Ummah never existed in history, says Mubarak Ali
Noted historian Dr Mubarak Ali said on Wednesday that Islamic Ummah had neither been a reality in the past nor did it exist today as Muslims living as majority populations in the world identified themselves with the lands they lived in through the centuries. We all living in the Muslim lands should search for our […]
Republicans ‘Run’ From Chance To Vote On Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’
Why not side with Donald Trump and ban all Muslim immigration? That was the collective question posed by Democrats to their Republican colleagues in the Senate on Wednesday. The legislative lashes transpired Wednesday as Senate Republicans sought to push through a bipartisan veto-proof bill from the House that would further increase scrutiny of refugees, hobbling […]
The Trump Effect: Muslim Man Beaten, Hospitalized in Philadelphia For Speaking Arabic
In a supposedly post-racial America, a Muslim immigrant found himself in an emergency room this weekend after being brutally beaten for speaking Arab on a Philadelphia street. Amine Aouam, who moved to the United States from Morocco seven years ago, says the attack “was obviously a hate crime.” Another instance of the “Trump Effect”? Speaking […]
OPINION – After California shooting, will Americans let fear prevail?
Barack Obama says the US is entering a “new phase” of the terrorist threat. But Americans are unlikely to heed his call to be “strong and smart” in fighting the Islamic State group, writes FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Editor, Douglas Herbert. Whenever Americans have succumbed to fear throughout their freedom-fighting history, bad things have generally […]
JAMES LYONS: Reforming Islam
Perhaps one of the most crucial peace proposals of our time was made on Jan. 1, 2015, when Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi challenged leading Sunni jurists and theologians with initiating a reformation of Islam that has not happened in more than 1,400 years. Eventually, such a reformation must include the leading Shiite clerics as well. […]
YouTube returns to Pakistan after 3-year ban imposed in response to anti-Muslim video
Pakistan has ended its 3-year ban on YouTube after the video-sharing site agreed to create a country-specific portal that allows government regulators to easily flag offensive content for removal. The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom said in a statement on Monday that the government restored access to YouTube within its borders after the the […]
RAHAT HUSAIN: Muslims donate 30,000 bottles of water to Flint, Michigan, during water crisis
A Muslim organization called “Who is Hussain?” donated 30,000 bottles of water to the Red Cross in Flint, Michigan, on Sunday to help alleviate the water contamination crisis that has gripped the city for months. The donation drive came on the heels of President Obama’s declaration of the situation as a federal state of emergency. […]
Muslims, Christians and Jews to unite over dinner in Easton
With the Islamic State Group, Syria and terrorism in Paris making headlines, now is the time to build bridges between cultures — not walls, according to a local rabbi. Rabbi Melody Davis at Temple Covenant of Peace in Easton is organizing a multicultural dinner and discussion at her synagogue to show that Jews, Christians and […]
Majority of Americans says Obama hasn’t done enough to protect U.S. from terrorism
Forty-three percent of Americans are satisfied with the nation’s security from terrorism, marking a 16-point drop since last year and a 26-point decline since 2014. Fifty-five percent said they were dissatisfied with the country’s security from terrorism, according to Gallup poll results released Monday. In 2015, 59 percent had been satisfied and 36 percent had […]
Suicide bomber kills five worshippers at mosque in Cameroon
Yaounde (dpa) – At least five Muslim worshippers were killed Monday morning when a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in northern Cameroon. The attacker had joined an early prayer session at the mosque in the locality of Guetchewe in Cameroon’s Far North Region, regional governor Midjiyawa Bakary told dpa by phone. “He later detonated his […]