New America Media: Religion

El Cajon Killing Revives Fears of Islamophobia

New America Media, News Report, Suzanne Manneh, Posted: Mar 29, 2012

The death of an Iraqi woman in El Cajon has left many in the community fearful of more such attacks.

Latin American Imams and Rabbis Strengthen Muslim-Jewish Relations

The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, News Report, Posted: Mar 27, 2012

As Jews and Muslims in France join together in solidarity, Latin American imams and rabbis strengthen ties of communication and cooperation during upcoming mission to Washington D.C. today and tomorrow.

For Mexico, Pope Benedict XVI Is No John Paul II

El Diario/La Prensa, Editorial, Posted: Mar 24, 2012

As the Pope visits Mexico this week, El Diario/La Prensa notes that Mexico doesn't have the same relationship with Pope Benedict XVI.

New Book Links Bailey’s Murder to History of Racism, Religion, Violence

New America Media, Interview, Peter Schurmann, Q&A with Thomas Peele, Posted: Mar 18, 2012

Thomas Peele's "Killing the Messenger" tells the history of the organized crime operation responsible for the murder of Chauncey Bailey.

Muslims Outraged by NYPD Surveillance

India West, News Report, Sunita Sohrabji, Posted: Feb 24, 2012

Reports that Muslim students at several East Coast universities were the targets of investigation by the NYPD has sparked outrage.

In Contraception Clash, Catholic Latinas Stray From Doctrine

Fronteras, News Report, Posted: Feb 17, 2012

In recent weeks, Catholic bishops across the country have turned to their congregations to pressure Obama to repeal his contraception rule. And since Latinos now make up about one-third of all Catholics in the U.S., they should be key players in that campaign.

In Thailand, Elephant Sashimi is All the Rage

New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Posted: Jan 30, 2012

A growing taste for elephant meat in Thailand adds to the growing list of endangered animals winding up on people's plates.

Muslim Americans to NYPD: Enough Already, the Commish Must Go

Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Jan 28, 2012

On Tuesday the New York Times reported that the New York Police Department showed nearly 1,500 of its officers “The Third Jihad,” a 72-minute documentary that casts Muslim Americans as ubiquitously engaged in “a strategy to infiltrate and dominate America.” It was the latest item in a growing list of revelations about the NYPD’s profiling and surveillance of Muslim Americans, and now it has prompted demands that the police commissioner, one of the city’s most powerful public figures, immediately step down.

Royce Challenges Obama Administration on Vietnam Human Rights

New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jan 14, 2012

Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) joined several members of Congress, including the Chairman and top Democrat of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in writing to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging the State Department to substantially improve its annual human rights reporting on Vietnam.

Catholics Stunned by News of Bishop Fathering Two Sons

Eastern Group Publications, News Report, Posted: Jan 11, 2012

It's been three decades since Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala, 60, led mass and religious functions at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in East Los Angeles, but his recent resignation and admission that he fathered two sons now living out of state has shocked faithful parishioners.