Interfaith tolerance

The Maulana Who Loved Krishna

Source: Outlook India Hasrat Mohani was not just a maverick when it came to publicly championing the radical thinking of Tilak. He also wrote verses expressing deep love for Krishna, and often went to Mathura to celebrate Janmashtami. He was a true maverick. In 1908 he published an anonymous article […]

Spying on New York Muslims Yields No Leads

Peter Fedynsky August 22, 2012 VOA NEW YORK — A senior New York Police Department official says that spying on the city’s Muslim community has not yielded a single criminal lead. Some Muslim targets of surveillance feel vindicated. Surveillance of the Muslim community by the NYPD’s secret Demographics Unit for […]

I’m Not a Muslim, but Ramadan Changed Me

Charlotte DandoInterfaith Activist based in the UK HUFFINGTON POST My apartment is located in between three of the area’s most frequented bars. At 3 a.m. on a Sunday, I can hear the remainder of Saturday night’s revelers as they pass my window; singing, chatting and shouting under the street lights. […]

Manipur Muslim Online Forum (MMOF) appeals to all Northeasterners to maintain peace and Communal harmony.

Source: Kanglaoonline.com Manipur Muslim Online Forum (MMOF) appeals to all Northeasterners, in general, and Manipuris, in particular, to maintain peace and communal harmony. Some vested interests have been mongering rumour of attacks on migrant workers and students from Northeast in South India, especially Karnataka. We have strong faith in universal […]

Hate crime legislation

Express Tribune: Farahnaz Ispahani. Pakistan has become a brutal place to live, especially if you are a member of a religious minority. Most observers agree that the country is being swept by a rising tide of hate encouraged by unbridled hate speech. Hate speech is defined as any spoken or physical […]

Diversity Of Islam Highlighted

Huff Post: WASHINGTON (RNS) Nearly all Muslims can agree on the basic beliefs of Islam: There is one God, Muhammad is God’s prophet, Muslims should fast during the holy month of Ramadan and give alms to the poor. Yet beyond these central pillars of the faith, Muslims worldwide vastly differ […]

Pakistan All set to celebrate Minorities Day: Paul Bhatii

Source: Pakistan Today ISLAMABAD – Minister Incharge for National Harmony Dr. Paul Bhatti has said that arrangements have been finalized to mark Minorities’ Day officially here on Thursday (August 9). He said three to four hundred people of different faiths including parliamentarians, diplomats, religious leaders and general public would participate in the […]

Nigeria: No Compulsion in Religion

BY HANNATU MUSAWA, 7 AUGUST 2012 Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi is not only a knowledgeable Islamic scholar, he exemplifies the character of a Muslim nurtured from an early age in a virtuous environment. Having been taught and raised by his late father, Sheikh Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi, he serves as […]