Mosque Members Working To Change Views On Muslim Community
Beautification is coming to the Greater Lafayette Islamic Center WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Beautification is coming to the Greater Lafayette Islamic Center. Mosque members spent the afternoon planting and building lawn furniture for the center’s front yard. They’re working to make the mosque more welcoming to the community. It’s the first time in five years […]
‘More than welcome here’: Two local mosques to host open houses for neighbors
Why do muslim women wear hijabs? Why don’t muslims eat pork? What is jihad? This weekend, two recently opened mosques in East Grand Forks will give locals a chance to ask these and any other questions they might have about Islam. The East Grand Forks Islamic Center on 1500 5th Avenue NE will hold a […]
Popular Irish Singer, Sinéad O’Connor, Converts to Islam
We’ll always know her best as Sinead O’Connor, but now she’s got yet another new name, Shuhada’ Davitt, and a new religion, Muslim. GLENAGEARY – The Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor, also known as Magda Davitt, revealed on Twitter last week that she has ditched Catholicism for Islam and changed her name to Shuhada’ Davitt, Irish […]
The Berlin Muslims reforming Islam, one co-ed prayer meeting at a time
A female cleric. Men and women praying together in the same room. Berlin’s liberal mosques are working toward an Islamic reformation, all while avoiding death threats. By Sebastian Leber | Published on September 21, 2018 5:45 pm German security services were recently in touch with one of Berlin’s best-known Muslim clerics. He should take their warnings seriously, they […]
A Muslim Role Model for Today: Emir Abdelkader
“The Emir represents the values and attributes that we want to inculcate in our American Muslim sons and daughters. We want his life to be celebrated in our mosques, in our Sunday schools and in our Friday sermons. We see in him a bridge of compassion and humanity connecting us with our brothers and sisters […]
Once slammed for anti-Muslim posts, Irmo mayor to host ‘Demystifying Islam’ event
IRMO, SC Irmo Mayor Hardy King came under fire just a few months ago for anti-Islam Facebook posts. Back then, he stood by his posts but told The State he didn’t know much about Islam. That was when Chaudhry Sadiq reached out to King, inviting him to an end-of-Ramadan celebration at a Columbia mosque, Masjid Noor […]
What The Quran Says About Jesus and Christmas
When people think about Christmas, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn’t the Quran, the central religious text of Islam. Many people assume that the world’s major monotheistic religions differ greatly. But Islam and Christianity share some very basic ideas about who Jesus was and how he lived. The name Jesus is mentioned […]
Mike Jones: The misconceptions (lies) about Islam
By Mike Jones Associate Editor I’m dipping into the old mail bag (actually it’s the old email bag) this week to address some concerns of a reader. I don’t expect my answers to change anyone’s mind, but this reader brings up a subject that I see in other missives to me and on social media. […]
10 Great Non-Muslim Quotes on Islam You Need to Read
“I wanted to know the best of the life of one who holds today an undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind… I became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, […]
Islamic indoctrination in Chatham! A Fox News fantasy | Editorial
Most Americans know little to nothing about Islam, polls have found, yet have a negative view of the faith. Most don’t know any Muslims personally, and say they aren’t interested, or don’t know whether they want to learn more about the world’s second-largest religion. This is the challenge facing U.S. educators. And as if that […]