On Conservatives and the ‘Mosque’ Fracas

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2010 What's the deal with the hubbub over the so-called Ground Zero mosque? Clearly, as The Atlantic's Conor Friedersdorf notes, it has a lot to do with the popular culture-war-themed wedge issues that crop up right around now in each election cycle. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Defends Ground Zero Mosque Plans

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2010 President Obama has come out strongly in defense of controversial plans to erect a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City. Muslims, the president said, have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bloomberg Defends ‘Freedom to Worship as We Wish’ in NYC

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2010 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg took a look back through his city's religious history as he took the podium Tuesday in support of the planned Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero in Manhattan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Battle Over Ground Zero Intensifies

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2010 While many, including President George W. Bush, gave lip service to religious tolerance in the wake of 9/11, a backlash against Islam is mounting amid growing opposition to plans to include a mosque in the reconstruction around Ground Zero in New York City. And now, unexpectedly, the Anti-Defamation League has weighed in against the mosque. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

35 Killed, Scores Wounded in Baghdad Bombings

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2010 Shiite pilgrims en route to worship in Baghdad were the target of a series of bombings that killed at least 35 and wounded 100 on Wednesday, according to the BBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mosque Attacks Kill 80 in Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2010 Simultaneous attacks on two mosques in Lahore, Pakistan, killed more than 80 people Friday morning as militants targeted a minority Islamic sect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

N.Y. Board Gives Go-Ahead to Mosque Near Ground Zero

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2010 Following a sometimes lively debate Tuesday night, a Manhattan community board voted in favor of a plan to build the Cordoba House, a mosque and Muslim cultural center, near ground zero. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Muslim Women Protest Through Prayer at D.C. Mosque

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2010 On Feb. 20, four Muslim women took a conspicuous step to protest gender segregation in Muslim mosques by refusing to relegate themselves to a cordoned-off prayer zone for women -- which one of them ruefully called the "penalty box" -- and instead worshiped with the men at the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C. Their presence did not go unnoticed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Another Deadly Day in Baghdad

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2009 On Tuesday, eight people were killed and many more wounded in a series of blasts in Baghdad's Ameen neighborhood -- just a day after 52 died and 250 were injured in explosions set off by al-Qaida, according to Iraqi officials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tense Times in Western China

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2009 Monday brought more news of unrest in China's Xinjiang region following Sunday's bloodshed in Urumqi -- this time in the city of Kashgar, where police reportedly broke up about 200 people assembling near the Id Kah mosque in the city's center. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Over 30 Killed in Baghdad Bombings

Staff / Truthdig Sep 29, 2008 A spate of bombings around Baghdad on Sunday killed 34 people, including at least four Iraqi policemen, three soldiers and several civilians shopping in local markets and preparing to break their fasts to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bomb Rips Through Afghan Mosque at Evening Prayer

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2008 A suicide bomber set off a deadly explosion near a mosque in a popular marketplace in Zaranj, Afghanistan, Thursday evening as men were gathering for prayer, killing 20 people and injuring about 30. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )