Why Some Muslims Are Optimistic In The Face Of Islamophobia
Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg — This poignant video offers a glimpse into what it’s like to be Muslim. http://dk79lclgtez2i.cloudfront.net/fYJyVd?app=1
Obama To Visit A Mosque For The First Time As President
Source: Huffington Post By Sam Levine; Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post The visit comes after he called for Muslim Americans to help fight extremism. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to […]
Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Trolls Trump: ‘I Bailed You Out Twice’
Source: Huffington Post A Saudi prince may have just beaten Donald Trump at a game of Twitter trolling. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Twitter that he’s bailed the billionaire out twice — and suggested the GOP presidential frontrunner might need his help a third time. The exchange was initiated […]
Cat Stevens: ‘Alliance of Virtue (or Get Your Bags Together)’
Source: Huffington Post By Yusuf Islam / Cat Stevens; Musician, Artist, Writer, Producer and Philanthropist As we settle down into the grip of another New Year, the past slips further […]
Why Some Muslims Are Optimistic In The Face Of Islamophobia
Source: Huffington Post Muslims throughout North America and Europe are increasingly living in fear as a result of rising Islamophobia. Yet, in the midst of this antagonism, some have found a silver lining. Noor Wazwaz, an NPR journalist and filmmaker, decided to use the ongoing media discourse around Islam as […]
Clinton Reacts To Muslim Vet’s Fears By Shutting Down GOP 2016ers
Source: Huffington Post Hillary Clinton delivered a fiery response to a Muslim veteran’s question about Islamophobia in the United States. At last night’s Democratic Presidential Town Hall in Iowa, Islamic Air Force veteran Erum Tariq-Munir asked the former secretary of state about the future of the U.S. in light of […]
The strange case of the meatball war has shone a light on Islamophobia in Danish society
Source: Independent Denmark is at war – a meatball war. The country of tasteful furniture, jaw dropping architecture and Borgen is locked in battle over whether pork should feature on […]
Italy creating ‘Italian Islam’ by making new religion in line with ‘Christian tradition’
Source: Independent Italy is setting up a council of “Italian Islam” that claims to be bringing the religion into compliance with the country’s “Christian and humanist tradition”. The reason for the […]
Prof. Nadia Raza v. Lane Community College
Source: Press Release Nadia Raza, a long-time tenured faculty member and award-winning teacher at Lane Community College, filed a lawsuit against LCC today because of its failure to respond effectively […]
4 Ways to Make Schools Safer for Muslim Students
Source: Huffington Post I am dreading the day that my young son comes home from school hurt from his first experience of anti-Muslim bigotry. At age 8, he has little […]
The Arabic gang-rape ‘Taharrush’
Police fear a gang-rape phenomenon known as ‘taharrush gamea’ in the Arab world and seen in attacks on women across German cities at the New Year has now spread to Europe. The name of the practice translates to ‘collective harassment’ and is carried out by large groups of men who […]
Why Are There So Many Misconceptions About Muslim Americans?
Source: Huffington Post By Matthew La Corte; Research Associate at the Niskanen Center Peaceful American Muslims are unfairly and ignorantly being lumped together with evil extremists in the aftermath of […]
PM Trudeau visits Peterborough mosque repaired after arson
Source: CBC Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Peterborough, Ont., today, where he spoke at a mosque that was damaged by arson last November. He toured Masjid al-Salaam, the city’s […]
Scholars offer Muslims and police a new roadmap for better relations
Source: Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) U.S. police departments must look beyond the Muslim American community if they want to effectively counter violent extremism, a new report from Duke University finds. […]
Video: Bill Maher Destroyed Again And Again By Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan took some serious issue on CNN Monday night with Bill Maher‘s commentary about Islamic violence and oppression. Maher ended his show last Friday by going after liberals for […]
Indoctrination is not the real issue in public school lessons on Islam (COMMENTARY)
Source: Religion News Service (RNS) Opponents of lessons on Islam often claim that Christianity takes a back seat in public schools’ religious instruction. That’s what an Augusta County, Va., mother […]
Understanding and Responding to Islamophobia in Ireland Conference
This full day conference is aimed at strengthening understandings of anti-Muslim racism in Ireland and identifying community based responses for practitioners and communities. The conference brings together community workers, youth […]
Muslim journalists no longer as rare in US newsrooms
Source: Religion News Service By Lauren Markoe (RNS) Rummana Hussain was one of those children whose Muslim parents envisioned her in a white coat with a stethoscope around her neck. Instead, […]
Video: Obama: When politicians insult Muslims, when a mosque is vandalized, or a kid bullied, that doesn’t make us safe
Obama: (This is around minute 44:30 of video) We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn’t a matter of political correctness. It’s […]
Why A Fashion Vlogger Decided To Open Up About Her Muslim Faith
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Nabela Noor is using her platform to educate and inspire. Vlogger Nabela Noor typically fills her popular YouTube channel with makeup tutorials, DIY hacks and fashion tips. But in December, Noor opened up to her nearly 143,000 subscribers about […]