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Archives: Western Religion
![250px-Cairo_-_Islamic_district_-_Al_Azhar_Mosque_and_University](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/03/250px-Cairo_-_Islamic_district_-_Al_Azhar_Mosque_and_University-187x137.jpg)
![Muslim-hating Heckler harasses Sikh Politician; he replies with ‘Love and Courage’](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/muslim-hating-heckler-harasses-s-187x137.jpg)
Muslim-hating Heckler harasses Sikh Politician; he replies with ‘Love and Courage’
Brampton Focus | Jagmeet Singh | Rally Video | - - Jagmeet Singh, who grew up in Windsor, Canada, is a member of the Ontario legislature. His family is originally from India…![Do Muslim Americans need a Civil Rights Movement?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/do-muslim-americans-need-a-civil-187x137.jpg)
Do Muslim Americans need a Civil Rights Movement?
By Emily Cury | (The Conversation) | - - The past year has been a difficult one for American Muslims. According to a July 2017 Pew survey, 48 percent of Muslims report…![Are Muslims allowed to be Sympathetic Victims in US Media, or only Perpetrators?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/are-muslims-allowed-to-be-sympat-187x137.jpg)
Are Muslims allowed to be Sympathetic Victims in US Media, or only Perpetrators?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Libyan activist Hend Amry makes an important point about the relative lack of interest of television news in stories such as the persecution…![Khizr Khan: Liberty requires Vigilance & Sacrifice in defense of Constitution](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/khizr-khan-liberty-requires-vigi-187x137.jpg)
Khizr Khan: Liberty requires Vigilance & Sacrifice in defense of Constitution
The Atlantic | (Video Report) | - - “Liberty requires vigilance and sacrifice so we remain standing in defense of our Constitution and its values,” says Khizr Khan. The lawyer and Gold…![Dozens of Houston Area Mosques are 24/7 Shelters without being Asked](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/dozens-of-houston-area-mosques-a-187x137.jpg)
Dozens of Houston Area Mosques are 24/7 Shelters without being Asked
ShiaWaves | (Video News Report) | - - "Houston’s Muslim community is at the forefront of helping those affected by Tropical Storm Harvey, which has flooded much of the fourth most populous…![Barcelona: Nearly 500K march for Peace, against Islamophobia](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/barcelona-nearly-500k-march-for-187x137.jpg)
Barcelona: Nearly 500K march for Peace, against Islamophobia
TeleSur | - - Marchers, on Saturday, displayed signs and banners with various slogans. Some read, “No to Islamophobia,” “The best response: Peace,” and “I’m not afraid.” Almost half a million people…![‘Not in Our Name!’: Barcelona Muslims Denounce Attacks](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/not-in-our-name-barcelona-muslim-187x137.jpg)
‘Not in Our Name!’: Barcelona Muslims Denounce Attacks
TeleSur | - - The crowd chanted slogans such as "Islam is peace!" and “They are not Muslims, they are terrorists!” In the wake of two attacks in Catalonia this week, claimed…![Gov.’s branding Mosque bombing ‘terrorism’ astonishes US Press](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/gov-s-branding-mosque-bombing-te-187x137.jpg)
Gov.’s branding Mosque bombing ‘terrorism’ astonishes US Press
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - This Saturday, a Bloomington, Minnesota mosque was attacked with an improvised explosive device, which destroyed an office with fire and blew out windows…![What, or who, Explains Spike in Hate Crimes against US Muslims?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/what-or-who-explains-spike-in-ha-187x137.jpg)
What, or who, Explains Spike in Hate Crimes against US Muslims?
By Brian Levin | (The Conversation) | - - Hate crimes against Muslims have been on the rise. The murder of two samaritans for aiding two young women who were facing a…![Federal Judge strikes down Granny Exclusion in Trump’s Muslim Ban 2.0](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/federal-judge-strikes-down-grann-187x137.jpg)
Federal Judge strikes down Granny Exclusion in Trump’s Muslim Ban 2.0
By Andrea Germanos, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org)) | - - Judge writes that "the Government's definition [of 'close familial relationship'] represents the antithesis of common sense." A federal judge said Thursday…![Independence: Remembering Capt. Humayun Khan, Muslim Patriot](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/independence-remembering-capt-hu-187x137.jpg)
Independence: Remembering Capt. Humayun Khan, Muslim Patriot
Khizr Khan | Associated Press | - - "The father of Humayun Khan, a Muslim American soldier who died during his service, questioned Donald Trump's patriotism at the Democratic National Convention, asking…![What to do when anti-Muslim Hate Speech now passes the Dinner Table Test?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/what-to-do-when-anti-muslim-hate-187x137.jpg)
What to do when anti-Muslim Hate Speech now passes the Dinner Table Test?
By Chris Allen | (The Conversation) | - - On hearing the news that Darren Osborne was arrested for terror offences including attempted murder following an attack on a group of Muslims…![What’s Wrong with the March against Sharia?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/whats-wrong-with-the-march-again-187x137.jpg)
What’s Wrong with the March against Sharia?
The Bridge Initiative . | - - ACT for America hosted a series of marches “against sharia” in 27 cities across the United States. To many Americans — for whom sharia is…![Surprise! The discourse of Anti-Muslim Hatred led to attack on Mosque-Goers in London](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/surprise-the-discourse-of-anti-m-187x137.jpg)
Surprise! The discourse of Anti-Muslim Hatred led to attack on Mosque-Goers in London
By Bharath Ganesh | (The Conversation) | - - Following the attack on a group of Muslim worshippers in Finsbury Park that left one person dead and 11 injured, Londoners have once…![London Mosque attack: Did Trump’s Tweets embolden Bigots?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/london-mosque-attack-did-trumps-187x137.jpg)
London Mosque attack: Did Trump’s Tweets embolden Bigots?
by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - A man driving a white van swerved just after midnight early Monday morning into a crowd of Muslims coming out of Finsbury Park…![Is Trump’s Travel Ban Succeeding despite Court Blocks?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/is-trumps-travel-ban-succeeding-187x137.jpg)
Is Trump’s Travel Ban Succeeding despite Court Blocks?
TeleSur | - - The rate of refugee resettlement has also seen a sharp decline. Despite federal courts halting Trump's restrictive and discriminatory travel ban executive order on six-Muslim majority countries for…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/file-20170530-23660-blxvj5-187x137.jpg)
Why Thomas Jefferson’s vision of American Islam matters today
Denise A. Spellberg | (The Conversation) | - - An estimated 3.3 million American Muslims are celebrating the month of Ramadan. It was during this month that Prophet Mohammad first received revelations…![Trump’s ‘Good Muslim, Bad Muslim’ False Divide](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trumps-good-muslim-bad-muslim-fa-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s ‘Good Muslim, Bad Muslim’ False Divide
By Dina El-Rifai | (Otherwords.org) | - - The "war on terror" has killed millions of innocent people. You don't have to be a "bad Muslim" to oppose that. All right, America.…![Trumpism: White Terrorist Murders 2 after harassing Muslim-American](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921201230im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/trumpism-white-terrorist-murders-187x137.jpg)