Vibrant Muslim community in Hawaii
ABU TARIQ HIJAZI ARABNEWS Friday 14 September 2012 Hawaii is the dreamland for holidaymakers. Annually thousands of tourists spend their winter in the comfortable climate of Hawaii which is like […]
Islam’s humane view of blasphemy – Opinion, Christian Sc. Monitor
Source: Violent protests over the video that insults the prophet Muhammad highlight a fundamentalist view of blasphemy. But this interpretation relies on only a handful of sources and ignores Islamic authorities […]
COMMENT : Inflammatory anti-Muslim film and the US Constitution
Daily Times: by Yasser Latif Hamdani The film falls squarely within the category of “fighting words” as defined by the United States Supreme Court The film Innocence of Muslims has to rank as the most terribly imbecilic and ridiculous attempt to malign the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to date. It […]
Hidden Causes of the Muslim Protests
Source: The Atlantic By ROBERT WRIGHT As the Muslim protests subside, more and more people have come to realize that what seems to have sparked them–one of the worst YouTube videos ever, which is saying something–isn’t what they were mainly about. But what were they about? Here theories differ, and some of the […]
Sami Moubayed: Reactions to the Anti-Muslim Film: It is Now Time To Grow Up
On June 23, the controversial American satirical film, Innocence of Muslims premiered to a private audience at the Vine Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. Two clips were posted on YouTube on July 1. By September, the amateur low-budget film had been dubbed into Arabic and brought to the attention of Muslims […]
Obama rethinks the Arab Spring
Credit: Asia Times: By Victor Kotsev The recent attacks on American and European embassies and the riots throughout the Muslim world are bringing home what the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran failed to get across: that much of the world strongly resents Western hegemony. Amid chants of “Listen, […]
My Take: It’s time for Islamophobic (anti-Islam) evangelicals to choose
By Brian McLaren, Special to CNN I was raised as an evangelical Christian in America, and any discussion of Christian-Jewish-Muslim relations around the world must include the phenomenon of American […]
Interfaith forum returns
THE AHMADIYYA Muslim community returns to Terrace Sept. 23 for another in a series of interfaith sessions. This one explores how to deal with economic and moral crises existing in the current state of the world. There are five speakers, each representing a faith community. Two are local, Pastor Blake […]
Muslim Response to Violent Reaction to Anti-Muslim Film
Source: Fox News Credit: AhmadiyyaUSA1
Don’t let murderers define Islam
The National Post: Until Tuesday, when Islamist fanatics murdered Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, the last U.S. envoy to have been killed in the line of duty was […]
Readers eager to define Islam — in unkind terms
Paul Russell: the Letter Editor, The National Post: All major religions have dark chapters in their histories, and also modern-day adherents who pervert their faith’s message. Which is why it’s a general policy of this page not to print letters accusing any religion of being untrustworthy or evil. That policy […]
Six US fighter jets destroyed in Taliban attack: Nato
Source: TOI KABUL: Six US fighter jets were destroyed and two significantly damaged when insurgents stormed a heavily fortified Afghan base where Britain’s Prince Harry is deployed on Friday, a Nato spokesman said. More:
Qaeda Says Libya Was Revenge Attack, US Deploys Forces
Source: Jakarta Globe: Dubai. Al-Qaeda said a deadly attack on US diplomats in Libya was in revenge for the killing of its number two, monitors reported Saturday, as Washington deployed forces to cope with global violence over a film mocking Islam. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) also called for […]
Canadian Hindu leader denounces decision to show anti-Muslim movie
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1257388–prominent-canadian-hindu-leader-denounces-decision-to-show-anti-muslim-movie A prominent member of the Hindu community has denounced a Toronto Hindu group’s decision to screen the anti-Muslim movie that has sparked riots throughout the Middle East. “I can see no reason for showing the film in light of what is happening across the world,” said Pandit Roopnauth Sharma, […]
No Apologies but the Toll Keeps Mounting
Source: Canad Free Press by Wasim Sroya For those who would like a scorecard from 1948 to the present of violent Arab/Islamic heinous acts of barbarism for which the entire world (including innocent Muslims) are still waiting for an apology. At the end of May, 2010 one of the most […]
An Interview with Naseem Mahdi
Promoted post: Was Lao Tzu a Prophet: At least these 15 quotes are very profound and prophetic? Source: The Examiner By Liz Essley A member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mahdi […]
Pentagon prepares to drop the hammer on anti-US Muslim riots?
Russian TV: The US has deployed military teams to respond to unrest in 17 or 18 locations in Muslim nations that are of strategic interest to Pentagon. “We have to be prepared in the event that these demonstrations get out of control,” Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in a Friday interview […]
Calif. chef serves up generosity to homeless kids
(CBS News) ANAHEIM, Calif. – A while back “On The Road” introduced us to a man who had heard a voice, telling him to share his good fortune. The voice […]
Poll Finds Obama Is Erasing Romney’s Edge on Economy
Credit: NY Times. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. have the support of 51 percent of registered voters, the poll found. President Obama has taken away Mitt Romney’s longstanding advantage as the candidate voters say is most likely to restore the economy and create […]