Muslim Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
January 16th, 2024
Who can talk to God? Well, a lot of people, if you take their word for it. From global heads of faiths to charismatic Christians preaching prosperity gospel, many claim to have a direct line to God's ears.
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January 12th, 2024
Should Muslim women have to take their hijab off when taking a police mugshot? A Michigan woman is suing the county sheriff's department after she says she was forced to take off her hijab, leaving her feeling violated.
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December 4th, 2023
Amid the Israel/Palestine conflict, young people on TikTok are reading through the Quran for the first time, hoping to gain a better understanding of the Muslim faith, and some are even converting.
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November 16th, 2023
Statistics show that both the Jewish and Muslim communities in the United States are facing increased violence, discrimination, and harassment as the Israel-Hamas war rages on in the Middle East.
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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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