Source: The New York Times By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM — Critics of Israel’s chief rabbinate have long complained that scores of American converts to Judaism have trouble getting approval to […]
Source: Associated Press UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — The first trial began Thursday in what New York authorities say was a 14-hour group attack during a church counseling session that killed […]
Source: CNN By Ariane de Vogue and Tal Kopan, CNN (CNN)In a crushing blow to the White House, the Supreme Court announced Thursday it was evenly divided in a case […]
Source: Aljazeera By Ryan Rifai More than $200m was spent towards promoting “fear and hatred” of Muslims in the United States by various organisations between 2008 and 2013, according to […]
Written by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Our inaction is killing us! Our inaction has allowed mass shootings to become unacceptably commonplace in our country. We have a responsibility to do […]
Source: The New York Times By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI MAGNANVILLE, France — The first time Larossi Abballa appeared on the radar of French terrorism investigators, the only act of violence they […]
Source: The New York Times By KATIE SHEPHERD FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Women in head scarves slid off their shoes, stacked them in neat rows next to the mosque’s entrance and […]
Source: Washington Post By Missy Ryan Shortly after supporters of the Islamic State gunned down 14 people in California last year, the CIA’s deputy director assembled a group of Muslim […]
Source: Associated Press By JILL COLVIN Clergy leaders with PICO (People Improving Communities through Organizing) Action Fund and their… Read more NEW YORK (AP) — Republican Donald Trump appeared to […]
Source: The Washington Post By Jenna Johnson June 21 at 6:00 AM In the weeks between last year’s terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., Donald Trump and his closest aides began discussing an idea far outside the bounds of normal political debate: banning all foreign Muslims from entering […]
Source: NPR By SARAH MCCAMMON Most Donald Trump events kick off with music from Elton John or the Rolling Stones at deafening volumes. But praise choruses ruled the day Tuesday as […]
Source: CNN By Deirdre Walsh, Stephen Collinson and Eugene Scott Washington (CNN) – John Lewis revived Wednesday one of the most evocative forms of protest from the civil rights movement — the sit-in — to demand House Republicans move on gun control. In a move rich with historic symbolism, the […]
Source: Boston Globe By Matt Rocheleau Anti-Muslim incidents at mosques in the United States surged last year, according to a new report that blames the trend on backlash from terrorist attacks and the rhetoric of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. There were nearly 80 incidents — including vandalism, property […]
Source: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Quran, revered by Muslims, is the centerpiece of a first-of-its-kind exhibition in the United States as the Smithsonian displays exquisitely decorated manuscripts from one of the top Quran collections. The Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery announced Tuesday that “The Art of the Qur’an: […]
Source: Chicago Tribune BY Manya Brachear Pashman Contact Reporter There might not be a budget, but Illinois could become the first state with a law on the books that gives Muslims […]
Source: Religion News Service By Kimberly Winston (RNS) A Muslim civil rights organization says that a record number of groups are spreading hatred of Muslims and have raised more than $200 million in funding […]
Source: BBC The US Senate has rejected plans to tighten gun controls, including the restriction of weapons sales to people on terrorism watch lists. Four proposals were brought before the […]
Source: Time BY Melissa Chan Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. will have to consider the use of racial profiling in the wake of the Orlando nightclub massacre, defending […]
Source: Huffington Post Mollie Reilly Deputy Politics Editor, The Huffington Post As President Barack Obama approaches the end of his second term, there’s been much discussion of what his legacy […]
Donald Trump’s Beatitudes Source: Huffington Post By Michael Stark, Christian philosopher, writer, and speaker. Earlier this week, Hillary Clinton secured her position as the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party […]