Fiona André
Fiona André is an author at Religion News Service.
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Once marginalized, New York’s Muslims celebrate growing political influence on Muslim Day
By Fiona André — February 8, 2024
(RNS) — Members of 12 Muslim organizations gathered with City Council members at City Hall to call for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza and denounce a surge in Islamophobia in the city related to the war.
Muslim advocacy group denounces stabbing of 23-year-old Palestinian American
By Fiona André — February 7, 2024
(RNS) — The assault was ‘bias-motivated and will be reviewed by the Hate Crimes Review Committee,’ wrote the Austin Police Department in its statement.
Pro-migrant pastors on a bus plan to meet ‘God’s Army’ convoy at Texas border town
By Fiona André — February 2, 2024
(RNS) — Doug Pagitt, a Minnesota pastor who runs the anti-Christian nationalism organization Vote Common Good, hopes to engage the anti-immigrant contingent and convince them it is migrants who are most in danger. 'We're just going to be around and try to humanize the situation,' he said.
CVS employee fired for refusing to sell birth control sues, claiming discrimination
By Fiona André — January 31, 2024
(RNS) — Gunna Kristofersdottir joins three other former CVS nurses who sued the company for religious discrimination after being fired for similar reasons.
After menu is deemed antisemitic, eatery throws Shabbat dinner for Jewish neighbors
By Fiona André — January 29, 2024
NEW YORK (RNS) — Palestinian restaurateurs tried to set the record straight after cheekily naming seafood section of the menu 'From the River to the Sea.'
New book draws from Torah’s wisdom to help recovering alcoholics
By Fiona André — January 25, 2024
(RNS) — The book gives daily reflection exercises, drawing on AA's famous 12-step method and portions of Jewish Scripture.
Muslim and Arab American voters part ways with President Biden over his foreign policy
By Fiona André — January 19, 2024
(RNS) — Among Muslim and Arab American voters, this disapproval of President Biden’s foreign policy has taken the form of an active campaigning against his reelection.
Open Doors 2024 Watch List highlights persecution of sub-Saharan African Christians
By Fiona André — January 17, 2024
(RNS) — This year’s report also raised the alarm on a degrading situation for Indian Christians amid attacks on Christian schools and hospitals in the country.
Muslim organizations lead Washington march to demand a cease-fire in Gaza
By Fiona André — January 12, 2024
(RNS) — Organizers demand that, besides actively campaigning for a cease-fire, President Biden 'hold Israel accountable for war crimes committed against the Palestinian people and their continuous violations of international law.'
Nine arrests at Chabad synagogue after students thwart filling of secret tunnel
By Fiona André — January 9, 2024
NEW YORK (RNS) — Monday’s chaotic scenes shocked members of the Chabad-Lubavitch community, who regard the synagogue as deeply sacred.
In Bethlehem, quiet Christmas celebrations draw parallels to war’s victims
By Fiona André — December 22, 2023
(RNS) — In the West Bank and Gaza, Christians are searching for ways to celebrate a subdued Christmas, with festivities canceled for the first time since the First Intifada in 1988.
ACLU files suit against DC transit agency over refusal to display religious group’s ads
By Fiona André — December 13, 2023
(RNS) — The ACLU said the agency’s advertisement policy discriminated against certain opinions and violated the First Amendment.
Muslim migrants in New York find refuge in a Nigerian church
By Fiona André — December 12, 2023
NEW YORK (RNS) — ‘They are Muslim. Our intention is to assist them, not convert them,’ said the pastor.
Muslim Leaders from swing states vow to drop Biden support in 2024
By Fiona André — December 8, 2023
(RNS) — Through the #AbandonBiden campaign, Muslim leaders hope to send a strong signal to the Biden administration: Siding with Israel’s deadly strikes in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks comes with a high cost.
Bishop Curry hospitalized for brain bleeding after fall in Syracuse
By Fiona André — December 5, 2023
(RNS) — Bishop Michael Curry has been hospitalized twice previously this year for internal bleeding and heart conditions.
