AvatarCarmen .EAvatarAvatarAt Baltimore mosque, President Obama encourages U.S. Muslims: ‘You fit in here’verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Michelle BoorsteinPresident Obama Wednesday delivered the comforting sermon to U.S. Muslims that their community leaders have been requesting for years, framing Islam as deeply American and its critics as violating the nation’s cherished value of religious freedom. Obama’s comments came in his first visit as …
AvatarCarmen .EAvatarAvatarThe race to save ancient Islamic manuscripts from terrorists who want them destroyedverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Sarah KershawAfter Islamic extremists took control in 2012 of several major cities in Mali, a majority-Muslim nation in West Africa, it was soon clear that a millennium’s worth of classic Islamic manuscripts was in grave danger. As half a million Malians fled the violence, secret plans were put in motion to …