Why Islam isn’t like other faiths
My parents, brother and I were on vacation in Florida, and we were talking about Donald Trump. The idea of leaving America if a scary Republican wins has always been a joke among high-minded liberals who can just fly off and find a job in Toronto or Geneva. But for my family, the joke had […]
Pentagon Says ISIS Spokesman Killed In US Airstrike
The Pentagon confirmed Monday that a U.S. airstrike in Syria last month killed the Islamic State group’s spokesman and chief strategist Abu Mohammad al-Adnani. The Pentagon statement contradicts Russia’s claims late last month that one of its planes had killed Adnani. Last week, the ISIS-run Amaq news agency said Adnani was “martyred while surveying the […]
Terrorism has no link to Islam, Imam-e-Kaaba says in Hajj sermon-Says Muslim youth should avoid extremism
Imam-e-Kaaba Abdur Rehman al-Sudais called upon the Muslim Ummah to demonstrate unity to face the present day challenges. In his Khutba-e-Hajj from Masjid Nimra, he said Muslim Ummah is passing through a difficult time and they can overcome these difficulties only through unity. He said Muslim rulers will have to address the collective problems realizing […]
Homeland Security Chief Is Hijacking the Tragedy of 9/11 to Boost His Mass Surveillance Agenda
From the outset, federal Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) programs have been rocked by accusations of human rights violations, including charges that they unfairly target Muslim communities with suspicionless surveillance and thought policing. But on the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Department of Homeland Security secretary Jeh Johnson took to the national media […]
US: Florida mosque set on fire during Eid al-Adha
A mosque in the US state of Florida has been set ablaze by an arsonist during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, authorities have said, without ruling out that it was a hate crime. Fire crews arrived at the scene in the early hours of Monday after receiving reports of flames coming out of the Islamic […]
For American Muslims, A Horrifying Runup To One Of Islam’s Holiest Holidays
Among multiple Islamophobic crimes, a man set a Muslim woman on fire in New York. On Thursday, a woman in Brooklyn allegedly attacked two Muslim women who were pushing their babies in strollers. The woman, screaming profanities, tried to rip their hijabs off their heads. “Get the fuck out of America, bitches,” she said, according to […]
President Obama Wishes Muslims A Happy Eid Al-Adha Amid Violence
The holiday has been marked by anti-Muslim attacks. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the holiest days in the Islamic calendar, this week. Typically a day of great festivity, the holiday has been marked this year by several acts of anti-Muslim violence in the United States. Once again, Muslim Americans are grappling […]
Islam In America: American Catholics Don’t Like Muslims, But Why?
Many American Catholics think poorly of Muslims, especially if they don’t have friends, relatives or coworkers who identify as Muslim, according to a new study on religious intolerance. Only 14 percent of American Catholics view Muslims favorably, the study released Tuesday from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., found. The multi-year research project surveyed 1,027 self-identified Catholics who said there […]
The Madinah Charter: A Model for Muslims and a Hope for Humanity
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow The following is the key-note lecture that was delivered by Dr. John Andrew Morrow at the ISNA Interfaith Banquet that was held in Chicago on Sunday, September 4th, 2016 Ladies and gentlemen. Brothers and sisters. I come here before you to express my opposition to the Islamic State. I do […]
George W. Bush’s White House ‘Lost’ 22 Million Emails
For 18 months, Republican strategists, political pundits, reporters and Americans who follow them have been pursuing Hillary Clinton’s personal email habits, and no evidence of a crime has been found. But now they at least have the skills and interest to focus on a much larger and deeper email conspiracy, one involving war, lies, a […]