By: Ani Karapetyan/Contributing Writer The Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (Syria) that declared itself a caliphate in 2014, has become infamous with its brutal murders in Syria and Iraq in recent years. This movement is associated with videotapes with the execution of American journalists, provoking hatred between Sunni and Shia Muslims. It’s also associated … Continued
By: Robert Fisk Source: The Independent After the Manchester massacre… yes, and after Nice and Paris, Mosul and Abu Ghraib and 7/7 and the Haditha massacre – remember those 28 civilians, including children, killed by US Marines, four more than Manchester but no minute’s silence for them? And of course 9/11… Counterbalancing cruelty is no … Continued
Blessed Trinity Catholic School By Christopher Mathias The Huffington Post The Catholic diocese of Orlando, Florida, says it has reprimanded a teacher at a Catholic school in the state for giving his sixth-grade religion class an anti-Muslim reading assignment. Mark Smythe, a religion and social studies teacher at Blessed Trinity Catholic School in Ocala, gave … Continued
BY: Julia Jahanpour/Contributing Writer Television comedian Bill Maher has a bad history of criticizing and demonizing Islam and the Arab world. Known for his HBO talk show Real Time With Bill Maher, he portrays a sarcastic, politically incorrect commentator, aiming to bring sanity and liberalism to political discussions. However, he has gone too far in his commentary – … Continued
BY: Julia Jahanpour/Contributing Writer When does an act of terror define a religion with long-standing values and traditions? Acts of violence from individuals in the name of religion have occurred for centuries throughout the world. The Thirty Years Roman War, The Crusades, The Inquisition, The Holocaust, KKK lynching, bombings and shootings throughout the Middle East, … Continued
By Amy Zimmerman The Daily Beast The world’s second largest-religion is receiving a revolutionary rebranding, courtesy of the star of such films as Mean Girls, The Canyons, and Herbie: Fully Loaded. Lindsay Lohan, already the celebrity face of overtanning, cautionary tales, and making a major humanitarian crisis about you, is allegedly adding Islam to her … Continued
By Neda Ulaby NPR For many American Jews, Christmas Day means Chinese food and movies. But how do American Muslims spend their time on Christmas? Jesus is also revered as a prophet in Islam. “Muslims and Christians believe that Jesus is the only messiah,” explains Hisham Mahmoud, an Arabic teacher at Harvard University. He points out … Continued
By Fatema Dabdoub, We Are Not Numbers What comes to your mind when Hitler and the Nazis are mentioned? Killings, injustice, discrimination, atrocity and craziness, right? Does it occur to you that Hitler was Christian and that therefore, his crimes should be attributed to Christianity? No! And that’s how it should be. What about the Israeli … Continued
By Asmaa Elkhaldi Walking along the streets of Gaza City, I’m fascinated by the twinkling red lights, decorated trees, Santa Claus costumes and Christmas gifts. Christmas is here and Christians are busily preparing by passionately decorating everything with shimmering accessories. Welcoming this special event, they spread a wonderful table and share their food and … Continued
Mo Amer Al Jazeera America Adam May: What do you think that comedy will accomplish? Especially in a society where we have so much racism. We have Islamophobia. Your routine, does that tackle some of that? Mo Amer: Listen — you know, feel free to throw as many things at me right off the top, … Continued
Say what you will about the recently exposed Bronx Terror Plot, but please, do not insult our intelligence (and your own) by weaving fantasy scenarios of how Islam is somehow to blame for criminalizing the terror suspects who were already career criminals long before their conversions — and who displayed only a rudimentary understanding of … Continued
Imam Sayid Hassan al-Qazwini, the head of the Islamic Center of America, welcomed Archbishop Allen Vigneron to the largest mosque in the country today, as the new leader of 1.4 million Catholics in Metro Detroit continues to make good on his vow to foster interfaith relations. “So many of us here today are bound by … Continued
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