A bill before the Minnesota legislature requiring that the full head and face of licensed drivers be shown in their photos and all state ID carts is drawing criticism for making exception for those who needed to wear headwear in connection with medical treatments or deformities, but makes no exception for religious reasons. State Representative…
The cities of Bell and Cudahy in Southeast Los Angeles county, which have fought with corruption and bruising politics for years, are now suffering from defamatory attacks towards Muslim candidates for city council. Hussein Chahine and Ali Saleh are two of such candidates, who have been smeared as terrorists in addition to having their homes…
The International Herald Tribune follows the dichotomy of Muslim Italians in Milan, navigating the bi-cultural lives. The article focuses in the profitability of youth – both as an economic investment “straddling two cultures” but also in their generational reality as having fluid identities. A new magazine written by second generationers, called “Yalla Italy” (Let’s Go,…
The governments of Italy and Indonesia along with an Italian Catholic lay organization held a cultural conference on Islam and coexistence in Rome this past Wednesday. Musurifun Lakawa, a counselor at the Indonesian embassy said that the conference was expected to create dialogue between Italian experts and Indonesian Muslim organizations. The conference was divided into…
