A Place to Rest in Their Own Damn Country
We are unkind, right now: There are relatively few dedicated Muslim cemeteries around the country, so many Muslim communities use sections of other cemeteries to bury their dead. In Dudley, the proposal from the Islamic Society of Greater Worcester has been met with angry comments at local meetings. “You want a Muslim cemetery? Fine. Put […]
Zaid Jilani: There Is an Islamophobia Industry in the US That Makes a Lot of Money
TEHRAN (FNA)- Some of the US presidential candidates have made remarks in the recent months which offended many American-Muslims and stirred a debate on the reemergence of anti-Muslim sentiments in the United States. Ben Carson of the Republican Party said he “would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation.” A […]
RAHAT HUSAIN: Muslims decry increase in ‘flying while Muslim’ removals
ANALYSIS/OPINION Critics are assailing airlines for removing individuals from flights for allegedly no other reason than “flying while Muslim.” In a notable incident, a student of UC Berkley, Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, was removed from a Southwest flight while on his way back from a meeting at the Los Angeles World Affairs Council with United Nations Secretary-General […]
Islamophobia Jeopardizes Democracy in Europe, Report Says
Freedom House, a Washington-based human rights advocacy organization, which publishes a global freedom index every year, put out a report on the health of democracy in the post-Soviet world. In its report, the organization portrayed a bleak picture of the state of liberal values in parts of Europe, highlighting a number of worrying trends in […]
Turkish leader Erdogan says Islamophobia on rise in US
Islamophobia is on the rise in the United States and US presidential candidates have targeted Muslims during the election campaign, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said during a visit to the country. Speaking on Saturday at the opening of a Turkish-sponsored mosque and religious complex outside Washington, Erdogan also said recent attacks in Brussels and Paris […]
Vince Hatt: Do our Muslim neighbors hate us?
“I think Islam hates us,” Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump confidently asserted. I have many images in my head that say it’s true. Here are two: Muslims praising Allah as they pilot airplanes into the Twin Towers and, secondly, Muslims shouting “death to America” as they burn our flags in the streets of the Middle […]
Why Muslims Should Never Have To Apologize for Terrorism
Picture this: You wake up in the morning to hear your wife screaming at you because it’s pouring rain outside. She hates the rain and now her day is ruined because of you. You go downstairs only to hear your children yell at you because they broke the toaster. They can’t have waffles now and […]
10 Lies You Were Told About Islam
Is Birmingham a Muslim-only city? Are there hundreds of terrorist training camps dotted all over America? The media might say yes, but the truth is no. AllTime10s is here to debunk 10 lies you were told about Islam. Sources – 10) Muslims Hate The West Source: Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/azeem-i… 9) Terrorist Training Camp Source: CBS […]
Muslim scholar at N.J. talk: ISIS ‘hijacked the religion’ of Islam
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Suzy Ismail stood before a crowd Sunday, tasked with explaining her faith in a time of great anxiety about it. Ismail, a Muslim scholar, traverses the East Coast to educate people about Islam as worry about both radical Islamic terrorism and Islamophobia continues to send the country reeling. One of the first […]
Why Muslim Americans should vote for Bernie Sanders
In the 2016 presidential campaign, Islamophobia is both a campaign strategy and a wedge issue, making this a critical moment for Muslim American voters. A recent study indicates that 74 percent of Muslim Americans intend to vote in the 2016 presidential primaries, with 67 percent registering support for the Democratic Party. While Islamophobia is garnering […]