Minnesota
Progressive Minnesota US Rep. Ilhan Omar draws prominent primary challenger
By Steve Karnowski — November 13, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The war in the Middle East has already divided Democrats and upended the dynamics of some House primaries.
‘Ramadan Camp’ reaches Muslim children across the globe
By Margaret Stafford — April 17, 2023
(AP) — The Noor Kids Ramadan Camp started two years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, about 90,000 families have signed up, and about 3,000 families join live every night, he said.
Student groups show support for Minnesota college president
By Associated Press — January 27, 2023
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Several student groups at a Minnesota college that dismissed an adjunct art instructor for showing an image of the Prophet Muhammad to her class say they do not want the school's embattled president to resign.
The role of Blackness in the Hamline Islamic art controversy
By Kayla Renee Wheeler and Edward E. Curtis IV — January 12, 2023
(RNS) — We’ve heard little about the students who initiated the complaint and why they objected to a painting of the prophet.
Ilhan Omar named ‘American Muslim Public Servant of 2021’ by CAIR
By Joseph Hammond — December 7, 2021
(RNS) — In her acceptance speech, Omar acknowledged it had been a ‘very difficult week’ as the political feud between her and Rep. Lauren Boebert continued to draw headlines.
Muslims win office in US municipal elections in 2021
By Joseph Hammond — November 10, 2021
(RNS) — Three years after the first Muslim women were elected to Congress, successful campaigns in Michigan, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey and Pennsylvania put Muslims in key local offices.
New podcast finds ‘work-life-faith balance’ for modern Muslim parents
By Joseph Hammond — August 24, 2021
(RNS) — Unlike in other parenting podcasts, ‘discipline’ is as likely to mean spiritual accountability as toddler timeouts.
Minnesota governor restricts ‘conversion therapy’ for minors
By Steve Karnowski — July 16, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order banning so-called conversion therapy on Thursday.
A Minnesota Catholic diocese was set to install a new bishop. Then he was accused of abuse.
By Claire Giangravé — September 8, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the Rev. Michel Mulloy, who was set to become the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota, this fall.
In Minneapolis, faith groups rush to aid demonstrators as they decry racism
By Jack Jenkins — May 29, 2020
(RNS) — Faith leaders in Minneapolis, Minnesota, are offering aid to demonstrators who have taken to the streets to decry racism and police brutality, working to balance religious calls for justice with an aversion to violence and a desire to prevent the spread of infection during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
Minnesota clergy, ICE critics want bishop name off building
By Steve Karnowski — October 30, 2019
(AP) — The Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, which houses the Minneapolis-area offices of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security, was named for an Episcopal leader who defended Native Americans.
FBI: Explosive detonated at Minnesota mosque
By Yonat Shimron — August 5, 2017
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Windows of the imam's office were shattered, either by the blast or by an object thrown through them, but no one was injured.
Minnesota bishop sued for coercion over sex abuse incident
By Timothy Mclaughlin — May 10, 2017
(Reuters) The personal injury lawsuit against Bishop Michael Joseph Hoeppner marks the first time a U.S. bishop has been individually sued for coercion, according to the plaintiff's attorney.
A rabbi’s case for Keith Ellison to head the DNC
By guest — December 15, 2016
(RNS) 'I know Keith quite well and I know the anti-Semitism charge against him is totally wrong,' writes Rabbi Steve Gutow.
Documents show Vatican official allegedly stopped Minnesota investigation
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 22, 2016
(RNS) A Vatican spokesman says the release of documents alleging its former ambassador to the U.S. tried to stop an investigation of a Minnesota archbishop 'is a very complex issue' that will require further study.
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