Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Islam, an Abrahamic monotheistic religion that originated in the Middle East, and its adherents, Muslims.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Islam, an Abrahamic monotheistic religion that originated in the Middle East, and its adherents, Muslims.
New York's Jewish, Muslim, and Black communities converge around deli sandwiches at David's Brisket House, where everything is strictly halal
Pioneering author Ignaz Goldziher was a lifelong champion of Talmud but rejected hidebound observance
This piece originally appeared in German in Berliner Zeitung. English translation by Léon Dische Becker. A psychologist recently introduced me to the concept of “learned helplessness.” It describes what I’ve experienced in the past few weeks: moments of pure panic that left me frozen in the moment, unable to breathe. I was living in fear…
Islamists have declared war on France, a senior leader of French Jews said following multiple assaults, including the murder of three people at a church in Nice. Gil Taieb, the vice president of the CRIF umbrella group of French Jewish communities, made the comments Thursday in reference to the beheading of one woman and the…
For the first time ever, Muslims, Jews and Christians in Greater Washington are uniting around a mission of saving Palestinian lives and supporting Israelis and Palestinians who are committed to working together for the benefit of all. Since the beginning of June, our congregations, the All-Dulles Area Muslim Society, Temple Rodef Shalom and St. John’s…
(JTA) — U.S. Jews know more about religion in general than their non-Jewish neighbors, a new survey shows. Americans who are not Jewish, meanwhile, don’t know a lot about Judaism. But they like Jews more than any other religious group. And they think there are more Jews in the country than there actually are. The…
In passing a resolution rejecting anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry last week, our representatives on Capitol Hill have taken an important step towards addressing patterns of violence and bigotry that continue to fester in our society. As anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim rhetoric increasingly poison domestic and foreign policy debates around the world, it’s critical for…
In the aftermath of the Tree of Life massacre in Pittsburgh, the argument over the source of danger to American Jews — the social justice left or the right’s white nationalist movement — is over. Right-wing anti-Semitism and white nationalism pose the single greatest threat to the safety of the American Jewish community. Our response…
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