Why Some Muslims Are Optimistic In The Face Of Islamophobia
Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg — This poignant video offers a glimpse into what it’s like to be Muslim. http://dk79lclgtez2i.cloudfront.net/fYJyVd?app=1
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‘Alliance of Virtue (or Get Your Bags Together)’
Huff Post — As we settle down into the grip of another New Year, the past slips further away into obscurity and I am soberly having to grapple with the fact that many youngsters’ ears have never even heard the Beatles song, “Yesterday.” It’s an ominous sign of age creeping […]
The Religious Sources of Christian Terrorism
Huff Post: by Babak Rahimi, Associate Professor of Communication, Culture and Religion at University of California, San Diego — News reports live a short life in the media. Many seem to have already forgotten the militant organization that continues to occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. But then many […]
Muslim women respect Britain, Britain should respect us
theguardian: letter by Nasira Rehman — Muslim women shopping for fruit and veg in Whitechapel Road street market in east London. Photograph: Kathy Dewitt/Alamy Photograph: Alamy As the elected president of the women’s auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK, I wish to express my concerns about the prime minister’s […]
Isis will fail to emulate Islam’s great conquests. Here’s why
theguardian: by Peter Frankopan — After the prophet Muhammad’s death his Arab followers swept all before them to east and west – but then, theirs was a kind, tolerant and respectful faith Fifteen centuries ago, Arab armies fanned out from the Middle East in search of conquest. For some who […]
Adventures in Islam: The Myths and Legends of Muslim Homogeneity
Huff Post: by Tithi Bhattacharya — As we watch the presidential debates unfold, one could be excused for thinking that there was an imminent threat of an Islamic takeover of the United States. According to NPR, at a New Hampshire rally, Donald Trump followed up his proposed ban on all […]
History of the California Blacks Nation Califians (Khalifians) The First Americans
Shoah.org — “…They; manipulate our history books; the history books are not true; it’s a lie. The history books are lying, you need to know that, you must know that.’ – Michael Jackson by Diane Blackmon image: http://www.eurweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/diane5.jpgPhoto of Indigenous Americans – black native Americans *According to, author James W. Loewen in his […]
11 Must-Read Books By Muslim Authors
Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg — Explore the richness and beauty of Islam. The Islamic faith began with a series of divine revelations, which were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad beginning in the early 7th century CE. Muhammad’s revelations went on to form the basis of the Qur’an, the holy […]
The UN library announced its most-checked-out book of 2015. It’s kind of disturbing.
Vox: by Dylan Matthews and Zack Beauchamp — The Dag Hammarskjöld Library at the United Nations — named after the secretary general who died in 1961 — doesn’t make the news very often. Meant to be used by the professional Secretariat staff of the UN and by national delegations, it […]
‘Honey, I want you to stop being a feminist’
Viralwomen.com : by Gia London — My mother phoned a few weeks ago, and she sounded purposeful but hesitant, like she had finally worked up the courage to tell me something important. ‘Honey,’ she said, her voice broken with concern. ‘I want you to stop being a feminist. I love […]
India Needs to “Save its Daughters” Through Education and Gender Equality
Source: Global Issues By Neeta Lal (New Delhi) NEW DELHI, Jan 08 (IPS) – Women constitute nearly half of the country’s 1.25 billion people and gender equality — whether in […]
Charlie Hebdo anniversary cover disrespects all faiths, Vatican newspaper says
theguardian — Osservatore Romano says cartoon shows sad paradox of world that is increasingly careful to be politically correct yet does not respect believers’ faith The anniversary edition of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo at a printing house near Paris. Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images The Vatican’s newspaper on Tuesday […]
Christian college moves to fire professor who said Muslims worship same god
theguardian: by Ryan Felton — Larycia Hawkins, a tenured associate professor at Wheaton College, made headlines after wearing headscarf following San Bernardino shooting Wheaton College has taken steps to fire Larycia Hawkins. Photograph: Stacey Wescott/AP A Christian college in suburban Chicago has launched termination proceedings against a tenured professor who […]
Something Wicked: White Supremacy as 2016’s Urgent Faith Challenge
Huff Post: by Rev Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite — Something Wicked This Way Comes is not only a sinister 1962 fantasy novel by Ray Bradbury, it is also descriptive of the malevolent and growing power of white supremacy in the United States. This accelerating menace is an urgent faith challenge […]
Nimr’s execution may compound Saudi Arabia’s problems
theguardian: by Ian Black — King Salman’s decision to enforce a death penalty his predecessor balked at reflects tougher line on Iran and internal dissent – and lack of a coherent strategy A man burns a picture of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman at a protest in Delhi over the execution […]
Lessons from 5 World Religions that Will Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolution
Source: Huffington Post By Rose Deighton is a PhD student in the program for West and South Asian Religions at Emory University. She holds an M.A. from the University of […]
A Nation Divided by Fear: Studies Reveal How and Why We Target Muslims, Immigrants
Huff Post: by David Briggs — Fifty-six percent of Americans believe houses or rooms can be haunted. One in five believes Bigfoot is a real creature; about the same percentage are afraid of zombies. Yet at least until the walking dead put up their own candidate in the New Hampshire […]
How much longer must women wait for true equality?
theguardian: by Kevin McKenna — Across government, business and financial institutions, incompetent men continue to thwart the progress of talented women How will we know when true gender equality is achieved in the British workplace? Perhaps there is an index running, even now, which measures gender equality with a range […]
A Muslim’s Christmas Message
Huff Post: by Kashif N. Chaudhry — Christmas is one of the most important days in the Christian calendar. Granted it has largely been turned into a commercial holiday, but many Christians still celebrate the religious significance of this day. Houses are decorated, gifts are exchanged, masses are held and […]
Kenyan Muslims refused to let militants execute Christians during a bus attack
Quartz Africa: by Omar Mohammed — An attempted militant attack on Monday (Dec. 21) on a bus heading to Mandera, a small town in northeast Kenya on the border with Somalia, was foiled after Muslim passengers refused to comply with the attackers’ demands that they identify Christians amongst them and […]