What it’s like to be Muslim in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
We talk to Muslims across the GTA about discrimination, their hopes and fears for the future, and all of the things that make them inherently Torontonian. Rabia Khedr, 45, diversity […]
70% in France, the UK and Germany voice favorable views of the Muslims
Source: Pew Research Center 5 key findings about how Europeans view the economy and EU By Bruce Stokes 2 comments Roughly seven-in-ten or more adults in France (76%), the UK (72%) […]
Crew Member Who Refused Muslim Woman Unopened Soda Won't Fly With United Again
http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js?sid=281&width=480&height=401&playList=518863964 The Huffington Post | By Nick Visser United Airlines says the flight attendant who allegedly denied a Muslim woman an unopened can of soda will no longer serve customers […]
Crew Member Who Refused Muslim Woman Unopened Soda Won’t Fly With United Again
http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js?sid=281&width=480&height=401&playList=518863964 The Huffington Post | By Nick Visser United Airlines says the flight attendant who allegedly denied a Muslim woman an unopened can of soda will no longer serve customers […]
Muslim chaplain claims discrimination on United flight
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Updated 7:58 AM ET, Sun May 31, 2015 (CNN) A simple request for an unopened can of Diet Coke on a United Airlines flight left Tahera […]
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Sect In London Bans Women From Driving
The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg Leaders of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in north London recently issued a statement to their community that bans women from driving. The letter, signed by rabbis from the Belz Hasidic sect in Stamford Hill and sent last week to parents in the community, […]
French Muslims say Veil Bans Gives cover to Bias
French Muslims say constant talk about banning veils has made them targets of abuse. Credit Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times WISSOUS, France — Malek Layouni was not thinking […]
Building the Case for Loving Co-existence of All Religions in Europe
Epigraph: The rights and freedoms secured by the European Convention on Human Rights include the right to life, the right to a fair hearing, the right to respect for private and family […]
Avoiding alcohol and M&S doesn't make you an Islamic extremist
Source: The Guardian By Deborah Orr Dwell too much on the threat of Isis and you could go insane. The reports of what’s going on in Syria and Iraq are ghastly enough. But speculative reports, like the one saying that Isis is “infinitely” closer to building a nuclear weapon than […]
Avoiding alcohol and M&S doesn’t make you an Islamic extremist
Source: The Guardian By Deborah Orr Dwell too much on the threat of Isis and you could go insane. The reports of what’s going on in Syria and Iraq are ghastly enough. But speculative reports, like the one saying that Isis is “infinitely” closer to building a nuclear weapon than […]
Building Portfolio to Diffuse Islamophobia
Epigraph: “The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.” – President Obama What is true of Geert Wilders is true of almost every Islamophobe. For […]
These guys are painfully wrong about Islam: 3 things that every anti-Muslim zealot needs to admit
Epigraph: “The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.” – President Obama Source: Salon.com By Qasim Rashid Bill Maher & Richard Dawkins continue to disparage […]
Who Said It: Fox News or Jesus?
By Jim Wallis; Christian leader for social change; President and Founder @Sojourners During a broad conversation on how to overcome poverty at Georgetown University last week, President Barack Obama made a few […]
Almost a third of school pupils believe ‘Muslims are taking over our country’, study claims
Editor’s comment: Can we request the better informed two thirds to educate the fearful third? The Muslims are a small minority in UK and have desires and aspirations similar to the […]
Almost a third of school pupils believe 'Muslims are taking over our country', study claims
Editor’s comment: Can we request the better informed two thirds to educate the fearful third? The Muslims are a small minority in UK and have desires and aspirations similar to the […]
Getting Ready to Tackle Islamophobia
Epigraph: Article 1. • All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Robert Chardon tweeted the extreme view as part of a […]
French mayor suspended after calling for Islam to be banned
Source: Independent A French mayor has been suspended from his party after calling for the country to ban Islam. Robert Chardon, the UMP mayor of Venelles in southern France, tweeted: […]
Insights to Tackle Islamophobia in Europe
Epigraph: Do to others what you want them to do to you. This is the meaning of the law of Moses and the teaching of the prophets. (Matthew 7:12) How […]
Muslim daughter and Christian mother celebrate unity on Mother’s Day
By Colleen O’Connor For The Denver Post When Alana Raybon converted to Islam, her mother, Patricia, — a devout Christian — was devastated, feeling that she had failed her faith […]
Muslim daughter and Christian mother celebrate unity on Mother's Day
By Colleen O’Connor For The Denver Post When Alana Raybon converted to Islam, her mother, Patricia, — a devout Christian — was devastated, feeling that she had failed her faith […]