US snowstorm: East coast struck by mammoth snowfall
Source: BBC Parts of the eastern United States have received 71cm (28in) of snow fall in a huge blizzard that is sweeping across the region. Heavy snow began falling on […]
Prof. Nadia Raza v. Lane Community College
Source: Press Release Nadia Raza, a long-time tenured faculty member and award-winning teacher at Lane Community College, filed a lawsuit against LCC today because of its failure to respond effectively […]
US snowstorm: Millions prepare for huge blizzard
Source: BBC A huge blizzard bearing down on the US east coast is expected to dump near-record levels of snow on Washington and the Mid-Atlantic region. More than 50 million […]
In busy first session of ’16, Philly Council calls for making Eid a city holiday
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer By Tricia L. Nadolny, Staff Writer As Philadelphia City Council returned Thursday for its first meeting of the new term, bills were offered that would add teeth […]
Americans’ faith in God may be eroding
Source: Pew Research Center God is frequently invoked in American public life. Indeed, there is no shortage of instances of official acknowledgement of the divine, from the appearance of “In God We Trust” on our currency to the phrase “one nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. To be sure, […]
‘Hijabis Of New York’ Gives Muslim Women The Attention They Deserve
Source: Huffington Post Activist and student Rana Abdelhamid hopes to dispel common misconceptions about the hijab — a highly-politicized head covering worn by some Muslim women — with her Tumblr […]
4 Ways to Make Schools Safer for Muslim Students
Source: Huffington Post I am dreading the day that my young son comes home from school hurt from his first experience of anti-Muslim bigotry. At age 8, he has little […]
Video: Fareed Zakaria’s Take I was the target of Internet trolling
After he was targeted by trolls, Fareed gives his take on how social media can encourage misinformation, rumors and radicalization online.
‘Believe whatever you want,’ Rubio tells atheist
Source: USA Today WAVERLY, Iowa — Confronted by an “activist atheist,” Marco Rubio said he’ll champion a country where “no one is forced to violate their conscience.” “No one is going […]
Atheist seeks removal of ‘God’ from US currency — again
Source: RNS (RNS) A California atheist who once argued against the Pledge of Allegiance before the Supreme Court has launched a federal legal challenge to the phrase “In God We […]
Can this US company ban Muslim prayer breaks? They just did.
Source: The Monitor Muslim employees can only leave work to pray during meal breaks, according to a new policy imposed at Ariens Manufacturing in Brillion, Wisc. “It is absolutely discrimination on its […]
Why Western attempts to moderate Islam are dangerous
Source: Al jazeera Less than 2 percent of all politically motivated acts of violence committed in Europe are carried out by Muslims. Yet, the media narrative of a crisis with “radical […]
Why Are There So Many Misconceptions About Muslim Americans?
Source: Huffington Post By Matthew La Corte; Research Associate at the Niskanen Center Peaceful American Muslims are unfairly and ignorantly being lumped together with evil extremists in the aftermath of […]
How MLK Day Became a Holiday
Source: Time Legislation designating the national holiday was passed in 1983 Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day is no long-standing tradition. The holiday is a little more than three decades […]
Iran condemns new US sanctions over missile test
Source: BBC Iran has denounced new sanctions imposed by the US over its ballistic missile programme. The sanctions had “no legal or moral legitimacy”, a foreign ministry spokesman said. In […]
Parade, numerous celebrations to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Source: Los Angeles Times By Cindy Carcamo; Contact Reporter A replica of the Montgomery, Ala., bus that Rosa Parks was riding in when she was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give […]
Anglicans suspend Episcopal Church over same-sex marriage
Source: CNN (CNN)The Episcopal Church, long the church of the establishment in the United States, has been punished by the international Anglican Communion over its acceptance of same-sex marriage. The decision was made Thursday at a meeting in Canterbury, England, where leaders of the Anglican Communion’s 38 provinces are gathered. […]
THE BIGGER PICTURE: I am a Muslim
Source: Finger Lakes Times By SPENCER TULIS Take a moment to reflect on your initial thoughts after reading the headline on this story and the man in the photo that […]
Sanctions lifted after Iran found in compliance on nuclear deal
Epigraph: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. (Matthew 5:9) By Don Melvin and Michael Martinez (CNN) Iran has completed the necessary steps in a deal […]
Scholars offer Muslims and police a new roadmap for better relations
Source: Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) U.S. police departments must look beyond the Muslim American community if they want to effectively counter violent extremism, a new report from Duke University finds. […]