Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Two Books About Muslim Identity
Source: New York Times Book review by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the N.B.A.’s all-time leading scorer. His book “Coach Wooden and […]
Video: President Obama’s Farewell Address
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Hundreds join the Rev. William Barber’s ‘Moral March’ in D.C. to protest Jeff Sessions as attorney general
Source: The Washington Post By Paul Duggan The Rev. William J. Barber II, a pastor and activist who has emerged as a leading religious critic of President-elect Donald Trump, was […]
How much do top Mormon leaders make? Leaked pay stubs may surprise you.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By PEGGY FLETCHER STACK Mormons and others who wonder about the salaries of top LDS leaders got a possible peek at those numbers Monday, when […]
In final argument, Roof does not ask jury to spare life
Source: Associated Press By MEG KINNARD and JEFFREY COLLINS CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Dylann Roof told jurors Tuesday that he could ask them for life in prison instead of the […]
Anonymous Bomb Threats Rattle Jewish Centers Across Eastern U.S.
Source: The New York Times By MITCH SMITH The morning rush at the Jewish community center in Columbia, S.C., had subsided when the phone rang on Monday. The caller, an elderly-sounding woman, “in a loud screaming voice kept saying there’s a bomb,” said Barry A. Abels, the center’s executive director. […]
The Obama presidency: ‘War on religion’ or ‘Amazing Grace’?
Source: RNS By Adelle M. Banks WASHINGTON (RNS) He had done it before, after Tucson, Aurora, Fort Hood and Sandy Hook: taken on the mantle of the pastor-in-chief before a crowd […]
We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama
Source: Amazon By E.J. Dionne Jr. (Author), Joy-Ann Reid (Author) A collection of Barack Obama’s greatest speeches selected and introduced by columnist E.J. Dionne and MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid. We […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim community organizes “Coffee Cake & True Islam” at Kirkendall Public Library, Iowa
“Islam teaches respect for all religions and their leaders, without Justice we can not achieve peace”, said Imam Shamshad of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Glen Ellyn Chicago. Report by: Mr. Edvin Bajrektarevic Coffee Cake and Islam events are taking place all over the USA. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has organized these […]
North Korea to Donald Trump: We Can Fire a Missile ‘at Any Time’
Source: Time By Tara John North Korea declared that it can launch a intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) “at any time” and from any location, while blaming the U.S. for its development […]
Amid unrest toward Muslims, ‘Day of solidarity’ created in show of unity
Source: Chron By Sebastian Herrera The people stood at each of the mosque’s three entrances gripping posters coated with heart shapes and letters spelling phrases of support: “We are one.” […]
Muslim-Jewish interfaith exchange reveals common ground
Source: Philly.com By Dan Geringer, Staff Writer Haroon Rashid, a Muslim from North Penn Mosque in Lansdale, and Fred Goldstein, a Jew from Old York Road Temple-Beth Am synagogue in […]
Putting Faith and Sports on the Same Team
Source: The New York Times By CLAIRE MARTIN Fatimah Hussein was born in Somalia and immigrated to Minneapolis when she was 6 with her family, fleeing civil war. Ms. Hussein […]
USA: Chicago’s Ahmadiyya Muslims honored by Sierra Lone’s Muslim Community
“Islam based on Five pillars. Muslim must follow them to make peace for all”, said Imam Shamshad of Ahmadiyya Muslims Chicago. Report: by Iqbal Majeed On Saturday, December 10, 2016, the Sierra Lone’s Muslim Community in Chicago organized a community program to honor one of their elders who had just […]
Reza Aslan On Why America Needs A Muslim ‘Modern Family’
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor As an American Muslim living in a climate of Islamophobia, Reza Aslan has had to develop a thick skin when speaking about […]
How American Colleges Became Bastions of Sex, Booze and Entitlement
Source: Time By Lisa Wade Lisa Wade is associate professor of sociology at Occidental College and the author of American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus. A demographic shift […]
Faith on the Hill
Source: Pew Research Center The religious composition of the 115th Congress By Aleksandra Sandstrom The share of U.S. adults who describe themselves as Christians has been declining for decades, but […]
Paul Ryan Says GOP Will Defund Planned Parenthood as Part of Obamacare Repeal
Source: Time BY Melissa Chan Republicans will move to defund Planned Parenthood as part of a process to dismantle Obamacare, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Thursday. Cutting off federal funds to […]
US election hacking: Trump blames ‘negligent’ Democrats
Source: BBC Donald Trump says Democrats have shown “gross negligence” by allowing their servers to be hacked in the run-up to the 8 November presidential election. The US president-elect made […]
Elizabeth Warren Pens Heartfelt Promise to Fight Donald Trump
Source: Motto By Megan Lasher President-elect Donald Trump will take office by the end of the month, but Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is already looking ahead to the next round […]