In January 2008, leaders from the Islamic Society of North America joined leaders from the American Baptist Churches USA, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and the Alliance of Baptists to begin
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
At the close of a challenging week for Muslim-Americans in the community and in the country, the solemn strains of Friday prayer service at the Islamic Center in West Chester
CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Monday began with a profanity-laced discussion on the terrorist attacks in Paris and led into a broader – if relatively short –
When Zeinab Khalil first heard about Friday night’s terrorist attacks in Paris, she received an anxious phone call from her mother. “I was in New York City and my mom called
Q: Al-Qaida is al-Qaida. Hamas is Hamas. But the Islamic State can be “ISIS,” “ISIL” and “Daesh.” Why so many names? A: Put the group’s Arabic name into the translation
Governor Mike Pence has joined at least 23 other governors saying they will no longer accept Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. The backlash comes after French
The ‘Splainer is an occasional feature in which RNS staff offers facts and background on a religion-related event, person or group in the news. (RNS) The terrorist organization murdering people across
Governor Mike Pence has joined at least 23 other governors saying they will no longer accept Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. The vast majority of the
In the wake of the November 13 Paris attacks, Radio and Fox News host Sean Hannity claimed “moderate Muslims don’t speak out enough against the hijacking of their religion,” ignoring condemnations from Muslim world leaders,
