2 Men Indicted In Bacon Vandalism At Islamic Center
Source: Huffington Post By Ryan Grenoble A federal grand jury in Tennessee has indicted two men on charges they vandalized an Islamic Center in Murfreesboro over the summer with bacon. […]
Vice President Mike Pence Leaves Football Game After Players Kneel During National Anthem
Source: Time BY Alana Abramson Vice President Mike Pence left a football game in Indiana Sunday after players from the San Francisco 49ers reportedly knelt during the national anthem. “President […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Meriden Sponsors Badges for the 150th Anniversary of the Meriden Police Department
Source: http://www.myrecordjournal.com/news/meriden/meridennews/10922006-154/meriden-police-officers-receive-new-badges-for-anniversary.html | By Bryan Lipiner Record-Journal staff Meriden police officers receive new badges for anniversary MERIDEN — City police officers were issued new badges in a ceremony celebrating the department’s 149th anniversary Thursday afternoon. The Baitul Aman Mosque in South Meriden donated about $11,000 to sponsor the badges, which are replicas […]
As U.S. marriage rate hovers at 50%, education gap in marital status widens
Source: Pew Research Center BY KIM PARKER AND RENEE STEPLER Half of U.S. adults today are married, a share that has remained relatively stable in recent years but is down 9 percentage points […]
Administration says Supreme Court should stop review of past travel bans
Source: The Washington Post By Robert Barnes October 5 The Trump administration told the Supreme Court on Thursday that there is no reason for the court to rule on the […]
The Pet Allergy Woman Who Was Dragged Off A Flight Says She Was Targeted For Being Muslim
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Blake Montgomery A woman who was dragged off a Southwest Airlines flight in September after allegedly demanding that two dogs be removed from the cabin because of a “life-threatening […]
Senate panel backs nominee questioned on her religion
Source: Associated Press By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel narrowly backed one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees who was pressed by Democrats on whether her Roman […]
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons wins Nobel Peace Prize
Source: USA Today BY Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY Published 4:16 a.m. ET Oct. 6, 2017 | Updated 8:05 a.m. ET Oct. 6, 2017 The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Hamilton Mosque holds open house | Invites people to learn True Islam
Source: http://www.chch.com/hamilton-mosque-open-house/ The Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Hamilton is having a united against terrorism event in response to the attack in Edmonton last weekend, when a man stabbed a police officer and rammed several people with a truck. Police in Edmonton are considering terrorism charges because of an ISIS flag found […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community lives by the motto: “Love for All, Hatred for None”
Source: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/letters/ci_31357498/main-street-mosque-welcoming-place | By IJAZ AHMED | President, Fitchburg Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA Over the weekend, a fight broke out on Main Street. The altercation occurred right outside the Bait-ul-Zikr Mosque on 370 Main St., and one of the windows facing the street was broken. Blood and glass were littered both inside and […]
What Science Says About ‘Thoughts and Prayers’
Source: The Atlantic By BEN ROWEN After the deadliest gun attack in modern U.S. history left 59 dead and hundreds injured in Las Vegas, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, both Nevadasenators, and […]
North Carolina imam urges Congress to ‘celebrate’ difference
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron | October 4, 2017 WASHINGTON (RNS) — Since 9/11, only seven imams have given the opening prayer in the House of Representatives. Abdullah Antepli, from Duke University […]
Why do bad things happen to good people? Clergy tackle big questions after Las Vegas shooting
Holly Meyer, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee As law enforcement pieces together answers about the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, the suffering caused by the attack also raises deep philosophical questions about […]
89% of religious “nones” in America say religion should be kept separate from government policies
Source: Pew Research Center Views on religion, its role in policy When it comes to religion and morality, most Americans (56%) say that belief in God is not necessary in […]
With Trump’s backing, House approves ban on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy
Source: The Washington Post By Mike DeBonis and Jenna Johnson October 3 The House on Tuesday approved a bill banning most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, advancing a key GOP priority for the […]
Why ‘thoughts and prayers’ is starting to sound so profane
Source: The Washington Post By Kirsten Powers October 3 People hold hands in prayer while hiding inside the Sands Corp. plane hangar after the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas. (Al […]
How America Changed Its Approach to Political Islam
Source: The Atlantic BY SHADI HAMID, PETER MANDAVILLE, AND WILLIAM MCCANTS Sometimes Islamist groups succeed. Sometimes they underperform. But they almost always matter. This means that the United States needs answers for […]
What if Stephen Paddock Were al Qaeda?
Source: Wall Street Journal By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. Oct. 3, 2017 6:56 p.m. ET Those who say gun control is the answer to massacres like Sunday’s in Las Vegas […]
Muslims, Jews gather in Metro Detroit to forge bonds
Source: The Detroit News As hate crimes targeting Muslims and Jews rise across the United States, according to advocacy groups, the key to sparking change in Metro Detroit lies in […]
The Double Standard In How The Media Is Portraying The Las Vegas Shooter
Source: Huffington Post As the nation reels from the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, some people have noticed a double standard in how the media has portrayed 64-year-old Stephen […]