Taj Mahal’s attackers dispute site’s Muslim origins
Source: Religion News Service By Vishal Arora NEW DELHI (RNS) — Hindu nationalist groups in India have carried out violent attacks against Muslims and their properties for decades. Now, a […]
On Islam, Trump Takes a Different Approach at Home and Abroad
Source: The New York Times By Catie Edmondson June 13, 2018 WASHINGTON — The White House’s guest list last week for President Trump’s first dinner celebrating the Muslim holy month of […]
UK police arrest man over ‘Punish a Muslim Day’ letters
Source: Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – British counter-terrorism police have arrested a man on suspicion of sending letters entitled “Punish a Muslim Day” that urged people around the country to commit […]
He threatened a Muslim family that planned to move to his neighborhood. Now, he’ll go to prison.
Source: The Washington Post By Eli Rosenberg Storm clouds move past Davis Islands near Tampa, Fla., on July 3, 2017. (Eve Edelheit for The Washington Post) Kaderbhai Ali Asgar left India […]
14 New Jersey women alleging anti-Muslim bias at Newark Airport security
Source: North Jersey BY Hannan Adely, NorthJersey Fourteen women were pulled off a security line at Newark Liberty International Airport one morning last December as they waited to board a flight […]
The secret life of Thailand’s ladyboys from Muslim majority southern provinces
Source: South China Morning Post BY Tibor Krausz Whenever Ardulmalik Maskul returns from Bangkok to her hometown in Pattani province in southern Thailand, she undergoes a transformation. She removes her […]
Denmark swings right on immigration – and Muslims feel besieged
Source: The Guardian By Richard Orange, Holbaek “It’s a lovely place,” says Jens Kramer, as he gazes across the harbour from his seat outside the wooden shed that serves as Holbæk’s […]
Sens. Stabenow, Peters slam White House official over Michigan Muslims remarks
Source: Detroit Free Press By Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Gary Peters, D-Mich., are criticizing the new chief of staff of the National Security Council over his […]
‘Make Sure Not to Talk Any Arabic’: American Muslims and Their Guns
Source: The New York Times Photographs by AMR ALFIKY Text by ADEEL HASSAN When Sheima Muhammad takes her Glock pistol to her local gun range in central Ohio, she gets funny looks. […]
Video: Being Muslim in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center This video offers a look inside the beliefs and attitudes of Muslims in America; it features data from Pew Research Center’s 2017 survey, as well as […]
1st Muslim in Congress wants to take on Trump in court
Source: Associated Press By KYLE POTTER ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress and a top official with the Democratic National Committee, […]
Trump to host Ramadan dinner
Source: Politico By ANDREW RESTUCCIA and NAHAL TOOSI President Donald Trump will host an iftar dinner at the White House next week to recognize the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to a […]
India police officer abused online for saving Muslim man from mob
Source: BBC News An Indian police officer hailed as a hero for protecting a Muslim man from a mob has said he has received abusive messages on social media. Gagandeep […]
Philippine Congress passes autonomy bill for volatile Muslim region
Source: Reuters BY Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines moved a step closer on Wednesday to ending decades of conflict on its resource-rich island of Mindanao, after lawmakers approved […]
Muslim leaders call for international protection force for Palestinians
Source: Reuters BY Ali Kucukgocmen, Tulay Karadeniz ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Muslim leaders called on Friday for an international force to be deployed to protect Palestinians after dozens of protesters were shot […]
How artificial intelligence is shaping religion in the 21st century
Source: CNBC BY Shafi Musaddique Alessandro Di Ciommo/NurPhoto via Getty Images Technology and artificial intelligence (AI) are fashioning how people interact with everything from food to healthcare — and so, […]
The number of refugees admitted to the U.S. has fallen, especially among Muslims
Source: Pew Research Center BY PHILLIP CONNOR AND JENS MANUEL KROGSTAD Syrian refugee Baraa Haj Khalaf receives a kiss from her mother, Fattoum Haj Khalaf, in February 2017 shortly after the family had […]
AP review: Judges split along party lines on travel ban
Source: Associated Press By SUDHIN THANAWALA SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump has called courts unfair and political and repeatedly assailed the 9th Circuit, the U.S. court system’s westernmost division, where some of his key immigration policies have stalled. Other observers describe America’s judges as conservative or liberal, implying […]
CNN: Who speaks for American Muslims?
Who speaks for American Muslims? The short answer is, no one. No individual or group can claim to speak for this country’s nearly 3.5 million Muslims, a diverse and dynamic […]
U.S. Agencies Fueled A National Increase In Anti-Muslim Incidents: Report
Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz Under President Donald Trump, the United States government has shown an “unprecedented level of government hostility” toward the Muslim religious minority in the country, according to a newly released report by the Council on American-Islamic Relations. CAIR’s 2018 civil rights report, “Targeted,” disclosed that federal government […]