Rights groups slam ‘Islamophobia’ of US candidates
Source: Al Jazeera Rights groups have criticised American politicians’ comments about Muslims as a debate over the future of Syrian refugees in the United States intensified in the wake of […]
Individual Responsibility or Group Punishment: Destroying ISIS and Saving the Western Civilization
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Donald Trump “would certainly implement” a database system tracking Muslims in the United States, the Republican front-runner […]
‘There is a massive paranoia’: UK Muslims on life after Paris
Source: The Guardian Omar Raza was walking near his home in Glasgow’s south side when he was confronted by three men hurling racist abuse, calling him a “**** Paki” and […]
Sir Richard Branson: Blaming all Muslims for Paris attacks like ‘blaming all Americans for past actions of Ku Klux Klan’
The Virgin founder also criticised Republican governors Source: The Independent Olivia Blair @livblair 32 comments Branson called Isis ‘a gang of murderous thugs’ Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images Sir Richard Branson has […]
Thomas Jefferson Was a Muslim
BY ABBAS MILANI Source: The New Republic; April 25, 2014 A candidate was accused of being a closet Muslim. In the 18th century, not the 21st. Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an: Islam […]
Does ISIS really have nothing to do with Islam? Islamic apologetics carry serious risks.
Source: The Washington post Every time the Islamic State commits yet another attack or atrocity, Muslims, particularly Western Muslims, shudder. Attacks like the ones in Paris mean another round of […]
Keith Ellison: Community to ‘assert Muslim-Americanness’
Source: CNN Washington (CNN)Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress and one of only two members in the Capitol, said Wednesday that in the wake of anti-Muslim rhetoric […]
Anti-Muslim hate crime to be treated as seriously as anti-Semitism – David Cameron
Source: RT.com; Originally collected by Dr. Amtul Qadoos Farhat for the Muslim Times, dated October, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron will tell police forces in England and Wales to record […]
Muslim Student Shuts Down Islamophobia With One Single Tweet (And A Letter From David Cameron)
By Lucy Sherriff, who is editor of HuffPost UK Young Voices; she also reports on environment Huff Post: A young Muslim man has given a masterclass in how to shut […]
Toronto:Muslim woman attacked outside of her children school
Muslim woman allegedly beaten, called ‘terrorist’ , pulled hijab Male suspects allegedly pulled on hijab aggressively, took cell phone CBC News Posted: Nov 17, 2015 6:45 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 17, […]
War and death are the only options, when no one has the courage to speak
Source: Belfast Telegraph By Adam Walker Over the past two weeks the world has been witness to a series of terrorist attacks. Lebanese army and civilians gather near the site […]
Obama calls idea of screening Syrian refugees based on religion ‘shameful,’
The Washington Post Speaking to reporters in Antalya, Turkey, on Monday, President Obama said his approach to countering the so-called Islamic State “is the strategy that ultimately is going to […]
A Message Of Support For Muslims After Paris Attacks Is Lighting Up The Internet
Source: Huffington Post When Alex Malloy caught a cab in Manhattan just after 11 p.m. on Friday, he did not expect anything out of the ordinary. After he stepped inside, […]
Thousands Use #MuslimsAreNotTerrorist To Combat Islamophobia
Source: Huffington Post By Daniel Marans; Reporter, The Huffington Post Champions of religious pluralism around the world used #MuslimsAreNotTerrorist to refute the idea that Friday’s attacks in Paris reflect the views of most Muslims or mainstream interpretations of the Islamic faith. The hashtag was trending on Twitter on Saturday, with more than 267,000 […]
Majority of British Muslims have witnessed Islamophobia – study
Source: The Guardian The majority of British Muslims say they have witnessed discrimination against followers of the Islamic faith and that a climate of hate is being driven by politicians […]
After attacks, France walks narrow line on Islam in schools
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — This was the week that schoolchildren in one Paris suburb got a stark choice at the cafeteria: pork or nothing at all. Chilly-Mazarin joined […]
Sorry, Islamophobes: Your Anti-Muslim Rallies Ended Up Inspiring Acts Of Love And Service
Source: Huffington Post A loosely affiliated group of armed protestors organized anti-Muslim hate rallies across the country on Friday and Saturday. But instead of dividing the communities they targeted, news about the rallies […]
University Faculty: Don’t Let Undercover NYPD Officers Spy On Our Muslim Students
Source: Huffington Post Over 100 faculty members of the City University of New York have signed a petition calling on the school’s chancellor to oppose surveillance of Muslim students by […]
To tackle jihadis, French activist says, ditch reason
Majority of European recruits of ISIS are Catholics and atheists and even Jews not Muslims; read the bold print below Source: Reuters Anthropologist Dounia Bouzar used to try religious arguments […]
All Terrorists are Muslims…Except the 94% that Aren’t
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: This article, especially the comment section below, will be used as a repository to refute the false association of terrorism with Islam. The latest […]