NY Times Ethicist on Anti-Muslims Prejudice
A patient came to the E.R. where I work, and a nurse gave him a preliminary evaluation. When the patient saw my name, he refused to be examined by a Muslim doctor. I couldn’t reach his primary physician, and the other physician on call was also Muslim. A physician assistant offered to complete the evaluation, […]
Magazines Put Muslim Culture on Display
They critique foreign policy, discuss teen fashion and deal with women’s empowerment, just like so many other magazines fanned across the shelves of American newsstands. These, however, have names like Islamica, Muslim Girl and Azizah. High-quality, with glossy covers, modern layouts and polished writing, the publications represent the rising voices of American Muslims eager to […]
AK: Scholars Dig into Muslim Culture
A new Alaska Pacific University project is giving Alaskans an opportunity to study and discuss Muslim culture. “Engaging Muslims: Religion, Cultures, Politics” is the work of Regina Boisclair, Cardinal Newman Chair of Catholic Theology at APU — along with UAA, Wayland Baptist University, the Islamic Community Center of Anchorage Alaska and others. The Newman Chair […]
WI: Author Calls Israel-Palestine Conflict ‘Apartheid’
Israeli human rights activist and author Jeff Halper argues that in the Israel-Palestine conflict the two-state solution is dead and that apartheid has taken over. Jimmy Carter let the genie out of the bottle with his recent book, “Palestine Peace Not Apartheid,” but Halper has been using the same language for years. “We use apartheid […]
Neocons Converge Around Giuliani Campaign
Neocons can’t help but slink around Washington, D.C. The Iraq War has given the neoconservatives—who favor the assertive use of American power abroad to spread American values—something of a bad name, and several of the Republican candidates seem less than eager to hire them as advisers. But Rudy Giuliani apparently never got that memo. One […]
CAIR-NJ: More Districts Closing on Muslim Holidays
In Paterson, there has been no school on Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur for years. But now the schools are also closed on the Muslim holidays of Eid al-Fitr (the end of the month of fasting for Ramadan) and Eid al-Adha (the end of the pilgrimage to Mecca). Prospect Park schools generally close for the […]
CAIR-MI: Jews, Muslims Meet to Discuss Their Faiths
Sometimes it takes a coincidence to spark a good idea.That’s why a group of Jews and Muslims gathered Friday evening at the Ann Arbor home of Aaron and Aura Ahuvia to pray, break bread and learn about what their faiths have in common.The coincidence was the starting dates this year of one of the holiest […]
IL: Muslim Moms Join Forces, Open Law Firm
When asked what kind of attorney she is, Janaan Hashim has a sharp reply. “A good one,” Hashim said with a laugh. She is one of six attorneys in a new, all-female, all-Muslim, all-working-mother law firm in Palos Heights. The women named their venture Amal Law Group. “Amal,” which is Arabic for “hope,” is what […]
TX: Islamophobe to Protest Muslim Family Day
A Florida-based group called Americans Against Hate plans to protest a Muslim Family Day at Six Flags Over Texas later this month because it says the Islamic organization sponsoring the event supports terrorism. Local Muslims called the accusation a lie. “They have an agenda and they have a focus, and that is to absolutely tear […]
MN College Drops Desmond Tutu Over Criticism of Israel
A private Roman Catholic college in Minnesota has shelved plans to invite Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu to speak, fearing that his views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will offend the Jewish community, a school official said. University of St. Thomas officials had initially considered having the South African bishop address students in April, but comments in […]