Corey Saylor

For 25th year, State Department reports on threats, triumphs in religious freedom

By Adelle M. Banks — May 16, 2023
(RNS) — The report, which assesses conditions in 199 countries, also looks at policies and laws, including those about blasphemy and apostasy, that ‘criminalize religious expression.’

What to say when your Muslim child asks about Peshawar

By Lauren Markoe — December 18, 2014
(RNS) We asked Muslim parents about talking to children about Tuesday's massacre of students in Peshawar.

Anti-Shariah movement changes tactics and gains success

By Omar Sacirbey — May 16, 2013
(RNS) After losing steam in recent years, the anti-Shariah movement has scored a string of victories by, ironically, leaving the words "Shariah" and "Islam" out of bills that restrict state courts from considering foreign law.

Muslim leaders: We stand against terrorism

By Kevin Eckstrom — April 19, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) As the manhunt intensified in and around Boston, Muslim leaders hastily convened a press conference Friday to denounce the attacks and, in an attempt at damage control that has become almost routine, to urge the media not to link Islam with violent extremism.
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