Supreme Court Rules on Liberty Rights Of Muslim Inmates
The Supreme Court today unanimously ruled that the religious liberty rights of an Arkansas Muslim inmates was violated over the right to wear a religious beard. … [Read more...]
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The Supreme Court today unanimously ruled that the religious liberty rights of an Arkansas Muslim inmates was violated over the right to wear a religious beard. … [Read more...]
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Muslim hero Lassana Bathily – who protected customers in the kosher grocery store in Paris during the recent attacks – is now not only getting his French citizenship expedited, but French Interior … [Read more...]
Duke University officials last week reversed its decision to broadcast the Muslim adhan (call to prayer) on campus, citing “security concerns.” The call to prayer did end up happening, albeit at a … [Read more...]
Imam Adeel Zeb, Muslim chaplain at Duke University, discusses the university’s decision to bow to pressure and cancel Friday’s call to prayer, and says that “this can still be a learning opportunity … [Read more...]
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Belgium’s Muslim community reacts to last week’s extremist plot against local police, stressing that the suspected gunmen’s ideology did not develop from mainstream Islam. As the local imam said, "The … [Read more...]
Time magazine takes a look at why a young Muslim might turn to extremism, and features a young Afghan-American named Khalid and his experience “negotiating” two cultures – those of his more … [Read more...]
In this op-ed piece, creator of the popular Canadian show “Little Mosque on the Prairie,” Zarqa Nawaz, talks about how the Muslim-Canadian community (particularly conservative members) first reacted … [Read more...]
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Sadly, this summer’s Israel-Gaza war resulted in 1500 children losing their parents or caretakers, and are now orphaned. Al Jazeera takes you into the al-Amal Institute for Orphans in Gaza City. … [Read more...]
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We here at Muslims on Screen and Television (MOST) have crafted an 'in case you missed it' #ICYMI list of this past week's most timely and relevant stories from across the web: 1) Thinkprogress … [Read more...]
Move over Justin Bieber (um, please) – a video of a 15 year old Indonesian girl named Meliani Siti Sumartini jamming on the guitar to a heavy-metal song has just gone viral, promoted by metal blogs. … [Read more...]