Source: Huffington Post By Craig Considine Sociologist, Speaker, Writer A few months ago, when I was teaching Sociology of Religion at Rice University, the topic of Ted Cruz and Christian privilege came up in our classroom. In response to questions about his commitment to conservatism, Cruz stated: “I’m a Christian first, […]
Source: Public Opinion It is easy to blame minorities, especially Islam, for our own problems. What is more difficult is to walk in the shoes of a Muslim who cannot […]
Source: The Guardian By David Smith in Washington When Donald Trump remarked that “it’s possible” Muslim judges would be biased against him, he probably did not know how many Muslim judges […]
The Big Questions is a faith and ethics television programme usually presented by Nicky Campbell. It is broadcast live on BBC Onebetween 10:00am and 11:00am on Sunday, replacing The Heaven […]
Source: The New Yorker By Alice Su The Martyr’s Memorial in Shadian, China, is a gray pillar topped with a crescent moon, set on a stone block engraved with names. […]
Source: Washington Post By Anthony Faiola ERFURT, Germany — This medieval city of timber-framed buildings and cobblestone streets is on the front lines of the escalating culture war over Islam […]
Source: Tribune A Muslim group has urged the United States Department of Transportation to take action to address the profiling of Muslims, people of colour, and persons perceived to be […]
Source: BBC … The politics “Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.” “Cassius Clay is a slave name. I didn’t choose it, […]
He is suggesting what other’s have called: Pascal’s Wager, which is an argument in apologetic philosophy devised by the seventeenth-century French philosopher, mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–62).[1] It posits […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor Muhammad Ali gave a powerful account of his lifelong search for God The Soul of a Butterfly, an autobiography the boxing legend wrote with his […]
Source: USA Today In 2010, in celebration of Muhammad Ali’s 50 years on the world stage, President Barack Obama penned for USA TODAY Sports the following essay on what Ali […]
Muhammad Ali: Boxing legend, activist and ‘The Greatest’ to a world of fans, Dies By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) His hands and his mouth were furiously fast. His skill as […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Yasmin Nouh Blog Editor, The Huffington Post Nura Takkish, 22, was sitting with two of her friends at Andrew’s Ice Cream and Dessert in Orange County, California, on Monday, May 23, when they noticed a commotion at the counter. A customer was being asked to leave for […]
The attack on a Western University student from Iran, being probed by London police hate crime officers, is a “wake-up call” for London, Mayor Matt Brown says. “This is . […]
Source: Japan Times A recent wave of terror has fueled anti-Muslim hostility worldwide, fostering a negative image of Islam — a faith still unfamiliar in Japan. But Japan’s youth […]
Source: CNN By Angela Dewan, for CNN London (CNN)Angelina Jolie lashed out at U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday for his controversial remarks against Muslims, comments that have prompted waves of anger in Islamic communities When asked for her thoughts about Trump’s attitude toward Muslims, Jolie closed her eyes […]
Source: RNS By David Gibson (RNS) The nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization has been earnestly educating Americans for years about Islam while denouncing the growing tide of […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Hasheemah Afaneh ‘Born in one place, raised in two’ kind of writer. “Once I go back to America, I’m going to officially change my last name. Just imagine […]
Source Australasian Muslim Times by Zia Ahmad Zia Ahmad is the Managing Editor of the Australasian Muslim Times AMUST and is based in Sydney. Waleed Aly, the recipient […]
NBC News By Frank Thorp V In the final days of his life, former Utah Republican Senator Bob Bennett turned to his son and asked him, “Are there any Muslims […]