NY Times Op-Ed: The Prospects for Polygamy
Source: NY Times By Ross Douthat ON every issue save abortion, social liberalism is suddenly ascendant in America. The shift on same-sex marriage has captured the headlines, but the change […]
What it's like to be Muslim in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
We talk to Muslims across the GTA about discrimination, their hopes and fears for the future, and all of the things that make them inherently Torontonian. Rabia Khedr, 45, diversity […]
What it’s like to be Muslim in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
We talk to Muslims across the GTA about discrimination, their hopes and fears for the future, and all of the things that make them inherently Torontonian. Rabia Khedr, 45, diversity […]
Jon Stewart exposes the gross and blatant inequality Muslim Americans face every day
Salon.com: In a newly launched “Daily Show” segment Wednesday night — aptly titled “Halal Things Considered” — Jon Stewart investigated some recent cases of Muslim-American discrimination. Starting in, Stewart discussed […]
Alcohol Problems Affect About 33 Million U.S. Adults and Islam Could Help
Alcohol Problems Affect About 33 Million U.S. Adults Source: Time Magazine About 14% of U.S. adults have alcohol-related problems, according to new data on Americans’ drinking behaviors. The new study, published […]
Crew Member Who Refused Muslim Woman Unopened Soda Won’t Fly With United Again
http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js?sid=281&width=480&height=401&playList=518863964 The Huffington Post | By Nick Visser United Airlines says the flight attendant who allegedly denied a Muslim woman an unopened can of soda will no longer serve customers […]
Crew Member Who Refused Muslim Woman Unopened Soda Won't Fly With United Again
http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js?sid=281&width=480&height=401&playList=518863964 The Huffington Post | By Nick Visser United Airlines says the flight attendant who allegedly denied a Muslim woman an unopened can of soda will no longer serve customers […]
Now the truth emerges: how the US fuelled the rise of Isis in Syria and Iraq – Milne Seumas
The efforts of western states are fruitless – the sectarian terror group won’t be defeated by the same power that incubated it in the first place The war on terror, […]
Picture of the day: What's the most dangerous drug of all?
Source: New Scientist
Picture of the day: What’s the most dangerous drug of all?
Source: New Scientist
Ahmad: Is hatred taught by the Quran?
Over the last few weeks multiple news items made me wonder why hatred is mistakenly perceived to be linked with religion, whereas the realities are so different. In April I read about the anti-Islam advertisement that started running on 84 SEPTA buses in Philadelphia. The ad made a false allegation […]
Terror Suspect Usaama Rahim Shot Dead in Boston
Boston Terror Suspect Planned to Behead Police Officer, Officials Say By DAVE PHILIPPS and JESS BIDGOODJUNE 3, 2015 NYTimes.com The man shot and killed by an F.B.I. agent and a Boston police officer Tuesday had been under surveillance by terrorism investigators because he was planning to behead a police officer, the authorities say. […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA Offers Condolences to Vice President Joe Biden
Source: ahmadiyya.us
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Celebrates Supreme Court’s Ruling on Hijab
Source: ahmadiyya.us
Western mothers launch appeal asking their children to come home
A group of Western mothers whose children have joined the Islamic State group and other extremists in Syria and Iraq appealed Wednesday for them to return home, quoting from the […]
U.S. trade deficit shrinks; private jobs growth rebounds
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in April on a drop in imports, which surged in March following the end of a West Coast ports labor dispute, while companies picked up their hiring in May after a pullback the previous month. The data supported the notion the U.S. economy has recovered […]
William Shemin and Henry Johnson: Jewish and black soldiers receive World War I Medal of Honor amid claims of discrimination
Campaigners have said soldiers should have been honoured 100 years ago ANDREW BUNCOMBE NEW YORK Tuesday 02 June 2015 There was never any doubt about the bravery of Sgt William Shemin and Pvt Henry Johnson, but it took almost 100 hundred years for it to be officially recognised. Campaigners for […]
US Senate votes to curtail bulk data collection
Source: BBC The US Senate has voted to limit the government’s ability to collect phone data, a policy that had been in place since the attacks of 11 September 2001. […]
Toronto: Celebrating Khomeini in an Islamic Centre in Toronto?
All Islamic extremism is unacceptable 97 BY TAREK FATAH, TORONTO SUN FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, JUNE 02, 2015 07:55 PM EDT | UPDATED: TUESDAY, JUNE 02, 2015 07:59 PM EDT Tarek Fatah at the anti-Ayatollah Khomeini demonstration held Sunday, May 31, 2015. (Supplied) Article http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&app_id=162622253780945&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F1ldYU13brY_.js%3Fversion%3D41%23cb%3Df1ad69f6dc%26domain%3Dwww.torontosun.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.torontosun.com%252Ff388aa518%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=190&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F02%2Fall-islamic-extremism-is-unacceptable%3Ftoken%3D99406d7f140eaae122c61675acf3be4d&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&share=false&show_faces=false http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.6acb51c14c2a13a5c41ab8035be31c13.en.html#_=1433327376661&count=horizontal&dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F02%2Fall-islamic-extremism-is-unacceptable%3Ftoken%3D99406d7f140eaae122c61675acf3be4d%26utm_source%3DaddThis%26utm_medium%3Daddthis_button_gmail%26utm_campaign%3DAll%2BIslamic%2Bextremism%2Bis%2Bunacceptable%2B%257C%2BFatah%2B%257C%2BColumnists%2B%257C%2BOpinion%2B%257C%2BToronto%2BS%23.VW5Oi7UeKos.gmail&size=m&text=All%20Islamic%20extremism%20is%20unacceptable%20%7C%20Fatah%20%7C%20Columnists%20%7C%20Opinion%20%7C%20Toronto%20S&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F02%2Fall-islamic-extremism-is-unacceptable%3Ftoken%3D99406d7f140eaae122c61675acf3be4d https://apis.google.com/u/0/se/0/_/+1/fastbutton?usegapi=1&size=medium&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F02%2Fall-islamic-extremism-is-unacceptable%3Ftoken%3D99406d7f140eaae122c61675acf3be4d&gsrc=3p&ic=1&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en.3NQwBBx2ET8.O%2Fm%3D__features__%2Fam%3DAQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Ft%3Dzcms%2Frs%3DAGLTcCPw8PAle9KAc_sr8rre3OWbLPe5Jw#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh&id=I0_1433327376765&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com&pfname=&rpctoken=37604620 Change text size for the story Print this story […]
Why I Keep the Fact That I'm a Muslim to Myself
For TueNight.com by Anonymous You wouldn’t know my secret by looking at me. You wouldn’t see me walking down the street and give me that knowing nod of understanding. Because, honestly, you can’t tell that I’m a Muslim. I’m a middle-aged woman (first time I wrote that out… ouch), born […]