BY BESHEER MOHAMED AND ELIZABETH PODREBARAC SCIUPAC Like Americans in many other religious groups, a substantial share of adults who were raised Muslim no longer identify as members of the faith. But, unlike some other faiths, Islam gains about as many converts as it loses. About a quarter of Continue Reading
Most White Evangelicals Don’t Believe That Muslims Belong in America By Kate Shellnut
As much of American society undergoes a secular shift, most Muslims and Christians continue to attend worship, adhere to tenets of their traditions, and proudly identify with their faiths. But despite this shared sense of religious devotion, as detailed in a new Pew Research Center report on what Continue Reading
Idaho’s first Syrian refugee wants Americans to understand their country’s vetting process
By Jason Margolis Asmaa Albukaie was married at age 14. She had two children by the time she was 15. Then she took an unusual step for a stay-at-home Syrian mom: She signed up for a university degree in library science in Damascus. “I noticed that women in movies, American women, decide Continue Reading
How Halal Food Became a $20 Billion Hit in America
By Craig Giammona Sometimes, culinary trends move in sync with political ones. Sauerkraut was renamed “liberty cabbage” when the U.S. was at war with Germany, and a more recent falling-out with the French led to the invention of “freedom fries.” But sometimes they move in mysterious ways. In Continue Reading