Tariq Ramadan: ‘Muslims need to reform their minds’
Source: The Guardian The academic believes Islam and the west shouldn’t be at odds, but was banned from the US and slated in the Sun. Isis hates him, too – […]
Four Mosques Have Burned In Seven Weeks — Leaving Many Muslims and Advocates Stunned
Source: BuzzFeed News By Albert Samaha and Talal Ansari On January 7, the Islamic Center of Lake Travis, in Austin, Texas, which had been under construction, caught on fire. A week later, on […]
Plans move forward on proposed Muslim cemetery in Farmersville
Source: Dallas News BY Claire Z. Cardona, Breaking News Producer The basic concept plans for a Muslim cemetery outside Farmersville were approved unanimously Monday night. The cemetery has been a contentious […]
Threats and Vandalism Leave American Jews on Edge in Trump Era
Source: The New York Times By ALAN BLINDER, SERGE F. KOVALESKI and ADAM GOLDMANFEB. 28, 2017 A toppled headstone at Mount Carmel, a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. CreditJacqueline Larma/Associated Press […]
Soft-toned Trump reaches out to religious and other minorities
Source: Religion News Service By Lauren Markoe WASHINGTON (RNS) President Trump, long chided for failing to address a surge in hate crimes, began his first address to Congress by invoking […]
Wave Of Bomb Threats Against Jewish Centers Soars To 100 This Year
Source: BuzzFeed News “The level of threats and incidents is astounding, and must not stand,” Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt said. BY Mike Hayes BuzzFeed News Reporter and Claudia Koerner BuzzFeed […]
The Shortcomings of a Short-sighted Immigration Policy
By US Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson At the onset of President Trump’s campaign, Mr. Trump painted Mexican immigrants with a broad and nefarious brush, demonizing them as aggravated felons whose […]
Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
Source: Pew Research Center BY MICHAEL LIPKA Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. The growth and regional migration of Muslims, combined with the ongoing impact of the […]
AP Exclusive: Ex-congregants reveal years of ungodly abuse
Source: Associated Press By MITCH WEISS SPINDALE, N.C. (AP) — From all over the world, they flocked to this tiny town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, lured […]
How 3 of Donald Trump’s Executive Orders Target Communities of Color
Source: Time By Casey Harden Casey Harden is Interim CEO of YWCA USA. This month, President Donald Trump signed three executive orders that will intensify the criminalization of communities of […]
Muslim Refugees Were Admitted at a Lower Rate During Trump’s Refugee Ban
Source: The New York Times By AUDREY CARLSEN, K.K. REBECCA LAI and ADAM PEARCE FEB. 26, 2017 During the week when President Trump’s refugee ban was in effect, refugees were […]
‘An abominable crime’: investigation underway into toppled headstones at Jewish cemetery
Source: Philly.com By Stephanie Farr & Jason Laughlin – Staff Writers Millard Braunstein has weathered a lot in his 89 years, but when he walked the grounds of Mount Carmel […]
A fifth wave of bomb threats targets Jews. Here’s why it’s hard for the FBI to solve.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer February 27 at 3:42 PM This story was originally published Friday and has been updated after additional Jewish community centers and schools were […]
Black Muslims Face Double Jeopardy, Anxiety In The Heartland
Source: NPR By AKINYI OCHIENG Black parents across America have long instructed their children on navigating discrimination and avoiding its sometimes deadly consequences. But for black immigrant Muslims, this conversation takes […]
Oscars: Iranian winner Asghar Farhadi blasts Trump travel ban
Source: BBC Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has condemned President Donald Trump’s “inhumane” travel ban on immigrants, as his movie, The Salesman, won the best foreign language film Oscar. Farhadi boycotted […]
Milwaukee’s Ahmadi Muslims Discuss National Concerns During Week of Prayer
Source: http://www.cbs58.com/story/34609468/milwaukee-muslims-discuss-natl-concerns-during-week-of-prayer By Jacob Kittilstad A group of Muslims in Milwaukee completed a special week of prayer on Sunday. It was called for, in part, because of uncertainty in American politics. Some members have even canceled travel plans outside the country, a spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Center of Greater […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dallas’ APEX CENTRE opening on MARCH 1ST
Source: https://islamindallas.org/2017/02/26/apex-centre-opening-march-1st/ AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY, DALLAS Love for All Hatred for None Toggle Sidebar February 26, 2017 APEX CENTRE – OPENING MARCH 1ST The Apex Centre will be open and operational for charter members on Tuesday, Feb. 28 and for general public access on Wednesday, March 1. This 80,000 square foot […]
Philadelphia’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community visits vandalized Jewish Cemetery and helps cleanup
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/26/us/jewish-cemetery-vandalism-philadelphia/index.html Second Jewish cemetery vandalized in a week (CNN)Police in Philadelphia are trying to determine who vandalized a Jewish cemetery over the weekend. Between 75 and 100 tombstones were overturned and damaged Saturday night at the Mt. Carmel Cemetery in the Wissinoming neighborhood. The incident is being classified as institutional […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA Condemns Jewish Headstone Vandalism
Source: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/02/26/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa-condemns-headstone-vandalism/ “We are deeply troubled by these rising and ongoing attacks on our Jewish sisters and brothers and members from our Philadelphia chapter are in route to assist in clean up,” said Dr. Nasim Rehmatullah, national vice president for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. “We call upon all Americans to […]
Why Guantanamo Bay must be closed for good
Source: CNN By Jonathan Russell Jonathan Russell is head of policy at Quilliam, a counter-extremism organization based in London. The opinions in this article belong to the author. (CNN)This week, […]