A new biography of the Prophet Muhammad takes a narrative-driven approach to depicting the life of Islam’s key figure. In his new book, “Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait” (available Nov. 16), biographer Mohamad Jebara takes long-established sources and weaves…
German Museum Acquires 15,000 Artifacts Documenting the History of Anti-Semitism
The German Historical Museum in Berlin has acquired a huge archive of artifacts that trace the history of anti-Semitism in Europe across two centuries. Holocaust survivor Wolfgang Haney collected the 15,000 objects in the three decades preceding his death in 2017, reports German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel.
Vatican financial reform efforts continue amid scandals and deficit
While Vatican finances suffered greatly during the COVID-19 pandemic and high-profile financial scandals maimed the church’s credibility worldwide, Pope Francis and his team of reformers continue their efforts to promote transparency in the institution’s wrought finances.
Liberty responds to ex-spokesman’s suit, seeks gag order
Liberty University is responding to a former spokesman’s lawsuit alleging he was fired in retaliation for raising concerns about the handling of sexual misconduct accusations.
New teen Bible story book tells the old, old story in a new way
Spencer Demetros loved reading children’s Bibles to his kids when they were young. But when they outgrew the kid’s versions, the lawyer from Harvard, Massachusetts, had a hard time finding teen-appropriate replacements. That’s when he decided to tell the old,…
Attorney: No more `Black pastors’ in court for Arbery case
An attorney for one of the white men standing trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery told the judge Thursday he doesn’t want “any more Black pastors” in the courtroom after the Rev. Al Sharpton sat with the slain man’s…
Matthew Dowd stakes his run for Texas lieutenant governor on kindness and faith
If someone had asked Matthew Dowd on Jan. 1 whether he’d be running for public office in Texas, he would have laughed.
Muslim Americans More Generous Than Non-Muslims
Muslim Americans are more generous givers toward charitable causes than the average non-Muslim U.S. adult, according to a report published last month by Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
A state district court judge hears over a dozen challenges to Texas’ abortion law Wednesday
A state district judge on Wednesday morning heard arguments from abortion rights groups challenging Texas’ restrictive abortion law in what seems to be the first court hearing to specifically tackle the statute’s constitutionality.
Muslims win office in US municipal elections in 2021
In Dearborn, Michigan, where the mayor once promised to do something about the city’s “Arab problem,” Abdullah Hammoud, a Lebanese American Muslim, was elected this month to fill that post.
Mike Pompeo’s campaigning for Trump from Jerusalem was illegal, investigation finds
A federal investigation said that Mike Pompeo violated the Hatch Act when, as Secretary of State, he addressed the Republican National Convention in 2020 from Jerusalem.
ISNA Urges Adoption of Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has signed on to a letter urging the development and adoption of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.






