muslims Must Use Their Votes This Election
The Huffington Post Canadians are about to witness one of the longest election campaigns in the country’s history as Stephen Harper asked the governor general to dissolve parliament last Sunday. […]
The Religious Roots of Domestic Terror
Epigraph: Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? (Matthew 7:3) Source: The Daily […]
When we give up a faith, we grieve for the community we leave behind
theguardian: by Brandon G Withrow — Stepping away from a faith isn’t just a belief sea change. It’s also a large loss – of culture, and sometimes family You’ve likely heard the numbers by now. Approximately 23% of Americansare religiously unaffiliated (atheist, agnostic and “nothing in particular”). This demographic is expected […]
Young Muslim Canadians You Don’t Hear About on the News
The Huffington Post: ……… That sums up the headlines we’ve seen about Canadian Muslims over the past few months. And when it comes to the reality of our Muslim community, […]
Study: White Americans A Bigger Terror Threat In The US Than Muslims
White Americans are the biggest terror threat in the United States, warns a study from the New America Foundation. The Washington-based research group found that since 9/11, almost twice as […]
America Strongly Believes in Religious Freedom but Is Less Welcoming To Muslims
Even if America strongly believes in religious freedom, the public is still cold in welcoming Muslims. The United States has long been considered as the “Land of the Free” not […]
An interview with Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, author of BEYOND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
http://blog.press.princeton.edu: What’s at stake when governments set the standards for religious practice? Policymakers in North America and Europe regularly advocate abroad for religious freedom, interfaith dialogue, religious tolerance, and protections […]
US Oath Of Allegiance Changed: Pledge To Military Service No Longer Required For Naturalized Citizens
Naturalized citizens will no longer have to pledge to defend the United States through military service when reciting the Oath of Allegiance if they have certain religious or conscientious objections, […]
Canadian Muslim donates $2.5 million to Peel Memorial Hospital
Source: Brampton Guardian Meet the Brampton businessman whose $2.5 million donation to Peel Memorial made history Ever since Sajjad Ebrahim, 63, made the announcement of a $2.5 million donation to […]
Pope: Keep door open to divorced Catholics who remarry
Source: MSN By FRANCES D’EMILIO, Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis declared on Wednesday that divorced Catholics who remarry and their children deserve better treatment form the church, and […]
Florida Gun Store Sued After Declaring ‘Muslim-Free Zone’
Source: Huffington Post The declared policy sparked widespread controversy, and now brings legal trouble for the gun shop owner. A Florida gun store that proclaimed itself a Muslim-free zone was […]
School banishes student for saying he doesn’t believe in God
Daily Times;WASHINGTON – A seven-year-old Indiana student was “banished” from sitting with his classmates at lunch after stating that he did not believe in God, according to a lawsuit which claims the school violated the child’s First Amendment rights, Russia Today channel reported on Wednesday. The suit – filed […]