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Need to know: Wednesday, March 8, 2017
New York reaches revised settlement for post-9/11 Muslim surveillance lawsuits
The agreement “strengthens the city’s efforts to identify terroristic threats without stereotyping an entire community based on religion,” said a city attorney.
American Jewish leaders and others take issue with Israeli law that bars critics from entering the country
“It’s going to be a giant sign up by the door of the Jewish state: ‘Don’t come unless you agree with everything we’re doing here.’ I don’t know what kind of democracy makes that statement,” said Rabbi Rick Jacobs, head of the Union for Reform Judaism, the largest Jewish movement in the U.S.
Nike to launch ‘Pro Hijab’ for Muslim women athletes
Sportswear giant Nike is developing a high-performance hijab for Muslim women athletes, the latest move to fold the Muslim clothing industry into the mainstream.
Conservative synagogues can now officially accept non-Jews as members
Though some Conservative synagogues already have non-Jews as members, by a 98-4 vote, the body that governs America’s second-largest stream of Judaism officially sanctioned the practice.
Unlike previous popes, Francis is in no rush to visit his homeland
“Clearly the political situation in our country is not conducive to a papal visit,” said one Argentine Catholic.
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Trump travel ban orders a report on honor killings
Civil liberties experts say focus on honor killings, an extremely rare occurrence in the U.S., is another attempt to target Muslims.
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