Tag: Islam
Explaining the rise in hate crimes against Muslims in the US
Brian Levin, California State University San Bernardino
Hate crimes against Muslims have been on the rise. The murder of two samaritans for aiding two young...
What Sharia law means: Five questions answered
Asma Afsaruddin, Indiana University
Editor’s note: A conservative grassroots organization, ACT for America, organized a “March against Sharia” in at least 20 cities across the...
Mainstream media outlets are dropping the ball with terrorism coverage
Philip Seib, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
News coverage of the Manchester terrorist attack was sadly familiar: cellphone videos of...
What Trump missed in his address on tolerance – American Muslims
David Mislin, Temple University
President Donald Trump, like his predecessors before him, has discovered the potent language of religious tolerance and interfaith unity...
Why Ramadan is called Ramadan: 6 questions answered
Mohammad Hassan Khalil, Michigan State University
Editor’s note: The Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan, starts Friday, May 27, 2017. Mohammad Hassan Khalil, associate...
What is behind the turkey pardoning ritual?
Tobin Miller Shearer, The University of Montana
Since 1989, when President George H. W. Bush first formally instituted the practice, U.S. presidents have pardoned a...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
