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Opinion: Muslim Superhero Cartoon Does Not Signal the End of Times

by Brett Singer, Posted Oct 14th 2010 4:30PM

Children's entertainment is fertile ground for political fulminating. Add Islam into the mix, and you've got a recipe for world-class outrage. Today's cause for hysteria? "The 99," a new animated series featuring Muslim superheroes. Based on a ...
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Opinion: Bacon Should Have No Bearing on Becoming a Foster Parent

by Brett Singer, Posted Apr 21st 2010 12:00PM

When it comes to foster parenting and adoption, agencies should focus on the applicants' ability to care for a child -- not their religion or sexual orientation. And certainly not whether or not they eat bacon. Baltimore's Tashima Crudup, a ...
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More Muslims Turn to Home Schooling

by Amy Hatch, Posted Feb 22nd 2010 1:30PM

More Muslim parents are turning to home-schooling for their children, in part because of issues their kids face in school as non-Christians. The Washington Post reports that while they may not outnumber the two million America Christians who ...
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Palestinian Conflict Leads to School Discrimination in Denmark

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jan 9th 2009 1:00PM

In case anyone still thinks that what goes on in the Middle East doesn't affect the rest of the world, I submit the curious case of schools in Denmark where headmasters are recommending that Jewish parents not try to enroll their children in the ...
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Burkas banned from school pick up

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Sep 10th 2008 6:00PM

It seems they're pretty serious about carpool chic over there in the Netherlands and Burkas simply don't cut it. Well, actually, it's not so much about fashion as it is security and being able to communicate. According to Ronald Plasterk, the Dutch ...
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