Islam
China is expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says
By Simina Mistreanu — November 22, 2023
(AP) — President Xi Jinping in 2016 called for the “Sinicization” of religions, initiating a crackdown that has largely concentrated on the western region of Xinjiang, home to more than 11 million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
Demanding peace even in the absence of war in Israel and Gaza
By Russell P. Johnson — November 21, 2023
(Sightings) — For those not directly affected, direct violence shouts, while structural violence whispers.
Pope Francis to join other clergy at first ‘Faith Pavilion’ at climate summit
By Adelle M. Banks — November 9, 2023
(RNS) — ‘This demonstrates the significance of the interfaith movement in helping to tackle the climate emergency,’ said one faith leader about the pavilion.
Leaders of Berlin’s interfaith House of One manage Israeli-Palestinian tensions
By Tom Heneghan — November 9, 2023
(RNS) — As interfaith feelings are strained by the Mideast conflict, leaders of Berlin’s planned center for Abrahamic religions vow to keep their project on course.
When it comes to defusing Hindu-Muslim tensions, college kids may know best
By Richa Karmarkar — November 9, 2023
(RNS) — The Interfaith Harmony Student Fellowship, an inaugural initiative from progressive Hindu organization Hindus for Human Rights, aims to prove that the younger generation will lead the cause into lasting change.
I am a child of Palestinians. I could’ve been killed in Gaza.
By Omar Suleiman — November 8, 2023
(RNS) — You claim to care about us here, but are OK with us being killed there.
In Washington, Jews and Muslims protest for cease-fire in massive Free Palestine march
By Whitney Bauck — November 6, 2023
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The DC gathering was one of dozens taking place around the world Saturday demanding a cease-fire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Faith-based groups’ protests for cease-fire in Gaza gain momentum
By Jack Jenkins — November 3, 2023
“We don't need a pause, we need it ended — we need it to cease,” the Rev. Darrell Hamilton II said of the violence in Gaza.
How the Israel-Hamas war has brought together Arab Christians and Muslims
By Daoud Kuttab — November 3, 2023
(RNS) — Bonds strained in recent years by the rise of Islamic radicals have been cemented again.
In ‘Three Chaplains,’ Muslim military chaplains find resilience in faith
By Kathryn Post — November 3, 2023
(RNS) — The new documentary, premiering on PBS Nov. 6, finds unexpected resonance with its interfaith message amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
The White House is working on a strategy to combat Islamophobia. Many Muslim Americans are skeptical
By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, and Seung Min Kim — November 3, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new initiative is expected to take months to formalize, following a similar process to the plan to counter antisemitism.
Jewish students on campus feel threatened, scared amid antisemitic spike
By Yonat Shimron — November 1, 2023
(RNS) — ‘There’s definitely a foreboding sense — when’s the next tragedy?’ a Cornell University sophomore said.
Muslim and Arab Americans feel betrayed by Biden. Can he win back their votes?
By Kathryn Post — November 1, 2023
(RNS) — Recent polls report a swift and decisive drop in support for the president among Muslim and Arab American voters amid the Israel-Hamas war.
How a Hindu architect became the ‘mosque man’ of Kerala
By Priyadarshini Sen — October 31, 2023
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (RNS) — With no formal training, Govindan Gopalakrishnan built at least 114 mosques, four churches and a Hindu temple.
Don’t look away. Israel’s response is textbook ethnic cleansing.
By Omar Suleiman — October 31, 2023
(RNS) — A leaked document shows Israel sees the war as an opportunity to push Palestinians into Egypt.
