Top US Counterterror Official Says No Evidence IS Leader Dead
A top U.S. counterterrorism official says despite claims and rumors, there is nothing to indicate the leader of the Islamic State terror group is dead. In recent weeks, Russia, Syria, Iran and a Syrian human rights organization claimed IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdai had been killed; but, National Counterterrorism Center Director Nick Rasmussen said Friday […]
Are U.S. Muslims Patriotic? Why Don’t They Assimilate?
Does Islam need reform to peacefully integrate with America, or do we simply need a more honest public discourse on Islam? In 1948 in Dayton, Ohio, twenty American Muslim men and women huddled into a small conference room to hold the first national meeting of American Muslims—the Jalsa Salana . Modest in means, size, and […]
UpFront special: Islam, ISIL and the Papacy
In this UpFront special on religion, prominent Pakistani Islamic scholar Tahir ul Qadri weighs in on why ISIL (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group, also known as ISIS) is an “enemy” of Islam and discusses Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy law. Also on the show, we debate whether Pope Francis is as unorthodox as […]
Quran Swimming in Pork Lard Sent to California Mosque
Police in California are investigating a hate-related incident after a Sacramento Muslim group was sent a defiled copy of the Quran, immersed in a container of pork fat. Members of the Sacramento Valley Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) received a suspicious package on June 28. Wary of opening the package, they contacted the police.
Arizona Senator Defends His Muslim Opponent From Online Attacks
In a show of diplomatic cordiality and kindness, this U.S. senator has spoken out against the discrimination lauded on the very woman trying to unseat him. One of the Democratic candidates running to be an Arizona Senator in 2018 is Deedra Abboud, a 45-year-old woman.