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August 31, 2011 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Muslim survey shows contentment in America
A survey of Muslim Americans released Tuesday portrays a community largely content with its place in American society and optimistic about the country's direction, despite concerns about anti-Muslim discrimination in the years since the Sept. 11 attacks.
August 30, 2011 - CNN
CNN: U.S. Muslims happy with their country despite pressure, study finds
People look at Zeinab Chami a little warily sometimes, she says, especially when she travels outside big cities.
August 30, 2011 - AFP
AFP: US Muslims 'happy with life despite discrimination'
US Muslims are far more satisfied with the direction of their country than most Americans even though nearly half of them have faced discrimination and prejudice in the past year, a poll found Tuesday.
August 30, 2011 - United Press International
UPI: Most U.S. Muslims back Ground Zero mosque
Most Muslim Americans support the proposal to build a controversial mosque and Islamic community center near Ground Zero, a survey shows.
August 30, 2011 - Voice of America
VOA: Survey of US Muslim attitudes finds little support for extremism
Since the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, many Americans have worried about the potential for home grown militancy among Muslims living in the United States.
August 29, 2011 - Reuters
Reuters: Most American Muslims are satisfied Obama backers
A majority of U.S. Muslims are content with the nation's direction in contrast to many Americans and few Muslims believe there is support for Islamic extremism here, a survey released on Tuesday found.
August 26, 2011 - The Spiritual Herald
Spiritual Herald: Catholics and Evangelicals vie for no. 1 religion in U.S.
Fierce competition—now developing among economically hard-hit European, Latin American, African and Middle Eastern countries—may soon decide which denomination will emerge as the number one religion in America.
August 25, 2011 - Minnesota Public Radio News
MPR News: Radio and live blog: Global attitudes towards Islamic immigrants
After the spring attacks in Norway and in anticipation of the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in NYC, we're looking at attitudes around the world toward Islamic immigrants.
August 25, 2011 - The Montclair Times
Montclair Times: Perception of Islam 'increasingly negative' over last decade, Montclair Imam says
Kevin Dawud Amin remembers his daughter talking about what happened at school that day.
August 24, 2011 - The Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star: Asserting their identity: American Muslims face charged climate since 9/11
Javed "Hijabman" Memon peddles the kind of post-9/11, self-referential, satire-laced merchandise that's become a fixture for Islamic hipsters eager to voice their frustration at a decade relegated to the fringes as members of the scary Muslim "other."
August 24, 2011 - Agence France-Presse
AFP: American Muslims on guard after 9/11
Muslims in Sterling, Virginia have marked every anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 with a solemn prayer service for the victims and heightened vigilance against potential hate crimes.
August 04, 2011 - Catholic News Service
Catholic News Service: Muslim Americans optimistic but still face prejudice, study finds
American Muslims are more optimistic about their future than people of other religions are about their own, though Muslims say they regularly contend with suspicion and lack of respect for their faith.
August 03, 2011 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Germany tries to forge European brand of Islam
Having given birth to the Protestant Reformation and the current pope, Germany is now at the fore of a broad effort to foster a European theological tradition for a relative newcomer: Islam.
August 02, 2011 - Christian Broadcasting Network
CBN News: The Brody File
On this week's edition of The Brody File: CBN News analyzes the "faith factor" among presidential candidates and how voters respond.
July 26, 2011 - Al Arabiya News
Al Arabiya News: Muna Khan / Single Entry: There’s no place like Eurabia
Several writers, of all faiths and races, have debunked the myth of “Eurabia” – this idea that due to the high birth rate of Muslim migrants to Europe, the nature of the continent will change to reflect “Arabia.”
July 26, 2011 - The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
Jewish Journal: Opinion: U.S. Jews: Who are we?
It will not come as a surprise if I suggest that we Jews are a peculiar people.
July 16, 2011 - Agence France-Presse
AFP: Less than half in US know Dalai Lama's religion: poll
Less than half of Americans know that the Dalai Lama, who is wrapping up a two-week visit to Washington, is Buddhist, a poll shows.
July 13, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: A caution on Jewish polling
I share criticism that some of the questions in the recently released Caddell-McLaughlin poll were quite tilted, shedding doubt on the utility of the poll.
July 08, 2011 - Deseret News
Deseret News: Landmark evangelical survey finds both unity and division
In the spring of 1962, the Reverend Billy Graham stood before a Harvard Law School audience to deliver a lecture titled, "Evangelism and the Intellectual."
July 06, 2011 - The Sun-Sentinel
Sun-Sentinel: One and a half cheers for evangelicalism
The outlook for conservative Christianity is really, really bright. Or really dim.
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