RELIGION NEWS SERVICE: “Not Enough American-Born Imams for U.S. Mosques”
Tweet From Religion News Service Religion News Service | By Omar Sacirbey Posted: 06/26/2012 SHARON, Mass. (RNS) The Islamic Center of New England has always been led by imams born outside America. The two-campus mosque would like to change that, but it’s proving harder than leaders had thought. The ICNE’s mosque here on the South Shore of Boston...
MAGAZINE: “Islam’s Take on Abortion: Depends on Circumstances”
Tweet From Der Spiegel (Germany) AFP Women demonstrate in Ankara against Erdogan’s plan to limit their abortion rights. Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has outraged women in his country by calling for a ban on abortion. But he’s just using the issue for political gain, says Ihsan Özkes, a retired mufti and parliamentarian for the country’s center-left Republican People’s Party (CHP). Islam is...
NY TIMES: “Muslim Women in India Seek Gender Equality in Marriage”
Tweet 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...
CNN: “Muslim Public Service Campaign Looks To Erase Fear About Sharia Law”
Tweet 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...
U.S. CONGRESSMAN: “NYPD’s Use of Anti-Islam Film Makes Us Less Safe”
Tweet 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...
CNN VIDEO: “Osama Bin Laden Told Children: ‘Don’t Do What I Have Done’ & Leave in Peace”
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NEWSPAPER COLUMN: “In This Election Year, Let There Be Tolerance”
Tweet 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...
MSNBC: “Belgium Right-Wing Political Ad Taps Into Anti-Muslim Fear & Sex Appeal”
Tweet 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...
NEWS: “Canadian Imams Issue Fatwa Against Honor Killings as Un-Islamic”
Tweet 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...
