The Economist AT ONE O’CLOCK in the afternoon, a handful of young Muslims gather for prayers in Blackburn, Lancashire. They are not meeting in a purpose-built mosque, however, but in a couple of sparsely furnished rooms above a chemist’s shop—a kind of startup prayer room. Everyone is welcome, Continue Reading
Evangelical, Muslim, Jewish. It’s time we all renew our commitment to religious freedom.
Oliver Thomas and Charles C. Haynes, USA Today Religious freedom can be a divisive issue, but it’s important. My group is renewing our commitment to the First Amendment, by signing this charter. In the turbulent 1960s, John Courtney Murray famously reminded Americans that the Constitution begins Continue Reading
What you don’t know about America’s Islamic heritage
By Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – One of the greatest stories rarely told about the long history of Muslim immigration to the United States stretching back hundreds of years is actually being told most days by Amir Muhammad, the founder and chief curator of America’s Islamic Heritage Continue Reading
Losing their religion: The young Turks rejecting Islam
By BBC News Are young people in Turkey becoming less religious? There are no statistics or polls but the question has been raised among politicians and clerics. One university professor has spoken of a dozen female students wearing headscarves telling him they have become atheists. This is Continue Reading
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