Omar Sacirbey
Omar Sacirbey writes for Religion News Service in Washington, D.C.
Blog Posts by Omar Sacirbey
Posted by Omar Sacirbey 1 week 16 hours ago
When Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly approved a 2010 ballot measure that prohibits state courts from considering Islamic law, or Shariah, the Council of American-Islamic Relations filed a lawsuit...
Posted by Omar Sacirbey 3 weeks 3 days ago
Muslims in America are much less inclined to support suicide bombing than other Muslims abroad, and are more likely to believe that people of other faiths can attain eternal life in heaven, according...
Posted by Omar Sacirbey 3 weeks 4 days ago
When Karen Hunt Ahmed and her Muslim husband divorced four years ago, many friends asked her, “Now you can stop this Islam stuff, right?”Some friends, she thought.“Like it was a hobby I took up when...
Posted by Omar Sacirbey 5 weeks 4 days ago
The Islamic political party known as the Muslim Brotherhood has soured American attitudes towards Egypt, arguably America’s most important Arab ally, since its candidate Mohamed Morsi won...
Posted by Omar Sacirbey 10 weeks 4 days ago
Muslim and civil rights organizations say a New York Police Department program to secretly monitor Islamic communities has created so much fear and suspicion among Muslims that many find it...
