Wow!: Just in time, Baptist leader Roy Medley gets his church’s award for interfaith dialogue
ANNA PIELA says Medley has shown people of all faiths the power of standing in solidarity with the oppressed not just from their own group or faith, but also vulnerable ‘others’…
German authorities probe motive in deadly Christmas market attack
Magdeburg, Germany Reuters Authorities investigated a Saudi doctor with a history of anti-Islam rhetoric as the suspected driver in a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg that killed five people and injured scores. The Friday evening attack on crowds gathered to celebrate the Christmas season could sharpen a fierce […]
Islamophobia on the rise, according to United Nations report
RNS A new report from the United Nations highlights growing Islamophobia and excessive surveillance of Muslims in countries around the world. The United Nations Human Rights Council report, which was released last week, is unsparing in its critique that governments around the world, including in the United States and China, should do more to combat […]
Sight-Seeing: Salt and the politically correct thing – a study in political linguistics, part II
In the second part of a two-part article, BRUCE C WEARNE looks at the use of the word ‘phobia’ in shutting down public debates…
Researchers find link between Trump tweets and spike in anti-Muslim hate
RNS It may be a law of nature: President Trump tweets something about Islam. Anti-Muslim hate crimes follow. That’s according to a working paper by University of Warwick researchers Karsten Müller and Carlo Schwarz. Their conclusions correspond with anecdotal reports collected by Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups, too. PICTURE: Illustration by Kit Doyle. “Whether it’s a […]