German Muslims stage peaceful protest
Source: The Local Around 800 demonstrators marched through the centre of the southwestern German city of Freiburg under the banner “I Love My Prophet”. Protesters hoisted signs reading “Yes to […]
Vicious Cycle of Islamophobia
Written by Ram Puniyani We are going through strange times. While the science, technology and rationalism has given us physical and intellectual tools to better the lot of humanity, we are witnessing the production of provocative material, literature and films in particular, which demonize the particular religion, Islam to be […]
A German Ahmadi-Muslim Lady honoured to express views on main German TV about film” The Innocence of the Muslims”
Source: ARD TV Daughter of late Mr Hadayatullah Hübsch, Ms Khola Maryam Hübsch was honoured to be picked up to express the view point about the anti Islamic film, “Te innocence of the Muslims”” The program was aired at 23.00 hours on 18.09.2012 on the main TV channel of Germany […]
Muslims Bear No Collective Guilt for 9/11 and a List of Muslim Victims of the Terrorist Attack
Source: Loonwatch On this 9/11 let it be remembered that American Muslims do not bear collective guilt for the crime of 9/11, and let us remember those who died in the attacks. (h/t: Abdallah C.) List of Muslim Victims of 9/11 (via. Some Random Thoughts Blog) “American Muslims bear no collective […]
Obama: “[America] will never be at war with Islam”
Video of President Obama’s weekly address where he makes the statement in title of the article.
Rising anti-Islamic sentiment in America troubles Muslims
Source : CNN Blog By Moni Basu, CNN (CNN) – When the nation pauses to remember 9/11 next week, a group of Tennesseans will gather at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Franklin for a commemoration. But it will be more than that. On the program, called “The Threat in Our […]
Three Myths that Perpetuate Islamophobia
Author: Atif Mir Source: November 2010 eGazette What is it about Islam that frightens the western world? Has Islamophobia risen merely because of the emergence of the Muslim radical? The […]
Bangla Deshi’s in India: Myth and Reality
Source: Northern Voices Online The Assam violence between Bodos and Muslims, alleged by many to be Bangldeshi infiltrators, has a long chain of repercussions. The number of dead is nearly eighty. Killings are continuing and the people who have been displaced have been over 4 lakhs. There is no exact […]
Fighting hatred with dignified tolerance
Source: Gulf News A highly respected Islamic center should take the responsibility to issue a cool and rational statement after the next wilful or even accidental burning of the Quran I am not sure when the first incident of burning or desecrating the Quran occurred. I am even less sure […]
Anti-Islam Ads Remixed in San Francisco and New York
NY Times Blog: As my colleague Benjamin Weiser reported last month, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority had violated the First Amendment rights of a pro-Israel group […]
Don’t worry people, there is no Muslim Tide
Source: National Post Author: Chris Selley Canadian journalist Doug Saunders’ new book, The Myth of the Muslim Tide (Knopf), promises and delivers an impartial examination of the notion that Muslim immigration […]
Attack on Illinois Islamic School
Illinois Islamic School Targeted With Bottle Bomb In Second Recent Attack On Area Mosques Posted: 08/14/2012 12:26 pm Updated: 08/14/2012 12:26 pm 9 7 https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2012%2F08%2F14%2Fillinois-islamic-school-t_n_1775550.html&size=tall&count=true&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com&hl=en-US&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DEjqGhgylh8o.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!OgKRzknZ1ASAaEDr2w%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTMZtB6F10Jl9BMhSmuZWEaSbtAUBQ#id=I2_1345006766701&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com&rpctoken=225627720&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart FOLLOW: Video, College Preparatory School Of America, David Conrad, David Conrad Charged, Morton Grove Mosque, Morton Grove Mosque Shooting, Mosque Shooting, Mosque Shot, Muslim Education Center, Muslim Education Center Morton Grove, Muslim Education Center Mosque, Shots Fired At Mosque, Chicago […]
If the Sikh Temple Had Been a Mosque It would be less Outrageous?
NY Times: During the 2008 presidential campaign, rumors proliferated that Barack Obama was a Muslim who had been indoctrinated into militant Islam during childhood studies in a madrassa. The fact […]
Nigeria: Some Muslims Give Islam Extreme Posture – Umar Pakio
Nigeria: Some Muslims Give Islam Extreme Posture – Umar Paiko Tagged: Nigeria, Religion, West Africa BY ROSE ADAH, 11 AUGUST 2012 Comment (1) http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=130&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=25 http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1340179658.html#_=1344744169704&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201208110323.html&hashtags=nigeria&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201208110323.html&related=allafrica%2C%20allafricafrench&size=m&text=Some%20Muslims%20Give%20Islam%20Extreme%20Posture%20-%20Umar%20Paiko&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&via=allafrica https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&size=medium&count=true&annotation=bubble&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com&hl=en-GB&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DHY9p6vay2e0.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!9WWg3hgFJrKAVXxNQA%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTNB8Fia3XwNbKRkrBG4FoP0ywMLTQ#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart&id=I0_1344744168006&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com An Islamic scholar Mallam Umar Paiko has said that, rather than label Islam as extreme, it is some Muslims who had taken extreme posture giving the religion […]
Assam violence claims 40 lives; no Bangladeshi hand, says Centre
Source: Hindustan Times. Clashes between minority immigrants and Bodo tribals continued unabated as the toll in the ethnic violence shot up to 40 today with the recovery of eight more bodies even as the Centre asked the Assam government to nab the “ring leaders” involved in unrest. Five more bodies […]
Judge backs blogger over anti-Islam NYC bus ads
Source: WS journal Associated Press NEW YORK — An anti-Islam activist has won a preliminary round in her First Amendment fight to place New York City bus ads calling enemies of Israel “savages.” Federal Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan says he agrees with blogger Pamela Geller. He says the Metropolitan […]
Judge grants Tennessee mosque’s petition, orders county to move ahead with opening new building
Source: Fox News Published July 19, 2012 Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Muslims in a Tennessee congregation prepared Thursday for the holy month of Ramadan a day after a federal judge ruled they have a right to occupy their newly built mosque, overruling a county judge’s order that was keeping […]
The great housing apartheid and Muslims of India
Source: The Hindu Written by: Sowmiya Ashok and Mohammad Ali Finding a home to rent in India’s national capital is an arduous task for anyone – but, an investigation by The Hindu has found, almost impossible for citizens who happen to be Muslim. Homeowners and property dealers contacted by reporters often […]
‘The Bar Jew’ and Teesta Setalvad, the crusader of civil rights for Muslims in India
A well known Anti-Semite, walks into a bar and is about to order a drink when he sees a guy close by wearing a kippa, tzitzis, and payos. He doesn’t have to be an Einstein to know that this guy is Jewish.So he shouts over to the bartender so loudly, […]
Muslims outraged at xenophobic graffiti
Russian TV: Moscow’s mufti Albir Krganov has appealed to the capital’s Bureau for Human Rights over nationalistic slogans and graffiti which he says insult the feelings of believers and non-Russian […]