by Elias Ghazal | Jun 26, 2019 | Opinion
“Love the sinner but hate the sin” is a common Christian cliché that is not biblical. As I noted previously, it has been used to justify inaccurate views of Islam and unjust attitudes and actions toward Muslims. I find some similarity between the attitude of...
by Elias Ghazal | Jun 25, 2019 | Opinion
Islamophobia is on the rise. Over the last decade, hate crimes against Muslims have increased at an alarming rate. That is, more and more Muslims around the world are being targeted simply for identifying with Islam. This is not referring to Muslims who are complicit...
by M. Imad Damaj | May 3, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Aug. 26, 2009. At the time of publication, Damaj was president of the Virginia Muslim Coalition for Public Affairs and served on the board of Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and Richmond Habitat for Humanity....
by Martin Accad | Mar 22, 2019 | Opinion
By now, everyone has heard of the shootings at the two mosques of Al Noor and Linwood in Christchurch, New Zealand, that led to the deaths of 50 Muslims and the wounding of 50 others at prayer on March 15. Sadly, this is not an isolated incident these days, with...
by Wesley Allen | Mar 20, 2019 | Opinion
I’m an introvert. I don’t get my energy from others and tend to view strangers who call me with suspicion. It’s just the way I’m wired. I’m also a natural introspective, so when I encounter some news that overwhelms me, I tend to go inward to ponder things until I’m...
