Obama proclaims: ‘We are not at war with Islam’
Obama went to lengths before the summit began to avoid linking extremism to the Muslim faith; his intent, aides say, was to avoid giving credence to the ideologies of Islamic…
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Muslim Groups Respond With Love, Philanthropy In The Face Of Violence
After the shooting of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a message of compassion rose up from many corners of the Muslim community. Farris Barakat, the brother of…
Online Commenters See Reporting Bias in Killing of 3 Muslims
AMMAN, Jordan — Whether three young students were shot and killed in North Carolina this week in a parking dispute or, as their families believe, because they were Muslims, online…
Fighting Hate/Crime In Chapel Hill
Welcome to this week’s ALL TOGETHER — the podcast dedicated to exploring how ethics, religion and spiritual practice inform our personal lives, our communities and our world. ALL TOGETHER is…
Chapel Hill shooting attack on diversity
Let’s be real. People don’t die over parking spots. Craig Stephen Hicks was arrested on Tuesday over the deaths of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, Yusor Mohammad, 21, and Razan Mohammad…
Deah Barakat’s Brother Offers Magnificent Words Of Peace At Vigil
Family members of the three young Muslims shot to death in North Carolina on Tuesday are grappling with the senseless tragedy. During a powerful speech at a vigil on Wednesday…
Chapel Hill Muslims Don’t Believe Shootings Happened Because Of A Parking Spot
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The police said it was all over a parking spot. The shooter’s wife said it wasn’t about religion. But many members of this college town’s close-knit…
Five things to know for your New Day — Thursday, February 12
CHAPEL HILL SHOOTINGS Outpouring: Thousands showed up for a candlelight vigil last night to honor the three victims of a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill….
Chapel Hill shooting: When is a crime a ‘hate crime?’
They say Craig Stephen Hicks hated religion and that he was riled at the sight of his Muslim neighborstwo of them young women who wore hijabs. When he allegedly killed…
Chapel Hill Police Knew Nothing Of Craig Hicks’ Feud With Muslim Neighbors Until Slayings
A simmering dispute over parking may have provoked Tuesday’s triple homicide in a North Carolina college town, authorities said. But police in Chapel Hill said they had no inkling of…
3 slain college students strived for a better world
I was on the phone with a friend in his junior year at my alma mater, UNC Chapel Hill, discussing his campus work and future goals, when his roommates relayed…
Craig Hicks, Chapel Hill Shooting Suspect, Reportedly Shared Atheist Beliefs On Facebook
Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, was charged on Wednesday with murdering three members of a Muslim family in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The motivation for the killing is unclear, though police…
Man Charged in Deaths of 3 Muslim Students Near UNC
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A 46-year old man was arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of three students at a quiet condominium complex near the University of North Carolina…
Worldwide Social Media Outrage After Muslim Students Killed In North Carolina
The fatal shooting of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Tuesday afternoon has prompted uproar around the world, particularly from Muslims in the Middle East who say U.S….
Donations Pour In To Support Chapel Hill Shooting Victim’s Fund For Syrian Refugees
Donations are pouring in to honor three Muslim students who were the victims of a shooting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, his wife, Yusor Mohammad, 23,…
Chapel Hill Shooting May Have Been Motivated By A Parking Dispute: Police
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — An ongoing parking dispute between neighbors sparked the shooting deaths of three family members at a quiet condominium complex near the University of North Carolina…
Historic Winter Storm Is A Real Emergency For New York City’s Homeless
NEW YORK — Peter Carling stood outside a Lower East Side chapel Monday morning, smoking a cigarette and watching the first snow of a massive winter storm begin to fall….