NY TIMES: “Muslim Women in India Seek Gender Equality in Marriage”
From The New York Times By NILANJANA S. ROY Published: April 24, 2012 NEW DELHI — Three years ago, Salma Khatun’s husband divorced her in a fit of rage after a quarrel, pronouncing what is known as the triple talaq in the presence of witnesses. The triple talaq is a formula of repudiation. The first...
CNN: “Muslim Public Service Campaign Looks To Erase Fear About Sharia Law”
From CNN The organization’s PSA features Rais Bhuiyan, a man who was shot in the face as part of a revenge shootings post 9/11 but went on to lobby for the right of his shooter. March 2nd, 2012 05:00 AM ET By Dan Merica, CNN Washington (CNN) – A major American Muslim group is embarking on a national...
U.S. CONGRESSMAN: “NYPD’s Use of Anti-Islam Film Makes Us Less Safe”
From CNN U.S. Rep Keith Ellison in a Minnesota mosque last August. February 16th, 2012 04:20 PM ET Editor’s Note: Congressman Keith M. Ellison represents Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District and co-chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus. By Rep. Keith M. Ellison, Special to CNN Recent news that the New York Police Department presented the film “The...
NEWSPAPER COLUMN: “In This Election Year, Let There Be Tolerance”
From Minneapolis Star-Tribune Article by: IMAM FEISAL ABDUL RAUF Updated: February 6, 2012 – 8:58 PM Distrust of Islam may eventually resolve constructively, if it follows the established pattern. Photo: file, Star Tribune As we enter the 2012 election season, should American Muslims be bracing for another round of Islamophobia? Certainly the 2010 elections were...
MSNBC: “Belgium Right-Wing Political Ad Taps Into Anti-Muslim Fear & Sex Appeal”
From MSNBC An ad for the “Women against Islamization” campaign in Belgium orchestrated by Flemish nationalist politician Filip Dewinter. The ad features Dewinter’s 19-year-old daughter wearing an Islamic burqa thrown back to reveal her bikini clad body. The messages read: “Islam or freedom?” and “You choose.” By Kari Huus, msnbc.com A Flemish nationalist politician in...
NEWS: “Canadian Imams Issue Fatwa Against Honor Killings as Un-Islamic”
From Religion News Service By Ron Csillag| Religion News Service, Updated: Monday, February 6, 3:19 PM TORONTO — Muslim clerics in Canada have issued a fatwa against so-called “honor killings” a week after three members of an Afghan family in Montreal were convicted of the murders of four relatives. The religious decree — only the third of...
NY TIMES COLUMN: “How To Integrate Europe’s Muslims Successfully”
From The New York Times By JONATHAN LAURENCE Published: January 23, 2012 TWO weeks ago, dozens of cars were set alight in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand after a 30-year-old truck driver, Wissam El-Yamni, was roughed up and then died while in police custody. The uproar underscored the hostility of young minority men toward authority...
