Muslim Americans

Sikhs and Civil Rights: Standing on the Shoulders of Dr. King

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Simran Jeet Singh

This past Friday, the White House hosted the first-ever policy briefing on Sikh civil rights issues. Amardeep Singh, Director of Programs for the Sikh Coalition and Commissioner for the White House In... Read More

Mooz-lum

Posted on September 12, 2011September 11, 2011 by Phillipe Copeland

Article first published as Mooz-lum on Blogcritics. In the film Mooz-lum (2010) a family shares a moment of grief. Tightly embracing with bowed heads pressed together while their bodies shake with sob... Read More

Listen to Lupe, Ellison and Eboo: It’s Time to Hear From More Muslims

Posted on March 9, 2011March 9, 2011 by Chris Stedman

As I sit here contemplating Representative Peter King’s (R-NY) upcoming “Muslim radicalization” hearings, trying to discern if my stomach ache is the result of the cookies I’m... Read More

Putting Islam on the Stand is Wrong and Misguided

Posted on January 18, 2011January 19, 2011 by Joshua Stanton

Socially and professionally, American Jews have often felt that they were being ‘put on the stand’ for their beliefs. Sometimes their beliefs even seemed to be on trial nationally – notably duri... Read More