Tag : Islamophobia
Franklin Graham title : Franklin Graham, Donald Trump's Inauguration Speaker, 'Islamophobic', Should Not Participate in Ceremony, Says Muslim Group
summary : The nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization has urged President-elect Donald Trump to drop Rev. Franklin Graham from the list of those invited to pray at the presidential inauguration due to the evangelical leader's continued criticism of Islam.
date : Jan 13, 2017 10:47 AM EST
Interfaith Chrisitian Muslim title : Evangelical Fuller Seminary to Lead Plan to Foster Unity With Muslims, Address Islamophobia
summary : Fuller Theological Seminary received a new $50,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to assist evangelical communities in fostering peaceful, respectful engagement with Muslims neighbors. Fuller is the largest multi-denominational seminary in the world.
date : Jan 12, 2017 07:03 PM EST
Muhammad Ali and Billy Graham title : Muhammad Ali Believed 'All Religions are Good’
summary : Muhammad Ali converted to being a Muslim in 1964 after learning of militant Islamic freedom fighter Malcom X, however, he has born a Baptist in Louisville, Ky., and promoted world peace his whole life. "Religions have different names and they all contain God and the truth," he said during the 1970s.
date : Jun 09, 2016 07:07 PM EDT
Frank Wolf title : Global Religious Freedom: New Scorecard Tracks Action Of U.S. Congress
summary : Religious minorities worldwide hope the creation of the new Wilberforce Initiative's International Religious Freedom scorecard will promote religious freedom as a "fundamental human right." The scorecard was introduced at the National Press Club on Tuesday. It measures the participation of Congressional members in promoting international religious freedom, chiefly through legislation and caucusing. It is planned to be released twice a year.
date : Feb 03, 2016 11:46 AM EST
title : Las Vegas Mosque Vandalized With Raw Bacon
summary : Spring Valley, Nev., mosque worshippers headed to early morning prayers last Sunday arrived to an unwelcome surprise: Raw bacon was threaded through the handles of the building's doors. Local police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime — Islam considers any type of pork to be "haram," or forbidden, to touch or eat.
date : Jan 02, 2016 02:51 PM EST
Chris Herbert's Post went viral title : Facebook Post against Islamophobia of British Soldier Who Lost Leg To Bomb Goes Viral
summary : A British soldier who lost his leg while serving in Iraq astonished everyone because he does not feel hatred towards Muslims. His Facebook post attacking Islamophobia went viral.
date : Dec 11, 2015 03:00 PM EST
Philadelphia Mosque title : New Incident of Severed Pig Head Thrown at a Mosque Signals Intensifying Islamophobia
summary : Islamophobia is rearing its ugly head more intensely these days. According to a new report, people are leaving severed pigs' heads in mosques.
date : Dec 08, 2015 01:01 PM EST