Americas

Muslim group dispel myths one door at a time

Source: The Spec – The rain and gusty winds didn’t stop members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYA) from visiting neighbourhoods in Stoney Creek Friday to debunk misconceptions about the Islamic faith. “People should judge Islam, or any religion for that matter, on their teachings, not by […]

Belief-O-Matic and Me

Huff Post by Kecia Ali. Associate Professor of Religion, Boston University According to the Internet, I am 100 percent Reform Jew. This came as something of a surprise to me since I’m a Muslim. Let me explain. In the wake of Sept. 11, I was invited to contribute an essay […]

Got war if you want it

Credit: Asiatimes: By Pepe Escobar Pentagon head Leon Panetta told ABC News that the US is “ready” to attack Iran. It depends on US President Barack Obama giving it a go. Will he or won’t he? Nobel Prize winner and Drone Godfather Obama has been busy “justifying the ‘just war’ […]

The Real Muslim Problem

Source: Huff Post By Joyce S. Dubensky CEO, Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding There’s lots of talk about the “Muslim Problem” in the U.S. and abroad. Generally, I find that framing troubling. But recently some very ordinary experiences made me realize that there actually is what I can only call […]