Politics
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Muslim groups boycott Hilton over planned hotel on Uighur mosque
Mosque demolished in 2018 in Hotan in Xinjiang is one of many damaged or destroyed by China in campaign against…
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Muna El-Kurd and Mohammed El-Kurd
BY SANYA MANSOOR (TIME.COM) Through online posts and media appearances, sibling activists Mohammed and Muna El-Kurd provided the world with a window into…
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British diplomat uses social media to draw attention to removal of Chinese mosque minarets
By Dong Xing and Max Walden (ABC.NET) A senior UK diplomat has taken to social media to comment on the removal of minarets at several…
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US Muslims reflect on how 9/11 changed their lives and what the future holds for them
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Many Muslims in the United States point to September 11, 2001 as the day their…
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How 9/11 changed air travel for Muslims, Arabs and everyone
For Arab passengers flying into the US in the wake on the 9/11 outrage, life has become particularly difficult. (THE…
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Close to home: how US far-right terror flourished in post-9/11 focus on Islam
By Adam Gabbatt in New York The far right and white supremacists are responsible for the vast majority of extremist-related fatalities…
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ADL head: On NY Islamic center, we were wrong, plain and simple
by Jonathan A. Greenblatt Syrian refugee and activist: 'You either leave or you die' 08:25 Jonathan A. Greenblatt is CEO and…
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US faith groups unite to help Afghanistan refugees after war
BY LUIS ANDRES HENAO, PETER SMITH AND MARIAM FAM ASSOCIATED PRESS (THE OLYMPIAN) America’s major religions and denominations, often divided on…
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Since 9/11, US Muslims Have Gained Unprecedented Political, Cultural Influence
BY STEVE FRIESS (NEWS WEEK) It’s been an impressive 2021 so far for Muslim Americans. The U.S. Senate, that bastion of partisan…
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They Left Us: As Withdrawal Nears, Afghans Who Helped the US Feel Betrayed
As U.S. troops pack up, many American allies trapped in Afghanistan are losing any hope of escaping and questioning why…
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