Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • NPR

    The Weight of Our Words

    Violent crimes committed by Muslims are much more likely to be reported as "terrorism." And that has disturbing consequences for the way Muslims are perceived.
    by Shankar Vedantam Apr 13, 2018 1 minute
    Sometimes it can feel like there is a terrorist attack on the news every other week. But how much attention an attack receives has a lot to do with one factor: the religion of the perpetrator. <em>David McNew /AFP/Getty Images</em>

    This week, we look at the language we use around race and religion, and what it says about the culture we live in.

    In 2014, two shooting sprees occurred six months apart in busy

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from NPR

    NPR3 min readAmerican Government
    Bid To Oust Speaker Johnson Fails But GOP Turmoil Remains
    The House voted overwhelmingly to set aside a motion by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to remove Johnson as speaker
    NPR4 min read
    The Dos And Don'ts Of Lending Money
    What do you do if a loved one asks to borrow a big sum of money from you? Experts weigh in on when it's OK to fork over the cash — and when you should probably say no.
    NPR3 min read
    FTX Says It Will Return Money To Most Of Its Customers
    FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than that.

    Related Books & Audiobooks