Growing Numbers of Latinos Convert to Muslim Faith

by Jorge Rivas on August 25 2011, 5:21PM

The American Muslim Council estimates that in 2007 there were 200,000 Latino Muslims, a significant jump from 40,000 in 1997.

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Muslim Community Center Rumbles Ground Zero in NYC

by Michelle Chen on May 25 2010, 8:50AM

Nearly nine years after the Twin Towers collapsed, Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan is still smoldering. The public response to a proposal to build an Islamic center near the site has reignited the embers of anti-Muslim animosity. The right-wing blogosphere…

Topics: Mosque Mania

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Reflections on Jimmy Carter’s Departure from the SBC

by Guest Columnist on July 28 2009, 10:05AM

By Darlene Pagano I was quite taken by former President Jimmy Carter’s announcement that he has left the Southern Baptist Convention as his faith home, because of their yet-again-affirmed statement that women may not serve as deacons, pastors or military…

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Wal-Mart, When Pushed, Agrees to Respect Muslim Worker’s Rights

by Guest Columnist on July 23 2009, 11:01AM

By Miriam Leshin Freedom of religion for all? Not quite. Earlier this week, Wal-Mart rehired a Muslim employee in Minnesota, whom the store had initially fired for disobeying a ban on prayer during work breaks. The Minnesota chapter of the…

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Singh: Reclaiming My Roots, And My Name

by Guest Columnist on April 10 2009, 7:00AM

photo credit: Amy Touchette by Sonny Singh (Editor’s Note: We received this submission from Sonny, a RaceWire contributor, just in time for Vaisakhi, which is being celebrated this year on April 14.) My whole life Singh has been my…

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My Hijab, My Right

by Julianne Hing on November 3 2008, 1:27PM

via ACLU blog San Bernardino County agreed today to institute policies that accommodate the First Amendment right to wear religious head scarves in jail. The agreement was reached after the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Southern…

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A Dangerous Nexus of Racial Hate and Religious Persecution

by The News on October 10 2008, 11:44AM

By Chris Crews For several years now I have worked with Muslim friends trying to raise awareness about anti-Islamic rhetoric and the dangers of demonizing a growing population of American citizens. Sometimes that took the form of interfaith dialogues with…

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Hijab or Job Says McDonald’s

by Megan Izen on July 25 2008, 10:00AM

Two Muslim women in Dearborn, Michigan filed suit against McDonald’s for not hiring them because of their hijabs. The young women were told by McDonald’s management that they had to choose between wearing their hijab or working at the…

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Understanding Black Liberation Theology: A 40-Year Retrospective

by Jonathan Adams on May 12 2008, 10:03AM

With the Rev. Wright media dust-up settling, the foremost Black liberation theologians are gathering in Harlem to discuss the significant of liberation theology to the Black church tradition. Understanding Black Liberation Theology: A 40-Year Retrospective Monday, May 12, 2008…

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Rev. Wright Talks Back

by Jonathan Adams on April 28 2008, 10:50AM

Over the weekend, Reverend Jeremiah Wright finally began making appearances speaking out against the attacks made on him and his church. After YouTube clips of Wright’s sermons stirred such a controversy that Barack Obama had to formally distance himself from…

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Queer Africa

by Almah LaVon Rice on May 16 2007, 12:00PM

Despite state repression and persecution, LGBT organizing has taken off across the continent and diaspora.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Health

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Saul’s Letter to President Bush

by Saul Arellano on January 29 2007, 12:00PM

A letter from sanctuary seeker Elvira Arellano’s son Saul to President Bush.

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White Progressives Don’t Get It

by Rinku Sen on January 15 2007, 12:00PM

If racism dilutes progressive solutions, can’t racial justice improve life for everyone?

Topics: Schools & Youth

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Marcia Smith - INNOVATOR

by Megan Izen on January 15 2007, 12:00PM

The Executive Director of Firelight Media on documentary filmmaking, the YouTube revolution and her new film, Jonestown.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Criminal Justice

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Mervyn Marcano - INNOVATOR

by Andre Banks on January 15 2007, 12:00PM

Creating a new model for “activism” that lives between politics and entertainment.

Topics: Criminal Justice, Hurricane Katrina

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Even Hindsight Isn’t 20/20

by Susan Starr on September 15 2006, 12:00PM

Reflections on the documentary Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Topics: Arts & Culture

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Shutting Down Muslim Charities

by Daisy Hernandez on September 11 2006, 12:00PM

After 9/11, people turned to local organizations but found those at risk too.

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For the Soul of the Church

by Ethan Vesely-Flad on March 21 2005, 12:00PM

The Episcopal Church has captured international headlines in what many see as a new phase of the U.S. culture wars.

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Between Black and Right: Religiosity and the Roots of Black Conservatism

by Makani Themba-Nixon on March 21 2005, 12:00PM

My father, like many of his generation, negotiated between the clear-cut (and often violent) discipline of the church and a world of rapid change.

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One Nation Under Allah

by Russell Reza-'Khaliq Gonzaga on September 15 2002, 12:00PM

It was 1989, shortly after the fall of the Wall, and I was a just a young Filipino American drawn to the underground culture and intensity of Berlin. I had taken to hanging out with Kurdish and Turkish friends while…

Topics: Arts & Culture, Schools & Youth

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