On Ashura, Muslims recall how faith in God overcomes tyrants
(RNS) — On Ashura, the promise of Paradise is divine assurance even when the world shows its vilest cruelty. No pharaoh, tyrant or terrorist can take any of those things away.
In the Fatiha, Jacob Blake’s father cried for justice and healing for his son
(RNS) — As he recited the Fatiha, a prayer that opens the Quran, Jacob Blake’s father cried for mercy, healing, justice and an end to violence — like countless Black parents before him.
As an isolated hajj begins, Abraham’s trust in God is ours
(RNS) — This year’s disappointments may mean that Muslims will connect in a unique way this year to Abraham’s story as we celebrate Eid al-Adha.
How to pray, talk and act across faiths without betraying your own
(RNS) — Interfaith work means saying ‘Amen’ to other people’s invocations and reading others’ Scripture. At what point is accommodating other faiths’ beliefs still fruitful?
An imam and a rabbi see the State of the Union address as less than reassuring
(RNS) — Does the president believe in protecting the religious liberty of all citizens of the United States?
Texas' misguided decision on refugees is state-sponsored Islamophobia
(RNS) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision rests in part on the lie that Muslims from war-torn countries are dangerous, which is itself the most dangerous view out there.
At Christmas, Christians and Muslims take time to talk about loving Jesus, and each other
(RNS) — If our two faiths could start from a place of understanding that the two largest faiths in the world share a love for Jesus, maybe we could learn to love one another a little bit more.
We honor the victims of mass killings equally. Why can't politicians and the press?
(RNS) — Researchers recently found that terror attacks by Muslims receive an average of 357% more coverage than those by other groups.
An American Muslim imam's letter to the American Sikh community
(RNS) — Despite the real harm Islamophobia has caused Sikhs, they have consistently refused to throw the Muslim community under the bus by simply distancing themselves from Islam.
After a week, distress over a black life returns to North Texas
DALLAS (RNS) — Barely a week after Botham Jean's parents went home, another black victim's name has been rendered into a hashtag.