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China accuses US of double standards on anti-Muslim bigotry, counterterrorism

by Aysha Khan
December 12, 2019

(RNS) — Chinese officials are seeking to turn the tables on the White House, accusing the U.S. of hypocrisy due to its own long history of anti-Muslim discrimination.

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‘Mission accomplished’: How one woman built the mosque of her dreams in Vegas

by Aysha Khan
December 10, 2019

LAS VEGAS (RNS) — Four years after becoming the first woman to build a U.S. mosque, Masjid Ibrahim’s 74-year-old founder says she’s still amazed by the community she has created.

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For one Afghan activist, her burqa is the shield allowing her to denounce corruption, Trump

by Claire Giangravé
December 9, 2019

VATICAN CITY (RNS) – In a school in downtown Rome on Friday (Dec. 6), the “bravest woman in Afghanistan” spoke to students about her faith, the Trump administration and the difficult legacy of four decades of war in her home country.

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Muhammad breaks into top 10 US baby names list in 2019

by Aysha Khan
December 6, 2019

(RNS) — The name, popular among Muslims as an act of devotion to honor Islam’s founder, has long been climbing parenting website BabyCenter’s annual list. This year, it made the cut.

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China blasts passage of US bill ordering sanctions over Uighur detention

by Aysha Khan
December 4, 2019

(RNS) — The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bipartisan bill that would call for Trump to impose sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for abuses in Xinjiang.

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We honor the victims of mass killings equally. Why can't politicians and the press?

by Omar Suleiman
December 4, 2019

(RNS) — Researchers recently found that terror attacks by Muslims receive an average of 357% more coverage than those by other groups.

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Film follows ‘honest struggle’ of formerly incarcerated Muslims reentering society

by Aysha Khan
November 27, 2019

(RNS) — The documentary follows Sadiq Davis’ journey to build a new life as a faithful Muslim in the South Side of Chicago after 24 years behind bars.

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As Americans become less religious, the role of chaplains may grow

by Alejandra Molina
November 27, 2019

(RNS) — As fewer people identify with a specific religion and as houses of faith experience a drop in attendance, some religious scholars expect that in the next number of years people will be more likely to meet a chaplain than a local clergyperson.

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Why these New York Sikhs are fundraising for a mosque in India

by Aysha Khan
November 25, 2019

(RNS) – A Sikh-majority village in the Indian side of Punjab has some 300 Muslims, but no mosques. This Sikh family in New York City wants to change that.

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FBI report: Jews the target of overwhelming number of religious-based hate crimes

by Yonat Shimron
November 19, 2019

(RNS) —  Hate crimes motivated by religious bias accounted for 1,550 offenses, and the majority of those — 57.8% — were anti-Jewish.

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Report accuses Arizona imam of misconduct and abuse

by Aysha Khan
November 14, 2019

(RNS) — A victim's advocacy group has accused a Phoenix imam of sexual battery, child abuse, misappropriation of charitable funds and marriage fraud.

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How India's youth are taking to a path shown by a 15th century mystic

by Kalpana Jain
November 13, 2019

VARANASI, India (RNS) — As Indian millennials chart their own spiritual paths they are leading a revival of the teachings of a mystic who wrote couplets on the nature of the divine and criticized any form of orthodoxy.

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Larycia Hawkins documentary shows the cost of embodied solidarity

by Dilshad Ali
November 7, 2019

(RNS) — Hawkins' story points to evangelical Christians' difficulties with Islam, but it also raises questions about what it means to be an ally and what exactly embodied solidarity means.

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Neighborly Faith urges evangelicals to find a 'third way' to befriend Muslims

by Emily McFarlan Miller
November 6, 2019

WHEATON, Ill. (RNS) — Neighborly Faith is a nationwide movement to bring Christians and Muslims together.  

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‘Beyond the mosque’: Seeing Islam's diversity reflected in worship spaces

by Aysha Khan
November 4, 2019

(RNS) — Rizwan Mawani uses diverse sacred spaces as lenses through which to offer readers a primer on the expansive histories, architectures and ritual practices of Muslims around the world.

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