by Starlette Thomas | May 18, 2022 | Opinion
“Starlette! There’s been a shooting at TOPS and mama’s not answering her phone!” This is how I learned about the most recent mass shooting in Buffalo, New York. The youngest of three children, my sister was crying and concerned that our mother, who had left to go...
by Alessandro Speciale | Feb 20, 2012 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) One the eve of his elevation to cardinal, New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan said he would like to change the caricature of his city as a modern-day Gomorrah. “New York seems to have an innate interest and respect for religion and...
by Omar Sacirbey | Feb 6, 2012 | News
(RNS) More than 30 Muslim and legal advocacy groups are urging New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman to investigate the New York City Police Department after the second scandal in as many weeks involving Muslim Americans. On Thursday (Feb. 2), The Associated...
by Omar Sacirbey | Jan 27, 2012 | News
(RNS) Muslim American groups are calling for the resignation of New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly after the NYPD showed a documentary, “The Third Jihad,” to more than 1,489 police officers and detectives in 2010. Muslim groups also say NYPD...
by David Gibson | Sep 7, 2011 | News
NEW YORK (RNS) Convincing the famously stubborn Mayor Michael Bloomberg to change his mind could require a minor miracle, but critics hope enough pressure will convince Bloomberg to allow clergy to speak Sunday at ceremonies to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11...
