We Are All Muslim
Source: Huffington Post By Michael Moore; Oscar and Emmy-winning Director Dear Donald Trump: You may remember (you do, after all, have a “perfect memory!”), that we met back in November […]
America Is Holding Itself Hostage to Terrorism
Our collection to refute Islamophobia Source: Huffington Post By Charles Kurzman; Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Co-director, Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle […]
Liberal senator warns against Abbott’s ‘simplistic’ call for reformation in Islam
Guardian: A federal government frontbencher has warned against “simplistic” calls for a reformation within Islam, arguing “megaphone politics” could jeopardise Australia’s relations with regional neighbours such as Indonesia. In a rebuke to former prime minister Tony Abbott, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells said calls for reform within Islam required “a reality check and […]
A case for a persecuted people
Daily Times: Abid Hashmi was garlanded and praised for his ‘heroism’ for calling Ahmedis dogs. The shopkeepers of Hafeez Centre, in their persistence of hate, have put up even bigger posters calling on the state to make Ahmedis wear their religious identity, calling for their apartheid A campaign that strategically […]
2015: when the wave of migrants reached Europe
YEAR IN REVIEW DEC 18, 2015 – 11:00 Record asylum requests, borders opened and then closed, calls for solidarity and tensions between states: the migration crisis is shaking the already fragile European project and has become the focus of political debate in Switzerland as well. swissinfo.ch looks back at an […]
Two years of South Sudan war with peace on paper only
By AFP – Dec 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on September 17 shows a woman, her cousin, her son and her son’s friend carrying their belongings as they walk through the United Nations base outside Bentiu, which hosted around 118,000 people uprooted during the country’s civil war […]
Sudan threatens 25 Muslims with death on charges of apostasy
Source: The Guardian Twenty-five Muslim men, including three teenagers, are facing the death penalty in Sudan after being charged with apostasy for following the wrong version ofIslam. The men were […]
Wheaton College says view of Islam, not hijab, got Christian teacher suspended
Source: Chicago Tribune If Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins had simply donned a headscarf to support her Muslim neighbors without explaining herself, she still might be administering final exams this […]
India Must Act Urgently Against Wahhabi Organisations
India Must Act Urgently Against Wahhabi Organisations By Tufail Ahmad, New Age Islam, 14 Dec 2015 With the radicalization of Muslim youths increasing in India, it is time for the Indian government to develop an administrative mechanism to monitor the growth of various Islamic institutions – mosques, madrasas, trusts, […]
Views of Government’s Handling of Terrorism Fall to Post-9/11 Low
Source: Pew Research center Little change in views of relationship between Islam and violence Following the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., the public’s concerns about terrorism have […]
These Religious Leaders Say ‘Revolutionary Love’ Is The Antidote To Bigotry
Source: Huffington Post Muslim Americans have found themselves at the center of ugly debate in the political arena as of late. At a time when religious literacy and dialogue could be our […]
British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis recommended that Jewish schools teach Islam.
Source: The Times of Israel In an interview with the London-based Jewish Chronicle published Wednesday, Mirvis’s spokesperson said that teaching Islam will give children the opportunity to learn about […]
WorldViews: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Islamic military alliance’ against terrorism makes no sense
By Adam Taylor – December 17, 20115 Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and defense minister Mohammed bin Salma on Tuesday announced the formation of a 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism. (Reuters) This week, Saudi Arabia announced that it was forming a new “Islamic military alliance” devoted to fighting global […]
Exclusive: U.S. supplies Syrian fighters ahead of push for Islamic State town
WASHINGTON | BY PHIL STEWART People cycle past a Syrian Army soldier along a street during a biking tour for charity, in Damascus December 11, 2015. REUTERS/OMAR SANADIKI The United States has delivered a fresh supply of ammunition to Syrian Arab fighters ahead of an expected stiff battle with Islamic […]
US refuses to bomb Islamic State’s ‘media centers’ over possible civilian casualties
Published time: 17 Dec, 2015 An Islamic State fighter uses a mobile to film his fellow fighters taking part in a military parade along the streets of Syria’s northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014. © Stringer / Reuters US intelligence services have mapped Islamic State’s media installations producing terrorist […]
Malala Shuts Down Donald Trump In The Most Elegant Way Possible
Source: The Huffington Post By Ed Mazza; Overnight Editor, The Huffington Post “The more you speak about Islam and against all Muslims, the more terrorists we create.” Malala Yousafzai offered […]
China summons US envoy over Taiwan arms deal
Source: BBC China has summoned a senior US envoy in protest after Washington announced it would sell two warships to Taiwan. Vice-Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang made “solemn representations” with Kaye […]
Trees that can walk upto 20m per year
Source: BBC It takes a whole day to travel from Ecuador’s capital, Quito, to the heart of the Unesco Sumaco Biosphere Reserve, some 100km to the southeast. The journey entails […]
Why Donald Trump Can’t Actually Close ‘Parts of the Internet’
Source: Time During Tuesday’s Republican presidential debate, frontrunner Donald Trump doubled down on his call for “closing off parts of the Internet” in order to stymie terrorist groups’ online recruitment efforts. “I would certainly be open to closing areas where we are at war with somebody,” Trump said, referring to […]
How Immigration Fears in the U.K. Are Fueling Support for an E.U. Exit
Source: Time Polls suggest the migrant crisis has made ‘Brexit’ more likely David Kirby has had enough. At 71, the retired electrician and lifelong Londoner doesn’t like the way England […]