NYPD Lied About Islamophobic Third Jihad
Now that we know, what will the mayor do?
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Muslim Boycott of Bloomberg’s Interfaith Breakfast
Is the NYPD Hizzoner’s private army?
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Anthony Weiner’s Achilles Penis
Why did he do it? Let us count the reasons…
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Enough Blood, Says NYC Pastor
Finding closure beyond revenge.
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Rewriting the History of Catholic Schools in America
If you’re looking for a sure bet, here’s one: until this fall, the vast majority of US Catholics had never heard of Archbishop John Hughes. Then, in September, the Archbishop of New York, Timothy Dolan published an article…
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“You’ve Never Met a Muslim”
Four New York Muslims take the anniversary of 9/11 to reflect on piety and patriotism, on sharing classrooms and rituals of community life, on the courage and goodness of New Yorkers, and on the horrific event that has shaped a generation of American Muslim life.
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Eid on 9/11 Anniversary?
If Eid ul-Fitr falls on the anniversary of 9/11, it will be an especially difficult task for a Muslim in New York. How do I, as an American and a Muslim, deal with what people claiming my religion did to us—New Yorkers, Americans, human beings?
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No Space for American Islam?
The debate has focused on the new Muslim community center’s location in lower Manhattan, but the opposition (who refer to it as the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’) is driven by a deeper, reflexive antagonism. They stand against what proponents of the center are setting out to create: a space for American Islam.
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Hip-Hop Religion and Spiritual Sampling in a “Post-Racial” Age
A new book by an iconic rapper, the Wu Tang Clan’s RZA, told in the voice of a street sage, tells the story of his ascent from the mean streets of Brooklyn to the pinnacle of success, and shows him to be the quintessential postmodern American spiritual seeker.
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Hipsters v. Hasidim Over Brooklyn Bike Lane
Did Williamsburg’s Hasidic community have Mayor Bloomberg close a major bike lane simply because they were offended by the immodestly clothed hipsters biking through their neighborhood, as most of the press has reported? Was a topless protest the best way to respond?
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