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REUTERS: “Report Says Religious Groups Face Increased Hostility Worldwide”
From Reuters BY TOM HENEGHAN, RELIGION EDITOR Tue Jan 14, 2014 3:02pm GMT (Reuters) – Violence and discrimination against religious groups by governments and rival faiths have reached new highs in all regions of the world except the Americas, according … Continue reading
NPR AUDIO: “Muslim Women Challenge American Mosques”
From National Public Radio Most American mosques do a poor job of including women, according to a recent study co-sponsored by the Islamic Society of North America. Sometimes that means subpar women’s prayer spaces, a lack of leadership roles or little programming … Continue reading
WORLD NEWS: “In Sri Lanka, Muslims Replacing Tamils as Perceived Enemy”
From The Toronto Star Attacks on mosques stir anew religious tensions in Sri Lanka, where about 9 per cent of the population — 1.4 million — practise Islam. COLOMBO—Cellphone cameras captured the ugly scene: Muslims being chased through the streets … Continue reading
SPORTS NEWS: “Muslim Female Basketball Star Named MVC Player of the Week”
From Indiana State University ST. LOUIS – Senior guard Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir has been named this week’s Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, announced by the league on Monday. Abdul-Qaadir made quite the introduction to the Missouri Valley Conference as she … Continue reading
CRAZY ALERT: “Republican Senate Candidate: There Are Not Enough Hollywood Muslim Movie Villains”
From Mother Jones Magazine By Tim Murphy Political correctness is keeping Hollywood from properly stigmatizing Muslims—so said Mississippi Republican Senate candidate Chris McDaniel. He issued this complaint during a 2006 episode of Right Side Radio, a syndicated show McDaniel hosted for … Continue reading
WORLD NEWS: “UK Census Says One in Every 10 Babies in England is Muslim”
From Agence France-Presse (AFP) London (AFP) – Almost one in 10 babies and toddlers in England and Wales are Muslim, according to new analysis of census figures published Friday, illustrating the growth of the minority community. Some 317,952 children aged … Continue reading
CRAZY NEWS: “British Woman Dresses as Muslim Woman & Fakes Acid Attack”
From The Daily Mail (London) Mary Konye, 21, allegedly disguised herself in Islamic veil before attack Naomi Oni, 21, suffered burns on her face and chest on December 30 2012 Defence claim that Miss Oni had plotted attack for ‘fame and … Continue reading
PEW POLL: “How People in Muslim Countries View Women’s Dress in Public”
From Pew Research Center by Jacob Poushter An important issue in the Muslim world is how women should dress in public. A recent survey from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research conducted in seven Muslim-majority countries (Tunisia, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi … Continue reading
MAGAZINE: “First Look at Marvel Comic’s First Female Muslim Superhero”
From Wired by Laura Hudson Late last year, Marvel Comics announced that it would reboot Ms. Marvel in February and put an all-new superheroine at the helm: Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old Muslim girl who lives in New Jersey. WIRED has the first … Continue reading
CRAZY NEWS: “Saudi Arabian Prince Drops $20 Million in Disney Spending Spree”
From USA Today By Jayne Clark Disney may have hiked admission prices again this week, but the $20 million a Saudi prince spent during three fun-filled (we hope) days in May at Disneyland Paris is worth a lot of mouse … Continue reading
