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Academics & Education
US growth of Islam creates need for religious scholars
(AP) “Brothers and sisters,” the seminary instructor tells his class, don’t believe in God because of your parents’ beliefs but because “you know why God exists.” The challenge spurs a discussion about beliefs. But more than Imam Mohammad Qazwini’s interesting delivery, deep […]
Arts & Entertainment
Muslim advocacy group calls on Valve to drop Six Days in Fallujah from Steam The Council on American-Islamic Relations described the game as an 'Arab murder simulator.'
(PC Gamer) The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington DC-based civil rights and advocacy group for Muslims, is asking Valve, Microsoft, and Sony to refuse to distribute Six Days in Fallujah, an upcoming tactical FPS based on the Second Battle of Fallujah, […]
Legal
German woman convicted of joining IS, holding Yazidi slaves
(AP) A German-Algerian woman was convicted Wednesday of membership in the Islamic State group and of holding Yazidi women as slaves in Syria after she traveled there as a teenager. She was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison. The state court […]