Famous Muslim Celebrities – Omar Sharif
Actor He began his career in his native country in the 1950s, but is best known for his appearances in both British and American productions. His films included Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Funny Girl (1968). He was nominated for an Academy Award. He won three Golden Globe Awards and a César […]
Times to remember
Cardinale “Egypt is a peaceful country and it will rise again. We must fight to have all the people come on holidays to this beautiful country I adore,” Claudia Cardinale told reporters at a press conference held in the course of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), which granted her the Faten Hamama Excellence Award […]
Famous Muslim Celebrities – Dalilah Muhammad
Dalilah Muhammad, who ran the fastest time in the women’s 400-meter hurdles this year, won the gold medal in the finals at the Rio Olympics on Thursday night. The race started at 9:15 p.m. ET and also included fellow American Ashley Spencer. The 26-year-old Muhammad was favored to win the race in Rio, especially after […]
Choudary’s Imprisonment a Step Forward, But a Small One
After decades of preaching hate on the streets of the U.K. and setting out to drive a wedge between Muslims and non-Muslims, Anjem Choudary has finally been arrested for supporting the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). Still, this symbolic victory over Islamism and hatred in the U.K. is just that—symbolic, and should not lull civil […]
11 Dangerous Right-Wing Kooks, Cranks and Operatives Surrounding Donald Trump
Published with permission from AlterNet It used to be that people like this only got backstage passes to the GOP’s big doings. Now they’re part of the show. Since the 1980 takeover of the Republican Party by its right wing, backstage passes to party proceedings and hijinks for its kooks, cranks and stealth operatives has […]
Texas Muslims threatened amid increasing Islamophobia
Watauga, Texas – Vincent Simon recalls feeling shocked when he flipped on the Masjid Al Sahaabah mosque’s voicemail to hear a death threat from a man promising to behead Muslim worshippers. Simon, a US military veteran who converted to Islam some five years ago, said that the small mosque and its attendees are threatened regularly, […]
Germany plans a partial ban on the veil
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives are to ask that the face veil be banned in schools, universities and while driving a vehicle. Regional interior ministers belonging to Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) and her Christian Social Union allies (CSU) are to make a declaration on tougher security measures, including more police and greater surveillance in public […]
Who politicized the burkini?
In the past few weeks, multiple towns in France have issued bans on the full-body swimsuit known as the “burkini.” Designed for Muslim women, the burkini covers everything but the face, hands and feet. At least 15 towns and cities in France have banned the swimwear, according to AFP. Nice is the most recent to […]
Putin’s Savage War Against Russia’s ‘New Muslims’
This article was first published on the Wilson Center site. Today there are more than 2,000 fighters from Russia on the battlefields of Syria and Iraq fighting on behalf of the Islamic State. [i] A large number of these fighters are Muslims originating from the Northern Caucasus, a fact that feeds a narrative back in […]
Opponents Try To Block Mosque Construction In Italy
The construction of a mosque close to Italy’s famous leaning tower of Pisa has come under fire as opponents gather signatures trying to stop the project, claiming it could become a focal point for Islamic radicalization. “According to a recent poll, 57 percent of Pisans are against the mosque,” said politician Gianluca Gambini, one of […]