Why Must We Demonize All Muslim Immigrants?
Here we go again. Though we are a nation of immigrants, we periodically turn xenophobic. Sixty-three years ago, shortly after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor led us to declare war on Japan, our...
View ArticleWorried Muslim Parents In France Want Their Kids To Dress Less Like Muslims
PARIS -- Some Muslim parents in Paris who are worried about discrimination have started asking their daughters to remove their religious headscarves in the wake of the deadly attacks on the French...
View ArticleMuslim Asks Parisians To Hug Him If They Trust Him. Many Do.
What happens when a Muslim man stands at a public square in Paris, mere days after terrorist attacks that killed over 100 people? People hug him. Many, in fact, walk over and take the man in their...
View ArticleTerror backlash alarms Metro Detroit Arabs, Muslims
Local Muslims are warily watching events unfold in Europe and the Middle East amid concerns there could be a backlash at home. The mood in two of Metro Detroit’s high-population Islamic communities,...
View ArticleBlindfolded Muslim man hugs mourners in Paris
(CNN)It's one of many videos to go viral since the deadly terrorist attacks that shocked the world last Friday. An undentified...
View ArticleBlindfolded muslim man asks "do you trust me?”; Hugs hundreds in Paris
A Muslim man stood near a mourning site at Place de la Republique, blindfolded, with two signs declaring "I'm a Muslim, but I'm told that I'm a terrorist" and "I trust you, do you trust me? If yes, hug...
View ArticleParis attacks: Blindfolded Muslim man asks people to 'show him trust with a...
A Muslim man stood blindfolded in the centre of Paris asking mourners to embrace him as they gathered to commemorate the 129 victims killed in a...
View ArticleBlindfolded Muslim man offers hugs in Paris: 'I trust you, do you trust me?'
In the week since a series of terrorist attacks claimed 129 lives in Paris, mourners have gathered at memorials around the city to pay tribute to the victims. One of those memorial sites is the Place...
View ArticleGOP Rivals Knock Trump For Endorsing Muslim Database
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's support for a government database to track Muslims in the United States is drawing sharp rebukes from his Republican president rivals as they try to distance themselves...
View ArticleLocal Muslims respond to backlash after Paris attacks
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Every time Sarah Shendy sees an American flag, she pledges allegiance. She proudly wears an American flag pin next to the badge on her Copley police uniform and flies the American flag...
View ArticleFrench Muslim calls on peers to stop terrorism: ‘The solution will come from us’
A French Muslim’s emotional plea for his community to lead the battle against Islamic terrorism is getting a lot of traction. In a video that has gone viral throughout his country, Bassem Braiki, who...
View ArticleWatch a blindfolded Muslim man ask Parisians ‘Do you trust me?’ and receive...
Since the November 13 Paris attacks, many personal accounts and stories of the incident have gone viral on social media. Recently, an unidentified Muslim man wearing a blindfold and holding a sign...
View ArticleWatch: A blindfolded Muslim Parisian asks fellow citizens for hugs
The terror attacks that struck Paris on November 13 have sparked myriad debates about migration, radical Islam, Europe’s security forces, and foreign wars. One point of contention—the relationship...
View ArticleThis time, Paris Muslims find unified voice in condemning terror attacks
After the recent Paris attacks, the questions of free speech and blasphemy are no longer on the table for a French Muslim community that appears to have found a unified voice. French Muslims are more...
View ArticleUber Driver Says Passenger Mistook Him For A Muslim, Threatened To Kill Him
Samson Woldemichael is a Christian. But the 40-year-old Ethiopian immigrant and father of two, who works as an Uber driver in North Carolina, says he was the victim of Islamophobia this weekend when a...
View Article“Do You Trust Me? Blindfolded Muslim Man Hugs Hundreds In Paris
1 Minute Video Near mourning sight at Place de la Republique an unknown man drew much attention by blindfolding himself...
View ArticleWant to Help ISIS? Hate a Muslim
It seems every time there is a terrorist attack, at least since 9/11, the world blames Islam. But the ones who feel the sting are the Muslims worldwide. Members of ISIS are named "radical Islamists"...
View Article'Do you trust me?' French Muslim asks mourners
In the aftermath of Friday's terrorist attacks on Paris, civic, religious, and political leaders have repeatedly called for unity, fearing that the extremist attack could inflame already smoldering...
View ArticleInvite A Muslim To Thanksgiving Dinner
For the last 24 years of National Action Network's (NAN) existence, I have utilized Thanksgiving Day to serve and eat with the homeless and seniors at our headquarters in New York City. I chose to turn...
View ArticleIn Time of Crisis, Too Many Politicians Feed Fear and Scapegoating
In the somber days since ISIS terrorists killed 130 people in coordinated attacks on Paris, elected leaders from around the world have been searching for solutions. But far too many American...
View ArticleHow Muslims are using social media to reclaim their faith
When Marwa Balkar learned of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s support of a tracking database for Muslims, she decided she would not take his remarks lying down. “When I first heard...
View ArticleThanksgiving and its Discontented in Montgomery County, Maryland
Thanksgiving is our annual day for family and friends, one divorced from any religion other than the civic religion of America. It's a holiday all but native Americans can embrace, from the newest...
View ArticleBlindfolded Kashmiri offers free hugs to promote harmony in his strife-torn...
On Monday, a Kashmiri doctor named Sandeep Mawa surprised the residents of Srinagar by standing blindfolded in the heart of the Jammu and Kashmir capital, inviting passersby to hug him, irrespective of...
View ArticleIgnorance Will Destroy Us
When I first heard of the terrorist attacks in Paris, the first person who came to mind was my mom. She lives right here with me, but she was first to cross my mind because I knew that she, along with...
View ArticleOklahoma Muslims tell of 'backlash' as well as support after terrorist...
Several local Muslim leaders recently held a meeting with Muslim high school students, and the Paris terrorist attacks quickly became a topic of conversation. Adam Soltani, executive director of the...
View ArticleA Challenge for the Social Sciences
We live in dangerous times. Our mean streets have become killing fields. During the past year police officers have shot and killed many unarmed African- American men. During the past year Christian...
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...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleIt'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...
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