New Jersey
‘Trinity’s Triumph’ film, written by New Jersey priest, humanizes Catholic clergy
By Kathryn Post — February 27, 2024
(RNS) — While reductive narratives depict priests as perfect heroes or evil villains, said writer and producer Stephen Fichter, truth is more complicated.
New Jersey police seek killer of a Muslim leader outside Newark mosque
By Mike Catalini — January 5, 2024
Sharif's shooting comes amid intensifying bias incidents against Muslims and Jews since Hamas committed terror attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, provoking a punishing war in the Gaza Strip.
NJ town accused of discriminating against Orthodox Jews will pay $575K settlement
By Kathryn Post — August 29, 2023
(RNS) — Jackson Township had been accused of discriminatory surveillance and zoning ordinances that targeted its growing Orthodox Jewish community.
This India Day, Indian Americans want to be independent from politics
By Richa Karmarkar — August 15, 2023
(RNS) — For many, celebrating the anniversary of their ancestral homeland’s independence can bring tensions over the current political atmosphere there.
Human trafficking suit spreads to Hindu temples in 5 states
By David Porter — November 11, 2021
A lawsuit in which workers accuse a Hindu organization of human trafficking by luring them from India to build a temple in New Jersey for as little as $1.20 a day has widened to four other states. In the initial lawsuit filed in May, workers at a Hindu temple in Robbinsville, New Jersey, claimed leaders […]
Muslims win office in US municipal elections in 2021
By Joseph Hammond — November 10, 2021
(RNS) — Three years after the first Muslim women were elected to Congress, successful campaigns in Michigan, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey and Pennsylvania put Muslims in key local offices.
The fundamentalist who created today’s conservative template
By Mark Silk — August 23, 2021
(RNS) — Meet a New Jersey pastor named Carl McIntire.
Zahid Quraishi confirmed as first Muslim federal judge
By Joseph Hammond — June 11, 2021
(RNS) — The US Army veteran has been assigned to a federal district court in New Jersey.
The film ‘Two Gods’ studies the life of a Muslim casket maker
By Joseph Hammond — May 27, 2021
(RNS) — The film ‘explores the juxtaposition of grief and the rituals of death with the vibrancy of coming of age,’ said director Zeshawn Ali.
Democrats defend a tax boon for rich homeowners
By Thomas Reese — May 12, 2021
(RNS) — Who could have thought that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Donald Trump would be on the same page on anything?
New Jersey man accused of ramming Muslim woman’s car
By Aysha Khan — May 7, 2020
(RNS) — Michael Morrison is in jail after allegedly ramming his SUV twice into a Muslim woman’s car and threatening to kill her and her son.
Women leaders condemn threat against Muslim candidate
By Luis Andres Henao — May 7, 2020
(AP) — Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, the founder of MuslimGirl.com who is running for Congress, is the first Muslim woman to run for federal office from New Jersey.
Amid rising anti-Semitism, Orthodox Jews weigh safety with being conspicuously Jewish
By Menachem Wecker — January 27, 2020
(RNS) — For Orthodox Jews, the current wave of anti-Semitic attacks raises questions about how to keep safe while remaining identifiably Jewish.
Little Sisters of the Poor return to court to fight birth control mandate
By Thomas Reese — January 23, 2020
(RNS) — In a rerun of a 2016 case, the Supreme Court shouldn't be required to settle what the parties ought to have settled themselves.
Official: Jersey City attack was ‘fueled’ by anti-Semitism
By David Porter and Michael R. Sisak — December 12, 2019
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — "I can confirm that we're investigating this matter as potential acts of domestic terrorism fueled both by anti-Semitism and anti-law enforcement beliefs," said New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal.
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