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 […]
Muslim extremists target world’s priceless treasures
From Mali to Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq, extremist fighters have regularly turned their sights on the priceless vestiges of peoples’ cultural heritage – for being un-Islamic. The International Criminal Court on Monday will open the trial of Ahmad Al-Faqi Al-Mahdi, an extremist on a charge of war crimes for the destruction of shrines at the […]
Germany’s Merkel stands her ground despite four attacks in seven days
Angela Merkel is not a candidate in the U.S. presidential election – she already has a steady job as Chancellor of Germany – but she delivered a message Thursday that people in America and elsewhere ought to take to heart. “Anxiety and fear cannot be a counsel for political action,” she said in making clear […]
Religious Pluralism and Civic Rights in a “Muslim Nation”: An Analysis of Prophet Muhammad’s Covenants with Christians
Abstract: This article examines the roles that religious pluralism and civic rights played in Prophet Muhammad’s vision of a “Muslim nation”. I demonstrate how Muhammad desired a pluralistic society in which citizenship and equal rights were granted to all people regardless of religious beliefs and practices. The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians […]
Executive Summary of the Marrakesh Declaration on the Rights of Religious Minorities in Predominantly Muslim Majority Communities
In the Name of God, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate Executive Summary of the Marrakesh Declaration on the Rights of Religious Minorities in Predominantly Muslim Majority Communities 25th-27th January 2016 WHEREAS, conditions in various parts of the Muslim World have deteriorated dangerously due to the use of violence and armed struggle as a tool for settling […]