Islam

A secret Muslim president? Been there. Done that.

By Stephen Prothero / USA Today September 23rd, 2015

In a Republican primary season that has stoked fears of the undesirables and the undocumented in our midst, it now seems to be the Muslims' turn. Last week, Donald Trump let slide … read more

Ahmed Mohamed is owed an apology

By Ruth Nasrullah / Religion News Service September 17th, 2015

(RNS) Ahmed Mohamed is a winsome and nerdy boy from Irving, Texas, who wears rectangular glasses and has the classic look of a 14-year-old hovering on the cusp of adulthood. His… read more

Evangelicals and Muslims together denounce Franklin Graham's anti-Muslim remarks

By Sara Weissman / Religion News Service July 24th, 2015

WASHINGTON (RNS) An evangelical pastor from Texas joined American Muslim leaders Thursday (July 23) in denouncing recent anti-Muslim comments by evangelist Franklin Graham as they … read more

Why Franklin Graham is wrong — and right — about Islam

By Shane Raynor July 21st, 2015

When I saw Franklin Graham’s Facebook post last Friday about Muslims and immigration, I wondered how long it would take the news media to fire up the outrage brigade. It… read more

Supreme Court wrestles with accommodating religious faith on the job

By Lauren Markoe / Religion News Service February 26th, 2015

WASHINGTON (RNS) Samantha Elauf was a teenager who loved clothes and applied to work in an Abercrombie & Fitch Kids store in her native Tulsa, Okla., in 2008. But Elauf, a… read more

Obama’s God talk ‘doesn’t stand a chance’ in a polarized America

By Cathy Lynn Grossman / Religion News Service February 16th, 2015

WASHINGTON (RNS) After taking heat from the religious right for saying Christians and Muslims have all committed horrors in God’s name, President Obama is now angering the… read more