Islam
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Saudi Crown Prince: Men, women ‘absolutely’ equal; No Islamic order on ‘abaya’ or head cover
Photo: Screenshot/CBS Saudi Arabia’s reform-seeking Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is beginning a visit to the United States, said in an interview aired Sunday that women are “absolutely” equal to men and that Islam has...March 19, 2018 3015 0 -
A place for all – An opportunity for interfaith harmony
Photo: House of One Berlin/Facebook Page In the same country where six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, the genocide to define all genocides, and where the Far Right is once again emerging from the...February 3, 2018 1514 0 -
‘Becoming Kareem’ offers a look into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s life-altering experiences
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has lived a life of transformational experiences. From a shy tall boy, he rose to become one of the globally known greatest basketball players of all time. In search of his identity, he converted from...December 30, 2017 2194 0 -
Jinnah wanted a broad and inclusive idea of Islam for Pakistan
Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore, where Pakistan Resolution was passed Photo: Lime.adeel/Wikimedia Commons The debate around the definition of Islam and its relationship to Pakistan’s identity has become vitriolic, obfuscating and violent. It also threatens a breakdown of...December 23, 2017 1881 0 -
What books help explain challenges facing Muslims and Islam
These are not normal times for a Muslim professor on a Western campus. At the beginning of each term, I calculate that students coming to my class have lived just about their entire lives in a...June 10, 2017 1461 0 -
Todd Green – An American advocate of Muslims
I first visited Luther College, situated in a small bucolic Iowa town in America’s heartland, in 2004.I had been invited to deliver a public lecture on Islam as the College’s first-ever high-profile Muslim speaker. My host...June 3, 2017 1552 0 -
Trump vows to fight terror in cooperation with Muslim world
Photo: Screenshot/ABC News President Donald Trump has appealed to leaders of Muslim countries excluding Iran to partner with the United States in stamping out terrorism but also emphasized that the fight against terror is not a...May 21, 2017 1165 0 -
“Noor”: A Window into the Muslim World
Featured Image: Cosmos Club members and their guests actively watch a stage reading of Ambassador Akbar Ahmed’s play Noor Fear permeates nearly every discussion about Muslims in America today – whether the conversation is about terrorist...March 22, 2017 3134 5 -
NSA McMaster believes using term ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ is counterproductive
Newly appointed National Security Adviser H R McMaster believes using the term “radical Islamic terrorism” is counterproductive because terrorists are “un-Islamic.” A report in the The New York Times, citing participants of Lt. Gen. McMaster’s first...February 25, 2017 1482 0