Tag: Muslims
Yes, Muslims are portrayed negatively in American media – 2 political...
Erik Bleich, Middlebury and A. Maurits van der Veen, William & Mary
The warm welcome Americans and Europeans have...
Students lead more public schools to close for Islamic holidays
Amaarah DeCuir, American University
Some public school districts across the nation will be closed on Monday, May 2, 2022,...
Why is Eid celebrated twice a year and how has coronavirus...
Ken Chitwood, Concordia College New York
Editor’s note: At sundown on July 30, Muslims all over the world celebrated one of the principal festivals, Eid...
What Islamic hygienic practices can teach when coronavirus is spreading
Rose S. Aslan, California Lutheran University
As outbreaks of the coronavirus spread throughout the world, people are reminded over and again to limit physical contact,...
What makes Christmas movies so popular
S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Hamilton College
If you are one of those people who will settle in this evening with a hot cup of apple cider...
What makes Christmas movies so popular
S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Hamilton College
If you are one of those people who will settle in this evening with a hot cup of apple cider...
How the new ‘Aladdin’ stacks up against a century of Hollywood...
Evelyn Alsultany, University of Southern California
Though critically acclaimed and widely beloved, the 1992 animated “Aladdin” feature had some serious issues with stereotyping.
Disney wanted to...
Why are some Americans changing their names?
Kirsten Fermaglich, Michigan State University
In 2008, Newsweek published an article on then-presidential candidate Barack Obama titled “From Barry to Barack.”
The story explained how Obama’s...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
