Islamophobia is on the rise in the US. But so is Islam.
Yunique walks around her Brooklyn neighborhood in stylish, loose clothing that skims over her body and a gray shawl that’s delicately draped around a baseball cap. It’s not evident right away that she is dressed modestly because she is Muslim. The only giveaway of her faith might be if she decides to share her last […]
Americans split on whether president should criticize Islam: Poll
As President Obama visits a mosque in the U.S. for the first time Wednesday to show support for Muslims, a new poll finds that Americans are divided along partisan lines about whether the next president should criticize Islam when speaking about terrorists. The Pew Research Center survey found that 70 percent of Democrats and independents […]
Why a Christian Can View Muhammad As A Prophet
As an advocate of interfaith dialogue, particularly between Christians and Muslims, I’m often faced with the issue of conversion. People ask me, “If you admire Prophet Muhammad so much, why don’t you convert to Islam? Why don’t you accept him as “the seal”? I see these questions popping up on my Twitter and Facebook feeds […]