By Abdul Cader Asmal Guest Columnist Posted Jul. 3, 2016 at 12:22 AM Muhammad Ali’s legacy can perhaps best be remembered through the words of his wife Lonni who stated, “Muhammad wanted to use his life and his death as a teaching moment for young people, for his country and …
This week has been an emotionally excruciating roller coaster period for the Muslim community. From the height of euphoria of seeing Muhammad Ali, a humanitarian, an American, and a Muslim being enthroned as a man of universal admiration, it has plummeted to the despair of witnessing a diabolical individual perpetrate …
INTRODUCTION In 2005 a memorandum, with a recommendation for Muslims living in the United States to develop an agenda of priorities was drafted1. Its stated goal was to assure that instead of being frozen in a reactive mode of responding to unending distractions, Muslims should rather frame the discourse based …
(MARRAKESH, 27 January 2016) — At the invitation of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, 250 of the world’s eminent Islamic leaders convened to discuss the rights of religious minorities and the obligation to protect them in Muslim majority states. This position has historic roots dating to the time of Prophet Mohammed and the …
Watch President Obama’s full speech on religious freedom: Mosque in Baltimore Today, President Obama spoke at the Islamic Society of Baltimore — his first visit to a mosque in America — on protecting our nation’s tradition of religious freedom. Watch the full remarks now: Here are some highlights: “If we’re …
By Patrick Johnson | pjohnson@repub.com WEST SPRINGFIELD — Before an overflow crowd at the Islamic Center of Western Massachusetts, speakers from different faiths and from law enforcement on Thursday night spoke in support of followers of the Islamic faith and against those who commit acts of terror in the name …
Thu, Jan 14, 2016 by Taymullah Abdur-Rahman Insights from the Muslim chaplain of Harvard University. (Dustin Scarpitti/Unsplash) 1. As religious people, our rules are for us. Our actions, however, are for humanity. The rules that govern Islam are for Muslims, not for the world. Praying five times a day, abstaining …
One of the most gut-wrenching experiences every Muslim in the US has to live through is the ‘report’ of yet another act of ‘Islamist terror’. Whether true or false the collective guilt and shame add to their angst, as their bona fides and loyalty as American citizens are further undermined. …
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said, “Donald Trump’s comments about Muslims are absolutely disgraceful. As Americans we must reject his poisonous rhetoric, which is reminiscent of David Duke’s racism.” The Advocate, 12/8/2015). If David Duke had made such flagrantly racist remarks he would have been denounced as a ‘White Supremacist’. …
by Abdul Cader Asmal In the ‘Islamophobic world’ of the Republican Presidential wannabees, all Muslims whether American citizens, or victims of terrorism i.e. refugees, are potential terrorists. They share a collective guilt for the acts of people who do not represent them, or their religion and over whose behavior they …
