Why the media needs to be more responsible for how it links Islam and Islamist terrorism
Since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the US, Islam has become central to debates about social cohesion and national security in Australia. Restrictions on Muslim immigration have been openly discussed – most recently by Senator Fraser Anning in his maiden speech to parliament – and many believe another terrorist attack in the name of “Islam” is inevitable. Confronted with […]
Muslim leaders arrive in Berlin on European tour against terrorism
The point of departure, the Champs Elysees in Paris, was symbolic: a policeman was murdered on the world-famous avenue in April in the name of political Islam. A bus-load of imams are on a six-day tour of European cities hit by attacks in recent years to denounce terrorism, including Brussels, Nice, Toulouse and London. After […]
Join hundreds of Muslim leaders and Scholars worldwide in their Open Letter to Baghdadi.
Executive Summary It is forbidden in Islam to issue fatwas without all the necessary learning requirements. Even then fatwas must follow Islamic legal theory as defined in the Classical texts. It is also forbidden to cite a portion of a verse from the Qur’an—or part of a verse—to derive a ruling without looking at everything […]