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Obama administration reaches out to Muslims
WASHINGTON — Nearly a year after President Obama told an audience in Cairo that America wanted a “new beginning” with the Muslim world, evidence of that policy shift has, in recent weeks, become hard to ignore. * The Obama administration is revising national security guidelines that strip references to “Islamic ... Read More »
Right-wing media link new agency logo to Obama’s, Pepsi’s, Iran’s Islamic Crescent
The right-wing blasted off into the outer realms of sanity by fearmongering about the Missile Defense Agency's decision to revamp its logo from this: To this: Free Republic's RaceBannon kicked off the frenzy with a February 21 blog post proclaiming: “Missile Defense Agency Changes logo to look more like Obama logo.” And, ... Read More »
Global Research: A Sign of Empire Pathology
A Sign of Empire Pathology: More US military personnel have taken their own lives than have died in action Here is a shocking statistic that you won't hear in most western news media: over the past nine years, more US military personnel have taken their own lives than have died in ... Read More »
NY Times: Vandals Attack West Bank Mosque
Palestinians in the West Bank town of Hawara awoke on Wednesday to find a blue star of David painted on the outside of their mosque, after what a local resident described as an attack by Israeli settlers who live nearby. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the vandals also uprooted ... Read More »
Dr Israr Ahmed Passes Away: Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Raaji’oon!
May Allah(swt) purify him of his sins, overlook his shortcomings, elevate his ranks and admit him into Jannat-ul-Firdaws! Ameen. Read More »
The Huffington Post: Does The Hutaree Militia Represent Christianity? A Muslim Knows Better
Nine members of a Christian militia group, Hutaree, were charged Monday with plotting to kill a police officer and slaughter scores more with homemade bombs. According to the indictment, the actions were done in hopes of igniting an uprising against the U.S. government. News of this terror plot is likely to ... Read More »
Labor of Love: Lessons Learned Overnight
I could have been sleeping at home in my comfortable bedroom with it's neat-and-clean attached bathroom, offering my Fajr on a plush Musallah... but no, going through all those experiences that night opened my eyes to an existence that was based on putting someone else before your own needs. In a sense, it was a physical enactment of suppressing the desires of the Nafs for the sake of pleasing Allah(swt). Read More »
Sunday Open Thread – 2/28/2010 – Sadaqah Made Easy
How can we make Sadaqah a real part of our lives, rather than a once-in-a-while monetary contribution? What's your personal favorite Sadaqah story? Read More »
CNN: US Senator Brian Baird Discovers the Real Gaza, Speaks Up
Rep. Brian Baird got the opportunity to see the situation on the ground in Gaza, what you won't find on Fox News. Turns out there is a lot he had to tell the folks when he returned home. After visiting twice last year, Rep. Brian Baird is returning from his ... Read More »