Muslim Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
October 23rd, 2023
Hundreds of Muslim parents are keeping their children home from school in protest of books depicting LGBTQ+ individuals as part of an anti-bias curriculum, hoping to force the school's hand by hurting public funding.
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October 23rd, 2023
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come to violence in the Middle East, capturing the world's attention. As the conflict descends into frightening and uncertain times, how are the world's faithful reacting?
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October 9th, 2023
Violence has once again erupted in Gaza, resulting in hundreds dead, even more displaced, and reignited fears of full scale warfare in the region. We examine the religious history of this deep-rooted conflict.
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September 21st, 2023
Did the Muslim community of Hamtramck, Michigan betray the LGBTQ community? Some say yes, after the city's all-Muslim city council voted to ban LGBTQ Pride flags from being flown on government property.
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September 7th, 2023
A Muslim woman says she was emotionally scarred when Tennessee police officers forced her to remove her hijab for a mugshot photo. Now she's suing the county, arguing her religious freedom rights were violated.
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July 10th, 2023
Free speech, hatred, or both? A man in Sweden ignited international outrage when he burned a copy of the Quran outside a Stockholm mosque during a holy Islamic holiday. Do such actions fall under free speech?
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June 29th, 2023
Video of a Muslim student refusing to shake hands with his female principal at a high school graduation ceremony in Norway is making the rounds on social media, reigniting the debate on Muslim and western values.
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May 4th, 2023
In the world of athletics - and particularly wrestling - Muslim athletes are often forced to choose between honoring their Islamic faith and even being allowed to compete.
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March 23rd, 2023
Ramadan is currently being celebrated by the world's nearly two billion Muslims. It is a monthlong spiritual celebration of Muslim values, and is observed by fasting from food and drink sunup to sundown.
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