More than s’mores — Muslim youth camp nurtures students for a life of advocacy
California students gather for Muslim Day at Capitol
By Meghan Bobrowsky GSS Correspondent SACRAMENTO — More than 600 students, activists and politicians gathered at the California state Capitol Building in Sacramento on Monday to talk about a worrisome increase in Islamophobia and lobby for legislation supporting Muslims nationwide. The…
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From the archives: Terrorism doesn’t always have a brown face
By Celine Lopez, GSS correspondent Editor's note: This story originally appeared on Nov. 25, 2015 following the terror attacks in Paris. Today's address by President Obama to the Islamic Society in Baltimore echoes many of the same points Lopez makes below. STOCKTON, California —…
My Take: Terrorism doesn’t always have a brown face
By Celine Lopez, GSS correspondent Islam is not synonymous with terrorism. ISIS and al-Qaida are not Muslim groups. The Quran is not a book of extremist principles. So why every time there is a terrorist attack, we are quick to blame Muslims?…
