Art
See the Giant Qur’an on Display at the Smithsonian
Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery is featuring a Qur’an so large it needed be transported using wheelbarrows. On display at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington,…
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Ethics
Muslims Express Solidarity with Standing Rock Tribe & #DAPL
American Muslims Are Expressing Solidarity with the Standing Rock Tribe and supporters because “Water is A Human Right” Muslims Express Solidarity with Standing Rock Tribe &…
WRN Editorial Staff
Nov 4, 2016
Agnosticism
Will Oklahoma Voters Allow Religious Displays at State Capitol?
If the ballot initiative passes, more religious groups will ask for permission to erect public monuments, including a Hindu Lord Hanuman statue. On November 8, as…
Islam
Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Gets Snubbed in UNESCO Resolution
New UNESCO resolution ignores Judaism’s connection to Temple Mount The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO has approved a resolution on October 26 regarding the conservation status…
Agnosticism
Smithsonian Gets First Religion Curator in Over 120 Years
Peter Manseau is the first religion curator of the Smithsonian Institution since the 1890s. Religion and museums have always had a rough relationship. In the 1930s…
Islam
Islamic Relief Helps North Carolina Flood Victims Amidst Islamophobic Sentiments
A team of young Muslims from Islamic Relief provide help in North Carolina after Hurricane Matthew. A group of young Muslims from all over the country…
Christianity
Humanist says Christian Fundamentalism is More Dangerous than Islamic Terrorism
Humanist Scholar says Christian fundamentalism is a bigger threat than Islamic terrorism Catherine M. Wallace, a faculty member from Northwestern University has put forward an opinion…
Art
Photo Series Documents the Wonderful and Odd Places Muslims Pray
‘Places You’ll Pray’ photo series aims to be a bridge to understanding Islam’s salat for non-muslims. The salat is one of the most important aspects of…
Christianity
Kansas Residents Rally in Support of Muslims
Residents of Garden City, KS show support and protection of local Muslim community. Three members of an American white-terrorist group, ‘the Crusaders' were recently arrested after…
Catholicism
5-Year Silent Treatment Between Vatican and Islamic Authority is Ending
After five years the Vatican and Egypt’s highest Islamic authority will resume communication. The highest authority in the Sunni Muslim world, Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand Imam…
Christianity
Site of Moses’ Death Reopens After 10-Year-Long Restoration Process
Memorial site where Moses saw the Promised Land reopens Moses, one of the most of the important figures to Jews, Christians and Muslims for his pivotal…
Islam
Thanks to Donald Trump, Muslims are More Fearful Now Than After 9/11
Muslims say the hatred they face in 2016 is worse than immediately following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Although commonly believed that Islamophobia rose during the World…