Terrorists Want To Divide Us. This Muslim-Jewish Service Project Is...
Zamir Hassan, founder of Muslims Against Hunger, was feeding homeless people in Boston’s central public park with a group of volunteers Saturday morning when he first learned of the attacks in Paris...
View ArticleWhat the Game of Thrones Can Teach Us About the Syrian Refugee Crisis
If you're not familiar with the Game of Thrones here's the gist. There's a zombie apocalypse coming. The humans build a wall to keep the zombies out, but in doing so, block out an entirely different...
View ArticleIn Defense of Understanding ISIS
In the third Democratic primary debate on Saturday, moderator John Dickerson asked Hillary Clinton a pointed foreign policy question about the apparent ISIS attacks in Paris: ...you gave a speech at...
View ArticlePianist Plays 'Imagine' Outside Bataclan, Uniting Parisians In Moment Of Peace
An unnamed man played John Lennon's "Imagine" on a piano outside the Bataclan theater in Paris on Saturday. CNN's Hala Gorani reported on it live from the scene during the CNN morning show "New Day."...
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 ArticleMuslim man offers Parisians hugs
A blindfolded Muslim man ventured into Republic Square in Paris, offering hugs to mourners. (VIDEO) ......
View ArticleMuslim Man Fired From Bed Bath & Beyond Says He Was Called 'Terrorist'
A Muslim man says former coworkers at Bed Bath & Beyond called him a "terrorist" after he grew out his beard, and alleges the chain later fired him because of his religion. Jose Alcantara, 38,...
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 ArticleDay After Paris Attacks
I was a bit hesitant going out of my room and to the Aqua gym session this morning. I am an Iranian-American, in a clinic in Cannes, France, where a good 25 percent of the people voted for the extreme...
View ArticleTed Cruz, the Syrian Muslim Hunter
Rubio and Jeb want to keep all Syrians out, but the compassionate Texas senator says no!—let the Christian ones in. But that’s not America. Maybe we can accept the good Syrian refugees who have been...
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 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 ArticleWhat's It Like Being Muslim in America?
I'm an attorney, a community organizer, a female Pakistani-American Muslim immigrant. Being Muslim in America means being identified by only one aspect of my identity. It means being told exactly what...
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'I Hope They're Not Muslims'
As officials scurried about Paris assessing the damage and seeking to identify the culprits, I know my Muslim friends were thinking, "I hope they're not Muslims." Were innocent people killed again in...
View ArticleWhy Tolerance Won't Be Enough
As Muslim chaplain for Harvard University, I'm always amazed at how the word tolerance divides the ranks on all sides. You'll find some who deem tolerance as an outdated term in need of a very specific...
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 ArticleMuslim Man Stands Blindfolded In Paris Square, Asks Passersby To Hug Him Out...
'I'm a Muslim, but I'm told that I'm a terrorist. I trust you, do you trust me?' ......
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"...
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