Keith Ellison
Thomas Jefferson’s Quran to visit Dubai Expo 2020
By Joseph Hammond — October 8, 2021
(RNS) — The historic English-language Quran has never traveled outside the United States.
Florida’s ag commissioner sworn in on nation’s first Hebrew Bible
By Yonat Shimron — January 8, 2019
(RNS) — Nikki Fried, the first Jewish woman to serve as commissioner of agriculture in the Sunshine State, called her alma mater to ask if there was a special Bible she could use for the occasion.
Late cloud over Keith Ellison’s bid for Minnesota attorney general
By Yonat Shimron — August 14, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The allegation surfaced the weekend when the son of Ellison's former girlfriend, Karen Monahan, posted on Facebook that he had seen angry text messages from Ellison to his mother.
A rabbi’s case for Keith Ellison to head the DNC
By guest — December 15, 2016
(RNS) 'I know Keith quite well and I know the anti-Semitism charge against him is totally wrong,' writes Rabbi Steve Gutow.
Mattis is OK, but Ellison isn’t?
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 7, 2016
Keith Ellison and "Mad Dog" Mattis have both been critical of Israel. Guess which one has gotten a free pass.
Religious freedom key to global security, experts tell Georgetown symposium
By Sara Weissman — July 16, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) When three in four nations restrict religious speech and practice, it's a "crisis," said the director of the Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs.
D.C. imam provides counseling, weddings and prayer space for gay Muslims
By Krista Kapralos — June 20, 2013
(RNS) Imam Dayaiee Abdullah may be the only openly gay imam in the world, and he formed Light of Reform mosque more than two years ago so people like himself could worship without fear.
Chicago is ground zero in U.S. Muslim renaissance
By Monique Parsons — February 5, 2013
CHICAGO (RNS) At the corner of West 63rd Street and South Fairfield, there are all the predictable signs of decline: vacant businesses, empty lots, spikes in violence. But this nondescript intersection is also the site of a renaissance in American Islam, where new Muslim institutions are emerging at an unprecedented rate.
Mr. President, leave your Bibles at home
By A. James Rudin — January 17, 2013
(RNS) It's the constitutionally mandated oath of office, not the pair of historic Bibles, that is both necessary and sufficient for President Obama to begin his second term. Linking that oath to any religious text does not add to its efficacy. By A. James Rudin.
Muslims petition Egypt not to include Shariah
By Omar Sacirbey — August 7, 2012
(RNS) Muslim and Coptic Christian leaders in the U.S. are calling on the Egyptian government to keep any mentions of Shariah law out of its draft constitution, as well as any language that discriminates against religious minorities. By Omar Sacirbey.
Rep. Michele Bachmann’s Muslim Brotherhood claims draw fierce fire
By Chris Lisee — July 18, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) Rep. Michele Bachmann's claims that the Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated the U.S. government are drawing fierce criticism. By Chris Lisee
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