Source: midweeknews.com Local Muslims reach out to neighbors By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton @shawmedia.com Emad Malick of DeKalb is Muslim. You might be able to guess that by the traditional clothing he wears, his beard or the way he talks. But he would prefer if his actions spoke louder than stereotypes […]
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent A Catholic priest and former children’s home worker has been jailed for 12 years after admitting the sexual abuse of 13 children dating back to the 1970s. Philip Temple, 66, was sentenced at Woolwich crown court after pleading guilty to 20 charges of […]
Source: BBC Germany’s interior minister will back plans to ban the burka as part of a raft of anti-terror measures, local media say. Thomas de Maiziere also proposes deporting criminals […]
Source: BBC Republican Donald Trump has blamed the media after being accused of urging supporters to kill his Democratic rival for the White House, Hillary Clinton. He told Fox News […]
Source: Time BY Will Drabold Donald Trump’s comments Tuesday about “Second Amendment people” could be considered a “veiled threat” against Hillary Clinton, a former top Secret Service official told TIME. The official said that if they were still working at the U.S. Secret Service, they would contact someone on Trump’s campaign […]
Source: CNN By Ann O’Neill, CNN (CNN)From inside a Texas prison cell, polygamous prophet Warren Jeffs is orchestrating a shakeup of his embattled sect, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, federal prosecutors allege in court documents filed Monday. Jeffs, who is serving a life prison sentence […]
Source: Trib Live By Liz Hayes A federal appellate court reinstated a New Kensington-Arnold School District parent’s lawsuit over a Ten Commandments monument in front of Valley Junior-Senior High School. […]
Source: The Guardian Tanveer Ahmed was understood to have been offended by a remark Shah made where he allegedly purported to be a prophet of Islam. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock By Nazia Parveen […]
Source: Yahoo Ankara (Turkey) (AFP) – Turkey suspended over 2,500 more staff from the powerful religious affairs state agency on Tuesday in the latest purge after last month’s failed coup […]
Source: Huffington Post By Raeya Maswood Ph.D. Student in Cognitive Science and Science Blogger at Cognitive Ties This past June was full of deadlines and work towards my Master’s thesis. My days were spent analyzing data, reading articles, writing, revising and writing more (and revising more). As a Ph.D. student who […]
Source: CNN By Emanuella Grinberg (CNN)A Justice Department investigation found that the Baltimore Police Department engages in unconstitutional practices that led to disproportionate rates of stops, searches and arrests of African-Americans, and excessive use of force against juveniles and people with mental health disabilities. The Department of Justice monitored the […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carly Ledbetter; Entertainment Writer, The Huffington Post Will Smith showed up to a Dubai press event for “Suicide Squad” and shut down two things: Islamophobia and Donald Trump. […]
The Salafisation of Kerala’s Muslims By Nabeel Hassan August 06, 2016 The impact of the Salafi ideology which has been gaining a strong foothold among Muslims in Kerala, in recent years, is visible particularly among the youth and women. Muslim parents today face considerable anxiety about their children entering adulthood. […]
Source: Aljazeera A waterpark near the French city of Marseille has cancelled plans to host a one-day private event for Muslim women wearing burkinis, full-body swimsuits. Waterpark officials and French […]
Source: Pew Research Center More say their clergy have spoken out about issues than about specific presidential candidates As the calendar turned from spring to summer and the political season transitioned from the primaries to the general election campaign, many American churchgoers were hearing at least some discussion of social […]
Source: Huffington post Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Muslim Americans have served in the U.S. Armed Forces since the days of George Washington. They have fought and died […]
Source: The Guardian ExpressJet is a Georgia-based airline that is partnered with American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. Photograph: slobo/Getty Images Nicole Puglise in New York A Muslim […]
Source: Reuters Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Paul Simao A Brazilian priest mentioned in the Catholic clergy sex abuse film “Spotlight” was found dead in a prison cell after he was arrested again for suspected pedophilia, authorities said on Monday. Father Bonifacio Buzzi, 57, hanged himself with a sheet […]
Source:BBC A man has been jailed for life after he admitted the religiously-motivated murder of a Glasgow shopkeeper whom he claimed had “disrespected” Islam. Sunni Muslim Tanveer Ahmed, 32, from […]
Source: Chicago Tribune By Marwa Eltagouri Contact Reporter Chicago Tribune Pakistani immigrants Khizr and Ghazala Khan, whose son died fighting in Iraq, will be featured speakers at the largest assembly of Muslims […]