(Reuters) – Officials in China‘s restive western region of Xinjiang have told Muslims to ignore religious customs during the holy month of Ramadan, an indication of what rights groups say is discrimination targeting the Uighur minority group. The fasting month follows a series of attacks around China, centred on Xinjiang, that Beijing […]
(Reuters) – Officials in China‘s restive western region of Xinjiang have told Muslims to ignore religious customs during the holy month of Ramadan, an indication of what rights groups say is discrimination targeting the Uighur minority group. The fasting month follows a series of attacks around China, centred on Xinjiang, that Beijing […]
One of the humbling things about getting older is realizing how much I don’t know. Take today, for example. A very important religious observance began at dawn. Do you know what it is?The answer is Ramadan, a month of fasting that is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. READ […]
theguardian: by Mark Townsend — More than half of Islamophobic attacks in Britain are committed against women, who are typically targeted because they are wearing clothing associated withIslam, new data reveals. The figures of anti-Muslim attacks, compiled in the nine months following the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in May 2013, come […]
theguardian: by Yassir Morsi — Islamophobia is not just bigotry or fear. It’s a frenzy that fills the gaps in our social imagination. As Badar’s cancelled talk shows, it also doesn’t require the Muslim to say anything In the last two days we have seen an eruption of Australia’s public and […]
theguardian: by Yassir Morsi — Islamophobia is not just bigotry or fear. It’s a frenzy that fills the gaps in our social imagination. As Badar’s cancelled talk shows, it also doesn’t require the Muslim to say anything In the last two days we have seen an eruption of Australia’s public and […]
Oregonlive: by George Rede — Harris Zafar and his son, Rohan, then 2, participate in a Friday prayer service at the Portland Rizwan Mosque in Southwest Portland. (Michael Lloyd/The Oregonian/2010) This is one in an occasional series of brief interviews with newsmakers, experts and other people with interesting perspectives in western […]
Huff Post: by Todd Green, PhD — There is an organized cottage industry in the U.S. that makes a living out of demonizing Muslims and stirring up fears of a formidable “Islamic threat.” Nathan Lean refers to this industry as the “Islamophobia Industry.” It is a multi-million dollar network with deep pockets […]
Huff Post: by Todd Green, PhD — There is an organized cottage industry in the U.S. that makes a living out of demonizing Muslims and stirring up fears of a formidable “Islamic threat.” Nathan Lean refers to this industry as the “Islamophobia Industry.” It is a multi-million dollar network with deep pockets […]
Nahid al-Manae was stabbed to death 16 times in the UK this week. She was a Saudi national who had moved to the UK to study a course in English before pursuing a PhD in Life Sciences. Her stabbing is suspected to be a hate crime, exacerbated by the fact that she […]
Huff Post: by Sarah Harvard — The Benghazi quasi-controversy took an ugly turn at a recent panel on the issue conducted by the Heritage Foundation, when prominent anti-Islam activist Brigitte Gabriel decried “180 million to 300 million Muslims’ quest for the destruction and dominance of Western civilization” — comments that […]
Huff Post: by Sarah Harvard — The Benghazi quasi-controversy took an ugly turn at a recent panel on the issue conducted by the Heritage Foundation, when prominent anti-Islam activist Brigitte Gabriel decried “180 million to 300 million Muslims’ quest for the destruction and dominance of Western civilization” — comments that […]
theguardian: by Linda Sarsour — I am Muslim and I am American. Speaking out against the Islamophobia industry is how I practice my patriotism. Spreading hate against Muslims is, apparently, a quite lucrative business in the United States. Saba Ahmed’s experience demonstrates that there is a systematic demonization of Muslims […]
theguardian: by Linda Sarsour — I am Muslim and I am American. Speaking out against the Islamophobia industry is how I practice my patriotism. Spreading hate against Muslims is, apparently, a quite lucrative business in the United States. Saba Ahmed’s experience demonstrates that there is a systematic demonization of Muslims […]
Epigraph: And He has already revealed to you in the Book that, when you hear the Signs of Allah being denied and mocked at, sit not with them until they […]
theguardian: by Toby Helm, Daniel Boffey and Warwick Mansell — Adviser resigns and education secretary apologises as bishop and MPs urge respect for Muslim pupils David Cameron dramatically asserted his authority over two warring cabinet ministers on Saturday when he ordered Michael Gove to issue humiliating apologies and told Theresa May to […]
theguardian: by Toby Helm, Daniel Boffey and Warwick Mansell — Adviser resigns and education secretary apologises as bishop and MPs urge respect for Muslim pupils David Cameron dramatically asserted his authority over two warring cabinet ministers on Saturday when he ordered Michael Gove to issue humiliating apologies and told Theresa May to […]
A group of Muslims are riding from Glasgow to London to raise money for charity – and offset the negative attitudes and stereotypes of Islam, visiting mosques and war memorials along the way. One of the cyclists, heart specialist Dr Tauseef Khan, describes the humbling kindness the group have encountered […]
Epigraph: Allah likes not the uttering of unseemly speech in public, except on the part of one who is being wronged. Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Al Quran 4:149) Source: […]
Time: Like hundreds of other Ahmadi Muslims, Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar was murdered only for his faith. Combined, education and compassion can conquer such extremism. Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar was […]