Omar Sacirbey
U.S. Muslims more moderate than Muslims worldwide
Muslims in America are much less inclined to support suicide bombing than Muslims abroad and are more likely to believe that people of other faiths can a...
Female converts to Islam facing growing scrutiny
When Karen Hunt Ahmed and her Muslim husband divorced four years ago, many friends asked her, “Now you can stop this Islam stuff, right?”
...Modeling agency helps demure Muslims keep it 'Underwraps'
Ever since she was a little girl, Savannah Uqdah longed to pose for pictures and strut down a runway with flashbulbs bursting....
'Virtual' public schools draw interest of religious families
Worried about exposure to foul language, immodest dress, peer pressure, and other inappropriate behavior, Susan Brown didn't want her two daughters attending public schools – even though she's a su...
U.S. dominates list of world's '500 Most Influential Muslims'
(RNS) There are more Muslims from America than any other country on this year's "The Muslim 500: The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims," compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, a...
American Muslims celebrate defeat of congressional critics
American Muslims are celebrating the ouster of two congressmen known for their anti-Islamic rhetoric, and heralding the outcomes as a sign that Muslim voters, at least in some districts, are a poli...
Hawaii Democrat poised to be elected first Hindu in Congress
Hindu Americans have run America's major companies and universities, won Nobel prizes and Olympic gold medals, directed blockbuster movies, and even flown into space....
Religion said to be key to combating female genital mutilation
The one thing that Afrah Farah will tell you about her genital cutting experience is that it happened. She doesn’t want to say how old she was, where it happened or who was or wasn’t with her.
...U.S. Copts, Muslims decry film
Coptic Christian leaders in the United States distanced themselves from an anti-Muslim film that has sparked protests in more than 20 countries and denounced the Copts who reportedly produced and p...
U.S. Muslims, Copts appeal to rioters to drop violence
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) Muslim and Coptic Christian leaders in the U.S....
Muslim delegates at Democratic convention quadrupled since 2004
c. 2012 Religion News Service
(RNS) The number of Muslim delegates attending the Democratic National Convention has quadrupled since 2004, according to a Muslim advocacy group.
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Are Muslims allowed to dance? Depends who you ask
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) The Taliban in Afghanistan shocked the world this week (Aug. 27) when they beheaded 17 people, allegedly for the crime of dancing at a mixed-gender gathering....
Number of American imams doesn’t meet the demand
The Islamic Center of New England has always been led by imams born outside America. The two-campus mosque would like to change that, but it’s proving harder than leaders had thought.
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