Contrary to common assumptions, many Jewish and Muslim Americans enjoy warm relations. Yet we are only beginning to understand how and why this is so. A Gallup report released last week goes a long way to explaining this unexpected trend and shows that the two communities have more in common than is often thought.
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STERLING, Va. — In the middle of the night a few years ago, Imam Mohamed Magid got a peculiar phone call from a young man who attended his Northern Virginia mosque. The man, who was in the car with a woman, wanted to know if the imam could perform a marriage “right now” in a [...]
In the weeks leading up to the House hearings on “the radicalization of American Muslims,” anti-Muslim rhetoric continued apace in some segments of the media. At an Islamic Society of North America dinner in Arlington, Virginia last month, over 200 Muslims shared their concerns as panelists discussed the challenges facing the Muslim community. [...]
While Rep. Pete King was getting ready to launch his congressional hearings today – which seem designed to stoke the flames of prejudice and fear – young Muslims and Jews gathered together in Manhattan on Monday evening in a demonstration of mutual respect and solidarity.
“Tonight, we can begin to establish a relation,” said Batya [...]
Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami released the following statement as Congressman Peter King (R, NY-03) prepares to hold a congressional hearing on “Islamic radicalization” in the United States:
J Street strongly objects to Congressman Peter King’s provocative and anti-Muslim congressional hearing scheduled for Thursday. We urge America’s political leaders to embrace our nation’s core values of [...]
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