By Paul Kiefer, Dana Terry, and Anita Rao / WUNC Radio / July 15, 2019 One of Imam Shane Atkinson’s first face-to-face encounters with Muslims took place while he was working at a tannery in Sturgis, Mississippi. During his time in that town, Atkinson – a working-class, white Mississippian Continue Reading
A Push to Deny Muslims Religious Freedom Gains Steam
Aysha Khan / Religion & Politics / July 16, 2019 Once a fringe argument restricted to extreme anti-Muslim corners of the internet, the idea that Islam is not actually a religion, and therefore does not qualify for religious liberty protections, has rapidly gained salience in mainstream Continue Reading
Why More Muslims Are Turning to Jesus
David Garrison / Newsweek In the 8th century, the Great Imam, Abu Hanifa (699-767), coined the term "House of Islam" (Dar al-Islam) as those places where Muslims enjoyed peace and security under the rule of an Islamic government. The rest of the world Hanifa designated Dar al-Harb or "the House Continue Reading
The Arab world in seven charts: Are Arabs turning their backs on religion?
BBC News Arabs are increasingly saying they are no longer religious, according to the largest and most in-depth survey undertaken of the Middle East and North Africa. The finding is one of a number on how Arabs feel about a wide range of issues, from women's rights and migration to Continue Reading
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