By Jose A. DelReal President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign staff temporarily redirected the webpage detailing his controversial proposal to temporarily ban Muslim immigration into the United States, one of the most divisive and controversial policy ideas of his campaign, but swiftly sought to Continue Reading
As Muslim women, we actually ask you not to wear the hijab in the name of interfaith solidarity
By Asra Q. Nomani and Hala Arafa Last week, three female religious leaders — a Jewish rabbi, an Episcopal vicar and a Unitarian reverend — and a male imam, or Muslim prayer leader, walked into the sacred space in front of the ornately-tiled minbar, or pulpit, at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in Continue Reading
Muslims can wear headscarves for Alabama IDs. A Christian woman sues so she can, too.
By Julie Zauzmer When Yvonne Allen went to renew her driver’s license, she wasn’t expecting to discuss the Bible. But she soon found herself trying to defend her Christian beliefs. Allen takes literally the words of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament: “If a woman does not cover her head, she Continue Reading
A doctor’s plea to President Obama: Please act to save civilians in Syria
By Samer Attar Samer Attar, a surgeon with Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, is a volunteer with the Syrian American Medical Society and the Aleppo City Medical Council. “Please don’t cut off my leg,” a Syrian man pleaded. He had been shopping when a missile hit a crowded market. The blast Continue Reading