Trump Nato: New war of words with Merkel
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump has clashed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over Russian influence and defence spending, ahead of a Nato summit. Mr Trump said Germany was […]
With Brett Kavanaugh’s Nomination, Trump Again Privileges Conservative Christians
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla With his decision to nominate Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump is one step closer to achieving the victory many on the […]
ISIS Remnants Fight On, Despite U.S. Campaign
Source: Wall Street Journal ISIS Remnants Fight On, Despite U.S. Campaign The group decentralized its command structure, set up sleeper cells, and dug tunnels in the desert spanning Syria and […]
Martin Luther letter critical of Jews is up for auction
Source: Associated Press By MARK PRATT BOSTON (AP) — A letter written nearly 500 years ago by Martin Luther in which he refers to Jews as “devils incarnate” during a […]
Can you train people to be less biased?
Source: BBC News This story is from The Inquiry on BBC World Service. It was presented by Helen Grady and produced by Josephine Casserly and Dearbhail Starr. To listen to more episodes of The Inquiry, please click here. Adapted by Sarah Keating. In April two black men went into a Starbucks in Philadelphia. They were early for a business meeting, so they sat down to wait. Two minutes […]
Coverage of American Muslims is Bigoted and Inaccurate. This Group is Using Hard Facts to Fix it
Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz Studies have shown that 80 percent of news coverage about Muslims is overwhelmingly negative. An organization looking to use data to combat the overwhelming […]
Religion, The Supreme Court, And Why It Matters
Source: NPR By SARAH MCCAMMO & DOMENICO MONTANARO Lots of controversial cases at the intersection of religion and the law wind up before the Supreme Court. And, for most of U.S. […]
Trump’s possible Supreme Court nominees: The faith factor
Source: Religion News Service By Emily McFarlan Miller (RNS) — The three judges have been on the legal world’s radar since they appeared in November on a White House list of potential Supreme Court […]
New book counters myths about Muslims in America
Source: Rice University News and Media By Amy Mccaig A new book from a Rice University sociologist responds to stereotypes of and misinformation about Muslims in the United States from […]
July 4th: Muslims have been an integral part of the United States of America since her birth
Source: The Huffington Post By Mike Ghouse, who is committed to build a cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. Did you know that the […]
US aims to reduce Iran’s oil revenue to zero
Source: Al Jazeera News The US State Department has spelled out a campaign of “maximum economic and diplomatic pressure” to drive Iran towards negotiating a “better” deal to replace the Iran nuclear deal. […]
Woman harassed by Maryland shooting suspect: ‘I was afraid he could kill me’
Source: The Guardian A woman whose harassment by the suspect charged in the Capital Gazette shooting said she immediately panicked when she learned of the attack. Five employees of the Annapolis, Maryland, […]
Muslim candidates rise above Trump hostility to focus on issues
Source: The Guardian Deedra Abboud, an attorney, is competing for the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Arizona. She has never sought public office before. But she has become […]
As A Mental Health Crisis Sweeps Across Colleges, Students Step Up To Fix It
Source: Huffington Post For Sara Valente, the transition from high school to her freshman year at Harvard was rocky. She was homesick, anxious about making new friends and, as she […]
Americans with opposing views on guns sat down to talk to each other. Here’s what happened
Source: Time They were here because of Parkland. And before that: Sandy Hook. Before that: Columbine. Outside, as the sun came up, kids wearing “March For Our Lives” T-shirts clogged […]
Shifting Public Views on Legal Immigration Into the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center Many unaware that most immigrants in the U.S. are here legally While there has been considerable attention on illegal immigration into the U.S. recently, opinions about […]
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Bomb Mosque
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla A Florida man pleaded guilty to threatening to bomb a local mosque in a “hate-filled and profanity-laden voicemail message,” federal prosecutors said. Dustin Allen […]
China lectures the United States on opioid crisis
Source: CNN By Steven Jiang A top official in China’s drug control agency has hit back at accusations that Chinese suppliers are fueling the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States, […]
The Travel Ban, the Law, and What’s ‘Right’
Source: The Atlantic BY Shadi Hamid In January 2017, when President Donald Trump’s so-called Muslim ban was first announced, I was passionately against it. It was one of the most frightening textsI’ve […]
Orthodox rabbi chosen to lead multifaith California theological center
Source: Religion News Service BY Yonat Shimron (RNS) — Berkeley’s Graduate Theological Union, a multifaith consortium of research centers and seminaries, has selected the first non-Christian president in its history. Daniel […]