It's Time to Rehumanize Muslims and Jews
Growing up Jewish in America, I was never encouraged to associate with Muslims. It's not that anyone ever said, "don't talk to those people" -- there just weren't many opportunities to interact with...
View ArticleMuslim Man's Silent Demonstration Asks Passersby "Do You Trust Me? If Yes,...
Onlookers at Paris's Place de la République were moved to tears by a silent display of unity following the deadly Paris attacks, when one Muslim man spoke out against Islamophobia without words....
View ArticleBlindfolded Muslim asks people to 'show trust with hug' in heartwarming...
A Muslim man stood blindfolded in the street in Toronto with signs which read, 'I am a Muslim. I am labelled as a terrorist', and 'I trust you. Do you trust me? Give me a hug' as a social experiment to...
View ArticleBlindfolded Muslim Man Asks Fellow Canadians For Their Trust. Canada Responds...
What would it mean for people to trust each other? As a Canadian Muslim, Assma Galuta says that question carries a lot of weight within her community. Not only is it affecting the way people perceive...
View ArticleTerrorism Has No Religion
Donald Trump got the attention he was seeking with his proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the United States. Much like Lady Gaga who lives for "the applause, applause, applause," The Donald...
View ArticleWhat About the Muslim Children?
Recently, our university's Muslim chaplain reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in a talking to a small group of Muslim parents about what Muslim college students thought about the...
View ArticleFrench Muslims resent scrutiny after Charlie Hebdo attack
Word that one of its native sons blasted his way into terrorist infamy has brought unwelcome scrutiny to La Grande Borne, a crime-ridden housing project in the gritty southern Paris suburb of Grigny....
View ArticleThe Most Important Article You Will Read About Muslims and the Presidential Race
There are currently 16 hopeful candidates running for president and the majority of them have expressed an animosity towards Muslims. The result of their hatred being displayed across the media and...
View ArticleMore Than a Prophet, More Than a Cartoon
While leading storytelling workshops with Syrian refugee youth, I found myself unavoidably drawn into a spirited exchange in which some perceptions of religion and culture both encouraged and...
View ArticleMourners Make Heart-Stirring Chalk Tributes For Victims Of Paris Attacks
In the aftermath of Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris, hundreds of mourners poured into the Place de la Republique on Saturday and Sunday night to create heartfelt chalk tributes to those who died....
View ArticleDon't Ignore Lessons of 9/11
“Nothing like this has ever happened to me before,” said Sarker Haque, his face still black and blue from the beating. “I’ve lived here all these years and never, in this community? Never have I ever...
View ArticleAll Apples Are Not the Same
Dear Sisters, Dear Brothers, A few days ago I woke up from my sleep and checked the news like every morning. I learned with the rest of the world that Paris has been attacked last night leaving...
View ArticleFor French Muslims, Mourning and Fear of Stigma After Attacks
Lisa Bryant PARIS— Dressed in a sharp grey suit with a button sporting the logo of France’s new Muslim party, Nizarr Bourchada showed up at the Place de la Republique this week to pay tribute to the...
View ArticleThe Danger of Escalating Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
I am an American professor teaching this year at Al-Akhawayn University in Morocco and, like everyone, am horrified by the stories of escalating terror that cross our screens daily. I am also disturbed...
View ArticleFrench Come Together To Support Muslims After Attacks
As the Islamic State cheers and takes credit for one of the most deadly terrorist attacks in modern France, emotions are running high in the nation -- especially among its 5 million-strong Muslim...
View ArticleTexas and the Politics of Exclusion
By via Wikimedia Commons Last Friday night, several armed terrorists coordinated attacks around the city of Paris that left 129 people dead. The terrorist group ISIS, or Daesh, has claimed...
View ArticleIn churches, plazas, playgrounds, Parisians find strength in gathering
The Eiffel Tower stood dark Saturday night, the perfect expression of the stunned stupor that persisted across Paris after living through one of the worst terrorist attacks in European history. But as...
View ArticleParis Attacks and Being Muslim
I have taken a few days to process the Paris attacks mentally, emotionally, spiritually. It rocks the core of my being on so many levels that I fear I won't be able to express the complexity of what is...
View ArticleIf We Want To Eradicate Terrorism, We Must Stand Together
I was as shocked as any sensible human being would have been when I learned about the senseless, heinous, appalling and cowardly act that took place in Paris this week. This attack is shocking, and...
View ArticleI'm a French Muslim, and I'm Tired and Scared
It was just 10 months ago, after the attacks on Charlie Hebdo and the Hyper Casher supermarket in Paris, that we said "enough." One drop too many. Today, it's a torrent. A torrent of tears, but also a...
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