By Leigh Carmichael Around 1.6 billion Muslims inhabit the world today, and an estimated three to seven million reside in the United States.[1] Despite the fact that Muslims are the largest unreached people group, only 2% of Protestant Christian missionaries are engaging the Muslim world.[2] In Continue Reading
New York City’s Forgotten Muslim Past
By Rozina Ali Back when Donald Trump was a Presidential candidate, he said, “I think Islam hates us,” and called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” The realities of office reined him in somewhat, and in January of 2017 he signed an order to block the entry Continue Reading
Muslims Recoil at a French Proposal to Change the Quran
By Karina Piser A manifesto published in the French daily Le Parisien on April 21—signed by some 300 prominent intellectuals and politicians, including former President Nicolas Sarkozy and former Prime Minister Manuel Valls—made a shocking demand. Arguing that the Quran incites violence, it Continue Reading
At Least a Million Sub-Saharan Africans Moved to Europe Since 2010
By Phillip Connor International migration from countries in sub-Saharan Africa has grown dramaticallyover the past decade,1 including to Europe2and the United States. Indeed, most years since 2010 have witnessed a rising inflow of sub-Saharan asylum applicants in Europe, and lawful permanent Continue Reading