Islam News

Muslims turning to home schooling in increasing numbers

By theGrio

12:56 PM on 02/22/2010

From The Washington Post - Although three-quarters of the nation's estimated 2 million home-schoolers identify themselves as Christian, the number of Muslims is expanding "relatively quickly"...

Muslims should be more vocal in denouncing extremism

By Javier E. David

11:00 AM on 11/10/2009

OPINION - As a society, we are rapidly approaching a tipping point that will determine whether Muslims and non-Muslims can peacefully coexist.

African-American Muslims battle both racial and religious bias

By Hakim Hazim

4:00 PM on 11/07/2009

OPINION - Muslims in the military will now have to deal with the spillover of the recent massacre and the perceptions that fellow soldiers will have of them.

Beyonce delays Malaysia show amid Muslim criticism

By theGrio

10:30 AM on 10/19/2009

R&B star Beyonce Knowles has postponed a planned concert in Malaysia, the event's organizer said Monday, following accusations by Islamic conservatives that the show would be immoral...

Somali president plans to tour the US

By theGrio via AP

7:29 AM on 09/10/2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The newly elected president of Somalia plans a tour of U.S. communities with large Somali populations this fall...

Sudanese journalist locked up for wearing pants is freed

By theGrio via AP

1:23 PM on 09/09/2009

CAIRO (AP) - A woman journalist convicted of public indecency for wearing trousers outdoors was freed Tuesday...

Missing Somalis in the US: fighters or dupes?

By theGrio via AP

11:16 AM on 07/27/2009

Even the federal prosecutors who charged a 25-year-old Minnesota man with aiding terrorists admit he didn't know he was signing up for jihad when he accepted a free trip to Somalia...

Cynthia McKinney on ship seized by Israel

By theGrio via AP

2:28 PM on 06/30/2009

The Israeli navy intercepted a ship carrying foreign peace activists trying to break a blockade of Gaza on Tuesday and forced it to sail to an Israeli port, the military said. A statement said the Greek-registered freighter Arion ignored a radio message from the Israeli military saying it would not be allowed to enter Gaza waters and ordering it to turn back.

The 'Mikaeel' Jackson you didn't know?

By Keosha Johnson

7:02 AM on 06/27/2009

A music legend. An icon. A controversial figure. Media outlets around the world have widely reported on Jackson's travels in and out of countries, his suffering and recovering from various rumored illnesses, even informing the public about his visits to bookstores and antique shops. But there is one topic the mainstream...

'All black people' asked to leave Wal-Mart

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (AP) - On Sunday evening at the store, a male voice calmly announced: "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now."...