Tag: Islam

Group: Muslim voter registration up 300,000 since 2012

Group: Muslim voter registration up 300,000 since 2012

Daniel Chaitin · June 22, 2016 4:03 am

Elgawhary said he does not believe the term should be understood as applying to all adherents of Islam. (Iraq Counterterrorism Service via AP)

National Security

Muslim tells Senate: No problem with ‘radical Islam’

Mariana Barillas · June 21, 2016 7:15 pm

"I see things and whether it's the Iran deal, whether it's not wanting to mention the words 'radical Islam' or 'radical Islamic terrorism' or other things, Bill, you look at what's going on, you look at facts," said Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Trump dodges question about Obama’s Islamic sympathies

Anna Giaritelli · June 21, 2016 2:41 am

Vice President Joe Biden spoke to CBS correspondent Charlie Rose in a clip that aired on the evening news Monday. (Photo courtesy of CBS)

Biden speaks out against Trump’s Muslim ban with harshest words yet

Anna Giaritelli · June 21, 2016 12:21 am

"There are 1.4 billion Muslims in the world. Some of the rhetoric I'm hearing sounds designed to radicalize all 1.4 billion," Joe Biden said. (AP Photo)

Biden: Trump’s plan ‘designed to radicalize’ all Muslims

David Wilkes · June 20, 2016 8:30 pm

Summit organizers hope to establish best practices for combating anti-Muslim sentiment and policies and produce a report for the European Union. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Europe responds to Trump with pro-Muslim summit

Nicole Duran · June 20, 2016 4:37 pm

According the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, diplomatic status would give Americans greater opportunities to influence an important forum for Islamic activism.

Washington should support responsible Islamic groups

Washington Examiner Staff · June 20, 2016 4:01 am

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said, "It is very important for us to maintain our contacts within the Muslim community because often individuals, if they're from that community and they're being radicalized, their friends and families will see it first." (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

National Security

AG Lynch to Muslim community: You ‘are under our protection’

Gabby Morrongiello · June 19, 2016 1:52 pm

The recommendations are part of the Department of Homeland Security's $100 million "attempt to protect our nation's young people from extremists who prey upon the millennial generation." (AP Photo)

DHS looks to ban ‘jihad,’ other ‘religiously charged’ words

Mariana Barillas · June 17, 2016 9:58 pm

Trump, supported by current events such as the Orlando shooting, could reset the debate.

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: A rational reading of Trump’s Muslim proposals

Byron York · June 17, 2016 8:34 pm

$"The threat is religious and ideological," the Wall Street Journal said. "A small but significant fraction of Muslims agree with that interpretation, which is why Western law enforcement agencies must pay more attention to what goes on inside mosques than in Christian Science reading rooms." (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)$ Politics

Wall Street Journal: Monitor mosques

Eddie Scarry · June 15, 2016 4:16 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio reiterated his opposition to Donald Trump's proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S., by saying a ban "doesn't solve anything." (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Rubio: Muslim ban ‘doesn’t solve anything’

Robert King · June 15, 2016 1:51 pm