(RNS), January 24, 2019 — News of arrests in an alleged terrorist plot to attack their small village has sent “shock waves” through Islamberg, a predominantly black Muslim community in upstate New York, residents say. Now, members of the beleaguered community say they want real action after Continue Reading
Toblerone’s halal certification outrages the far right
By Rob Picheta and Tara John, CNN Members of Europe's far right have called for a mass boycott of Toblerone, after discovering that the popular triangular chocolate bar is halal-certified. Halal is an Arabic word that denotes that a food or service is permissible according to Islamic law. It Continue Reading
I’m a Muslim American and I Play the Hero in a TV Show. Here’s What My Experience Has Taught Me About How We Can Change Hollywood
By Zeeko Zaki Like most people, I remember where I was when the second plane smashed into the World Trade Center. I was in a sixth-grade Social Studies class in Unionville, Penn., surrounded by my classmates. Seventeen years later, I can vividly recall the images of the World Trade Center Continue Reading
In the Army and the Klan, he hated Muslims. Now one was coming to Chris Buckley’s home.
By Steve Hendrix Chris Buckley walks out to his porch, where the doormat once greeted customers at a Subway, and looks up and down the empty street. “I admit it, I’m nervous,” he says, lighting a cigarette with heavily tattooed hands. His densely colored arms — and much of his body — are a Continue Reading