Faith communities must take action against anti-Muslim hate
The graffiti that was spray-painted last week on the sidewalk in front of the home of a Muslim family in Homer Glen (“Man charged with spray-painting anti-Muslim graffiti in Homer Glen,”Sept. 20) was a cowardly act that should be condemned by all faith communities in the Chicago area. It’s noteworthy that the graffiti included crosses and a […]
The Berlin Muslims reforming Islam, one co-ed prayer meeting at a time
A female cleric. Men and women praying together in the same room. Berlin’s liberal mosques are working toward an Islamic reformation, all while avoiding death threats. By Sebastian Leber | Published on September 21, 2018 5:45 pm German security services were recently in touch with one of Berlin’s best-known Muslim clerics. He should take their warnings seriously, they […]
Why China Is Brutally Suppressing Muslims
The assault on the Uighurs serves Beijing’s imperial ambitions, which require stable land borders. By Robert D. Kaplan | Sept. 16, 2018 4:28 p.m. ET The repression of the Turkic Uighur Muslim community in western China—including the reported internment of up to a million people in secret camps—is a key part of Beijing’s new imperial […]