The Islamic Society of Central Jersey (ISCJ) has celebrated its 40th anniversary on Dec. 12 at Pierre’s Restaurant, Georges Road, in the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. During the event, the ISCJ community honored
Indiana isn’t always synonymous with religious diversity, but look carefully around the state and it’s not hard to see some significant shrines and holy places from an array of faith groups and
American Muslim leaders are planning voter registration drives and open-house days at mosques to fight a rise in anti-Muslim harassment. US Muslim leaders also pledged to counter recruitment efforts by extremists,
The Nueces Mosque is Austin’s first mosque. It opened in 1988 a couple blocks west of the University of Texas at Austin campus. Since then, about a half dozen mosques and
A Wheaton College professor who has been placed on administrative leave after posting photos of herself in a traditional Muslim headscarf has become the latest non-Muslim to publicly wear the
Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.), one of two Muslims in Congress, says he’s more concerned about white supremacists than Muslim terrorists. “I just saw a report where the white supremacist group Stormfront
A Southern California mosque was damaged in a fire that authorities said was intentionally set. Flames were reported just after noon Friday at the Islamic Center of Palm Springs, according to
The message from faith leaders and Syrian refugees Friday night at Epworth United Methodist Church was a simple one: tolerance, acceptance and open borders. The Indiana Chapter of the Syrian American
The state’s chapter of the Syrian American Council hopes to schedule a meeting between Gov. Mike Pence and refugees living in Indianapolis in coming weeks. The group invited Pence to a
On November 21st, the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative kick-started the #BlackInMSA hashtag. It began with a conversation on our steering committee’s WhatsApp group about the current tensions between black students and
