Source: The Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In a country that has more than 20,000 religious schools, Pakistani investigators say the madrassa where Tashfeen Malik studied the Koran doesn’t stand […]
Source: Slate One of many ugly patterns since Sept. 11, 2001, is that those who say they are worried about Islamic terrorism often fight to keep mosques out of their […]
Source: The Guardian Twenty-five Muslim men, including three teenagers, are facing the death penalty in Sudan after being charged with apostasy for following the wrong version ofIslam. The men were […]
Source: Chicago Tribune If Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins had simply donned a headscarf to support her Muslim neighbors without explaining herself, she still might be administering final exams this […]
Source: Pew Research center Little change in views of relationship between Islam and violence Following the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., the public’s concerns about terrorism have […]
Source: Huffington Post Muslim Americans have found themselves at the center of ugly debate in the political arena as of late. At a time when religious literacy and dialogue could be our […]
Huff Post: The humanity and compassion of mankind are tested in times of uncertainty and fear. The attacks in Paris on November 13 and the shooting in San Bernardino on December 2 spread the brutality and sadism of ISIS to Western soil. It has never been clearer that action must […]
Source: Huffington Post By Andrea Oranday Student, Trinity University Let me preface this by saying I do not believe Islam can be fully captured in five main points. I believe […]
theguardian: by Daniel Hurst — In rebuke to Tony Abbott, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells argues ‘megaphone politics’ could jeopardise Australia’s relations with neighbours such as Indonesia Concetta Fierravanti-Wells also chides MPs who indulged in a ‘public flogging’ of Australia’s grand mufti. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP A federal government frontbencher has warned against “simplistic” […]
Source: Huffington Post By Greg Worthington Former Teacher, UT-Austin Ed Policy PhD Student, Advocate, Beloved Son, Proud San Antonian, Hoping/Praying to be a Change Agent. Never not a student. Recently, I came across a racist meme featuring my friend. His name is Darsh Preet Singh. For those who know Darsh, […]
Source: Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Pardeep Kaleka spent several days after 9/11 at his father’s South Milwaukee gas station, fearing that his family would be targeted by people who […]
Report: By the Grace of Allah Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Qadian, India arranged three stalls representing our Jama’at in the National Book fair Jaipur was held between Nov 28th to Dec […]
Source: The Guardian By David Mitchell — How should we respond to would-be President Trump’s latest outrage? Point a figure and shout Eeeeuuuurrrggghhh! Figure of fun: a rally in New […]
Source: Stratfor: Mismanaging Mecca and Medina The two most important places are Mecca and Medina, the primary spiritual focal points for Muslims around the world. The Masjid al Haram, or the Great Mosque of Mecca, houses Islam’s central shrine, the Kaaba. The Kaaba symbolizes the first house of worship built […]
Source: Huffington Post By Kabir Helminski Sufi shaikh and author This is meant to be the first of seven articles being composed to reach out to all Americans to express support for the fundamental values of pluralism, tolerance, freedom, and human dignity. The vast majority of American Muslims unequivocally condemn […]
Global Affairs DECEMBER 12, 2015 | (Stratfor) By Anisa Mehdi As the world reacts to the host of Islamic State terrorist attacks that brought tragedy and death to Paris, Muslim scholars, clerics and lay people alike are speaking up about the troubles within the house of Islam. They are asserting, as […]
Source: Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On the night of the California shootings, Asifa Quraishi-Landes sat on her couch, her face in her hands, and thought about what was […]
Source: CNN (CNN)Gunshots fired into a mosque in Connecticut. Armed men protesting the “Islamization of America” outside Islamic centers in Texas. Death threats called in to mosques in Florida, Maryland […]
Source: The Washington Post By Fareed Zakaria Writes a foreign affairs column for The Post. He is also the host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS and a contributing editor for […]
Source: CNN (CNN)A British soldier who had his leg blown off by a bomb while serving in Iraq has taken the internet by storm after his Facebook post attacking Islamophobia […]