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News This Model Muslim Marine Offered To Guard Jewish Sites For Free — Why Have None Taken Him Up?
Like many Americans, Tayyib Rashid has been disturbed by the threats of anti-Semitic violence in recent weeks, particularly the vandalism of Jewish cemeteries in St. Louis and Philadelphia. But unlike many Americans, Rashid, a Muslim veteran of the U.S. Marines, thought he could help do something about it. “I’m a #MuslimMarine in Chicagoland area,” the…
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Fast Forward Jewish Hindu Sings Songs About Islam For Kids — To Protest Trump
A Jewish-raised Hindu named Ben Lee is protesting Donald Trump’s travel ban — with a new album of songs for children. It’s titled, plainly, “Ben Lee Sings Songs About Islam for the Whole Family.” Lee, an Australian musician living in Los Angeles, told the Guardian that he is wanted to spread information about Islam at…
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Fast Forward New York Attorney General Blasts Trump For ‘Muslim Ban 2’
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is planning to battle new travel restrictions President Donald Trump issued Monday. Schneiderman called the new order “MuslimBan2” and wrote on Twitter that he’ll see President Trump in court. While the White House may have made changes, the intent to discriminate against Muslims remains clear. #MuslimBan2 pic.twitter.com/6xi8QktBFW — Eric…
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Breaking News Jewish Groups Slam Trump’s New ‘Muslim Ban’ Executive Order
(JTA) — Jewish groups condemned an executive order issued by President Donald Trump banning new visas for citizens from six Muslim-majority countries. Trump on Monday signed an order blocking for 90 days new visas for citizens from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Iraq, which was included in an earlier version of the order that was blocked by…
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Fast Forward Muslims Hasten To Right Toppled Jewish Headstones In Rochester
Soon after a Jewish cemetery was found vandalized in Rochester, New York in the third such incident in two weeks, local Muslims were on the scene helping clean up the damage, in another sign of an interfaith alliance that’s been forged between two communities both targeted by a spike in hate crimes. Police have been…
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Breaking News Muslim Military Veterans Volunteer to Protect Jewish Sites
(JTA) — Following the recent wave of bomb threats against Jewish community centers and the vandalism of two Jewish cemeteries, some Muslims on Twitter are offering to help guard Jewish sites. The tweeters, including some veterans, said they would volunteer to protect JCCs, cemeteries and synagogues, the Huffington Post first reported. This latest show of…
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News Something’s Happenin’ Here, As Chicago Jews and Muslims Deepen Ties
Post-election outreach between Jewish and Muslim groups in Chicago reached a new level of depth and intensity over a varied series of meetings last week. Though many of these groups began connecting with each prior to the election of Donald Trump as president, post-election developments drove and dominated the recent political, educational, and social events,…
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News 6 Heartwarming Acts Of Solidarity Between Jews and Muslims Amid Wave of Hate
It’s easy to get depressed reading the news about escalating violence and campaigns of threats against Jews and Muslims alike — not to mention foreigners and other minorities. But amidst the hatred, there are gratifying signs of solidarity between Jews and Muslims that we haven’t seen in a while. Here are six examples: After a…
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Culture Ivanka Trump suggests you avoid this central sin in Judaism — will her father listen?
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Fast Forward Exit poll: 79% of Jewish voters back Harris over Trump
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