Many U.S. Catholics have not only ignored their Muslim brothers and sisters but harbor discriminatory views about Muslims at alarming rates.
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Christians and Muslims join for Christmas Mass in liberated Mosul
The Iraqi national anthem opened the Mass as women wailed with emotion.
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Europe’s Muslim population is growing — but won’t be a majority anytime soon
Even the scenario with the largest growth leaves the Muslim population considerably smaller than the populations of both Christians and people with no religion in Europe.
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Myanmar army killed at least hundreds of Rohingya, according to Amnesty International report:
The witnesses repeatedly described an insignia on their attackers’ uniforms that matched one worn by troops from Myanmar’s Western Command
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North Carolina imam urges Congress to ‘celebrate’ difference
Imam Abdullah Antepli gave the opening prayer in the House of Representatives and delivered a plea for celebrating differences.
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Why I took my fifth-grade Catholic class on a field trip to a mosque
What would my students think about Islam if they learned about the religion by way of cable news?
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The transformation of Islam
People often say Islam needs an Enlightenment, but the Islamic Enlightenment has already happened, Christopher de Bellaigue writes.
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Islamic school seeks to steer sons of militants to new path
At the Al Hidayah Islamic boarding school, founder Khairul Ghazali wants to prevent the sons of Islamic militants from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists.
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Muslim refugees to U.S. are declining as Christians overtake them
Out of all the refugees who arrived between President Trump’s inauguration and June 30, about half were Christians and 38 percent were Muslims, according to data released Wednesday (July 12).
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Known hate group hosts anti-Shariah rallies nationwide
About two dozen “Marches against Shariah” organized Saturday in cities across the country by ACT for America, a self-styled grass-roots national security organization.