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Churches for Middle East Peace: The Time Has Come

We have reached the end of the beginning of the process initiated by President Obama in January to bring Israel, the Palestinians, and Israel’s other Arab neighbors together to negotiate an agreement for peace- the so-called two state solution to conflict in the Holy Land. The approach and timing for reaching an agreement (but not … Continued

Syrian-American Seeks to Unite Faiths

The Middle East is no place for optimists, many foreign policy experts say. Well, conventional wisdom meet Farah Atassi, an Arab woman too hard-headed to give up on hope. Her monumental goal is nothing less than promoting understanding among Middle Eastern Muslims, Christians and Jews and explaining the Arab world to Americans, even if that … Continued

Prayer Dispute Settled: Walmart Rehires Fired Muslim Worker

A major retail chain has rehired a fired Muslim employee in the Twin Cities and is now accommodating his right to pray in the workplace, an Islamic civil rights organization in Minnesota is reporting. The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced Monday that Walmart agreed to the accommodation after CAIR-MN intervened on … Continued

Muslim Americans Encouraged, Hopeful After Obama

Iraqi Americans Wasan Alqaisi and Sumer Majid made a Fourth of July family picnic of kebab — served on hamburger buns with slices of American cheese. Celebrating Independence Day in the U.S. capital, the two Muslim women were doing what generations of Americans have done before them: blending their faith and lifestyle with a U.S. … Continued

Megachurch Pastor Rick Warren Addresses US Muslims

Defying some of his fellow conservative Christian critics, one of the most prominent religious leaders in the country told several thousand American Muslims on Saturday that “the two largest faiths on the planet” must work together to combat stereotypes and solve global problems. “Some problems are so big you have to team tackle them,” evangelical … Continued

Muslim Group Giving 100,000 Qur’ans to Elected Officials

On the premise that nothing makes a better gift than a good book, a Muslim civil liberties group is launching a campaign to hand out 100,000 free copies of an expensive Arabic-English copy of the Qur’an to elected officials and influential policy makers. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is planning to announce their campaign … Continued

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