This is the Forward’s coverage of Islam, an Abrahamic monotheistic religion that originated in the Middle East, and its adherents, Muslims.
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Culture The Fight to Reclaim Islam
Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue By Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz Harvard University Press, 144 pages, $17.95 In a controversial address last year, President Obama made clear that the Islamic State is “not Islamic.” “No religion,” he explained, “condones the killing of innocents.” By declaring the Islamic State group to be an…
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News Donald Trump’s Anti-Muslim Push Makes GOP Tougher Sell for Jews
For the Republican Party, a tough job just got a little tougher thanks to Donald Trump. For years, Republicans, backed by some influential donors, have carefully cultivated the vote of Jewish-Americans who regard the security of Israel their top concern. Less than a week ago, a bevy of presidential candidates stood before a group of…
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Fast Forward Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Says Muslims Welcome
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said he supported Muslims in his community and around the world. Muslims in the United States and abroad have been criticized in the wake of attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California. “As a Jew, my parents taught me that we must stand up against attacks on…
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News Even After San Bernardino, Muslim Advocacy Group Gets Cold Shoulder From Jews
Hours after news broke of the shooting in San Bernardino, California, a group of Muslim community leaders gathered at a press conference to deliver a harsh condemnation of the deadly attack carried out by Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik. The activists were members of the Los Angeles chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, an…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Blast Donald Trump Plan To Bar Muslims
Jewish groups blasted Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his proposal to block all Muslims from entering the United States. “A plan that singles out Muslims and denies them entry to the U.S. based on their religion is deeply offensive and runs contrary to our nation’s deepest values,” the Anti-Defamation League said in a statement…
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News Jews Are Still the Biggest Target of Religious Hate Crimes
When it comes to religious hate crimes, Jews and Jewish institutions were the biggest targets in America again last year, hands down. But when it comes to hate crimes overall, the single biggest motivation by far was not religion at all; it was race—a situation that has prevailed for years. Those are two of the…
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Fast Forward Virginia Imam Says ‘Jewish Group’ Made Threats After San Bernardino
A Muslim religious leader in Virginia said his mosque received a threatening phone call from someone claiming to be a member of a Jewish group. Imam Abu Nahidian, the religious leader at Manassas Mosque in northern Virginia, received the call in the wake of the shooting Thursday in San Bernadino, California, the Washington Post reported….
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Opinion This Canadian Synagogue Invited Muslims To Pray After Their Mosque Was Fire-Bombed
Finally, some heartwarming news. A Canadian congregation in Ontario to use its synagogue as a place to worship after their mosque was fire-bombed in a suspected hate crime following the Paris attacks. The attack, which caused an estimated $80,000 worth of damage, rendered Masjid al-Salaam mosque — the only one in Peterborough, Ontario — unusable. That’s…
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