The Temecula City Council early Wednesday morning unanimously approved a proposed mosque after a marathon eight-hour hearing that seesawed from vitriolic rants from residents castigating Muslims as terrorists to interfaith leaders praising the peaceful virtues of Islam.
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In the end, the council’s decision was made solely based on mundane issues such as traffic, parking and [...]
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, is launching a tour to raise awareness about Muslims in America. 2010 saw Muslims in this country confronted with discrimination and indignation like never before.
Imam Rauf’s tour aims both to hold America accountable for its tradition of freedom of religion, while ushering in an era [...]
Christian and Muslim brotherhood is real
Today’s guest blogger is Hesham A. Hassaballa, a Chicago doctor and writer. He is co-author of the Beliefnet Guide to Islam, and his newest book is Noble Brother, the story of the Prophet Muhammad told entirely in poetry.
Barely half a week into his new term as Governor of [...]
“To take but one recent example, when the Park51 Muslim community center in Lower Manhattan was subjected to undue criticism this past summer, the groups that gathered behind closed doors to support its besmirched but beloved leaders included atheists, Jews, Christians, Muslims and more. It was heartening — as were the rallies led [...]
By Dan Gilgoff, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor
When the Anti-Defamation League – a leading Jewish group devoted to fighting anti-Semitism and “all forms of bigotry” – came out against the construction of an Islamic center and mosque near New York’s ground zero last year, some critics alleged that the organization had lost its way.
“I would [...]
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