theguardian: by Laura Bates — Billboards might be one of the most obvious demonstrations of Hollywood sexism – but they’re far from the only example ‘It’s not surprising that executives see nothing wrong with presenting women as victims or pieces of meat on movie posters, because that’s so often […]
Huff Post: by Alex Teplitzky — ALEX TEPLITZKY In high school, one of my best friends was Muslim. So at a young age, I experienced second-hand a culture that observed customs I would have otherwise been oblivious to. This was most obvious every Ramadan, when my friend, Raza, would join […]
Jesse Jackson endorses Hillary Clinton – CNNPolitics.com 2016/06/11 <!– <!– Washington (CNN)The Rev. Jesse Jackson endorsed Hillary Clinton on Saturday, continuing a recent string of high-profile endorsements for the presumptive Democratic nominee. Jackson, speaking in Chicago, said he trusts that Clinton will look out for the interests of marginalized communities including […]
NORTH CAROLINA: A North Carolina man faces ethnic intimidation charges after leaving bacon at a mosque and making death threats to its members as they prepared for worship in observance of Ramazaan, Islam’s holy month, authorities said on Friday. Langford is charged with ethnic intimidation, assault with a deadly weapon, going […]
Courtesy: Hamid Rahman, Peace Village, Canada Source: NY Times By Jim Dwyer LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Muhammad Ali spent the better part of a decade planning his funeral, his friends and […]
Source: Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein As the public policy guy for the Southern Baptist Convention, Russell Moore is used to being asked about religion and politics. But this year, […]
Source: Associated Press By GRACE GARCES BORDALLO HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Members of the Catholic church in Guam are reacting with devastation to the accusations that Archbishop Anthony Apuron sexually […]
The New York Times The Opinion Pages | Contributing Op-Ed Writer Timothy Egan Donald Trump speaking to the media on Tuesday night. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times Earlier this month, the world’s most battle-scarred cable news network did something extraordinary in this year of vaporous political contrails. While Donald […]
Muslims remember Muhammad Ali, their champion Daniel Dale, The Toronto Star LOUISVILLE—A little Arab boy in Egypt, a little Gujarati boy in India, a little black boy in Baltimore. Hany […]
Source: Associated Press BY SHARON COHEN CHICAGO (AP) — As a young boxer, Muhammad Ali searched for a faith to guide him as he confronted the indignities of racial discrimination. […]
Source: Associated Press By BRUCE SCHREINER and CLAIRE GALOFARO Muhammad Ali’s casket is escorted by pallbearers for his Jenazah, a traditional Islamic Muslim… Read more LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As […]
Source: Time By Lily Rothman Starting Thursday, you’ll need to be 21 to buy cigarettes in California. That age may sound high, but it matches up with laws of the past […]
Source: Time By Mandy Oaklander Far too often, a person’s sex or skin color is connected to how much he or she earns—even in the reputationally well-paying field of medicine, finds […]
Source: BBC A human-carrying drone has been given approval for test flights in Nevada, the first of its kind in the United States. The autonomous drone – dubbed 184 – […]
Source: Huffington Post By Emily Peck Executive Editor, Business and Technology, The Huffington Post Hillary Clinton just cracked the glass ceiling, the name we’ve given the invisible barrier that keeps women […]
Thanks, Obama. https://t.co/DzKgMFgdmP — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 10, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Source: Huffington Post By Craig Considine Sociologist, Speaker, Writer A few months ago, when I was teaching Sociology of Religion at Rice University, the topic of Ted Cruz and Christian privilege came up in our classroom. In response to questions about his commitment to conservatism, Cruz stated: “I’m a Christian first, […]
Source: Public Opinion It is easy to blame minorities, especially Islam, for our own problems. What is more difficult is to walk in the shoes of a Muslim who cannot […]
Source: Public Opninion Our President said, “I stand firmly with Muslim American communities in rejection of the voices that seek to divide us or limit our religious freedoms or civil […]
Source: The Guardian By David Smith in Washington When Donald Trump remarked that “it’s possible” Muslim judges would be biased against him, he probably did not know how many Muslim judges […]