‘This would be a top news story if the shooter was Muslim’
Source: Al Jazeera After massacre at shisha bars in Germany, critics decry media double standard in covering attacks by far-right suspects. A deadly shooting in the German city of Hanau […]
Sentenced to death for blasphemy: Surviving Pakistan’s death row
The story of a man who spent 19 years awaiting execution reveals the power of a false blasphemy claim to destroy a life. Source: Al Jazeera By Asad Hashim After […]
Rumi: The Meeting Point of the East and the West
Epigraph: “Out beyond the ideas of right-doing and wrongdoing, there is a field I will meet you there. It’s the world full of things to talk about.” Rumi Written and […]
Born of a Muslim who overcame an immigration ban, a community celebrates its centennial
Opinion February 15, 2020 Amjad Mahmood Khan (RNS) — One hundred years ago this week, the Philadelphia Inquirer recorded the arrival in its city of a South Asian […]
Right-Wing Terror in Germany . The Delusional World of the Suspected Killer
A 43-year-old man is the prime suspect in the mass shooting that left 10 dead in Hanau, Germany, on Wednesday. Before killing himself, the man left behind an internet […]
Germany’s Muslims call for protection after ‘far-right terror plot’ arrests
Call comes after arrest of 12 men believed to have been plotting attacks on mosques Kate Connolly in Berlin Mon 17 Feb 2020 Muslim communities in Germany have called […]
After Hanau: How can Germany deal with extreme right-wing terror?
A shooter killed nine people in the German city of Hanau in a racist attack. We spoke to anti-terror experts to find out how Germany is reacting and what we […]
As a Rohingya refugee, I see a renaissance of my people’s culture in the Bangladesh camps
It is important that genocide survivors such as myself are not seen as merely victims, dependent only on others to take up our cause on our behalf Mayyu Ali 19th […]
There is little chance of change in Lebanon – we can only expect more suffering
The old dream of the protesters continues – the problem is that to end sectarian politics, you need politicians to help you Robert Fisk @indyvoices 20th February 2020 The […]
Paterson ordinance will let mosques broadcast Muslim call to prayer in New Jersey
Source: Paterson Times By Jayed Rahman 20th February 2020 A proposed ordinance before the City Council will allow mosques in Paterson to broadcast the Adhan or the Muslim call […]