Religion Should Be in the Public Schools
Source: Huffington Post Before you get defensive let me say that I am not referring to prayer. I am advocating for religious literacy and the best way to achieve this […]
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Amtul Q Farhat
A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.
Canadian PM Trudeau praying with Muslims at mosque
A video documenting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to a mosque in Canada has recently emerged, showing him joining Muslim worshipers for evening prayers during Ramadan in 2013, nearly […]
Let’s tap into Islam’s heritage of critical education to defeat extremism in schools
The Guardian: The policy response to the threat of radicalisation has focused on law, security and intelligence. As the problem spirals out of control, this one-dimensional response, which includes the […]
Forgiving Muslim doctor whose mosque was shot at is attending State of the Union
Among the guests sitting in the House chamber balcony for President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address will be a Connecticut Muslim doctor whose mosque was shot […]
This Is Not Canada
Last night, Syrian refugees attending a Welcoming event in Vancouver were attacked with pepper spray. Global News reported that around 15 people – including children as young as two […]
Editorial: Learning about Islam a wise way to fight fears
Source: The Spokesman-Review Idaho’s legislative leaders deserve credit for turning what could have been a purely anti-Islam event into an educational one. On Thursday, law enforcement officials and refugee resettlement […]
World needs to hear of US religious freedom: booted Muslim
A Muslim woman booted from a Donald Trump rally, urged President Barack Obama to tell the world about religious freedom in the U.S., ahead of his State of the Union […]
Key findings on Muslim population in US
A US-based think tank has conducted a study to answer some of key questions about Muslims and Islam in the United States Source: World Bulletin / News Desk The growth […]
Thinly veiled racism
By Khola Maryam Hübsch Our outrage over the sexist Muslim male reveals a need to feel superior. It expresses a brand of cultural chauvinism that co-opts feminism as a means […]
PM Trudeau condemns pepper-spray attack of Syrian refugees in Vancouver
The Star: The pepper spraying of Syrian refugees in Vancouver has prompted sweeping condemnation, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying it doesn’t represent Canada’s attitude toward migrants. Vancouver Police are […]
Love Your Neighbor – But Don’t Quite Love Your Muslim Neighbor
Source: The Huffington Post An act of interfaith outreach and human solidarity took place in the Chicago suburbs, by one Dr. Larycia Hawkins, a Professor at Wheaton College, a Evangelical […]
Religious Beliefs Can Promote Cooperation Rather than Violence- Study
While the world reels from religion-inspired terrorism, new research has found that religious beliefs can promote interfaith cooperation, when believers look at things from God’s perspective, rather than their own. […]
French mosques extend open invitation
Source: BBC French mosques have invited non-Muslims in to try to create greater understanding of Islam in France. Visitors are being offered hot drinks, pastries, calligraphy demonstrations and discussion during […]
How sharia law became embedded in our political debate
Source: The Washington Post At a campaign stop in Fort Dodge, Iowa, this week, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was asked about keeping sharia law out of the United States. “Guys,” […]
The Sunni vs. Shia schism, and why it matters 1,300 years later
Source: Macleans It would be simplistic to say the sectarian outrage over Saudi Arabia’s execution of a Shia cleric was only religion-driven—and would ignore key history By Brian Bethune Sunni […]
Is it OK to look Muslim in America?
Source: Al-Jazeera by Rafia Zakaria Larycia Hawkins’ solidarity message goes beyond wearing the headscarf for a day. That’s exactly what America needs On Jan. 6, Wheaton College — a private […]
Let’s not allow a fringe group of twisted terrorists to divide Canadians- Lal Khan Malik
Source: Montreal Gazette Lal Khan Malik, of Vaughan, Ont., is national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Canada and is one of the founders of the “Stop the CrISIS” […]
Despite firing threat, Christian college’s hijab-wearing prof supports Muslims
Source: The Star CHICAGO—The professor of a suburban Chicago Christian college who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God is disputing the university’s account of interactions with administrators who’ve initiated steps to fire her. Larycia Hawkins, who’s Christian, posted her views on Facebook and wore a headscarf to show […]
A United States Without Muslims Has Never Existed
The Huffington Post The idea that all Muslims should be blocked from entering the U.S. plays well with people who think adherents to Islam are relatively recent arrivals on the American scene. Yet Muslims have been in this country from its inception. Far from being a foreign element, Muslims have […]
How news about Muslims shapes public opinion-University of Michigan study
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Original Study Posted by Jared Wadley-Michigan on January 6, 2016 News stories depicting Muslims as terrorists have fueled racism and anger among many non-Muslim Americans, who support civil restrictions and military action in Muslim countries, according to a new study. Other research has shown that minorities are subject […]
