Mother Of Muslim 9/11 First Responder Says Republicans Are Insulting Son’s...
WASHINGTON -- The mother of an American Muslim first responder who died on 9/11 is calling out Republican presidential candidates for drumming up hatred and fear against Muslims in the wake of the...
View ArticleHow the Right and the Left Are Getting San Bernardino Wrong
14 people are dead. 21 are injured. A young couple armed for battle attacked a Christmas party full of the husband's colleagues. In the face of this nightmare -- both the 355th mass shooting in 336...
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 ArticleTerrorists 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 ArticleState Senator Says Syrian Refugees In U.S. Should Be Segregated In Camps
Rhode Island state Sen. Elaine Morgan (R) said in an email Tuesday that she opposes resettling Syrian refugees because "[t]he Muslim religion and philosophy is to murder, rape, and decapitate anyone is...
View ArticleSyrian Refugees Are Welcome by This Godless Atheist
Religious leaders and believers are debating whether or not the United States should welcome Syrian refugees. It is not surprising that the Muslim community in this country would be supportive of the...
View ArticleMuslims must denounce terror like the West does
The terrorist attacks in Paris have sent shockwaves of fear across the world, but the Muslim community fears something different: a backlash. An arsonist attacked the Masjid Al-Salaam mosque in...
View ArticleKeeping a Promise about Human Suffering
Did you cry at the end of Schindler's List? Even after the credits were over, it took me several minutes to get a grip enough to be able to walk out of the theater. I spent months after that movie,...
View ArticleMayor Bill de Blasio Says ISIS Video Offers No "Specific And Credible Threat"...
NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) - There is no "specific and credible threat" against New York City, despite a newly released Islamic State video suggesting America's most populous city is a potential target...
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....
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