International Day in Support of Victims of Torture — Help Ahmed Abu Ali

I personally know Ahmed’s family, and it’s hard to describe how devastating it is to have your son/brother taken away from you for the rest of your life. For God’s sake, 30 years for a crime you didn’t commit is horrendous enough, but to be behind bars until the end of your days – just the thought of it is almost too difficult to bear.

Sarkozy Distracting French Public by Crusading Against Muslim Women’s Rights to Hijab

This low-level terror against minorities is not a new phenomenon. Historically, other tyrants and dictators have used anger and prejudice against minorities to help their own standing with the people. While Europe has claimed great progress in freedom of religion, time and time again, we see the rise of religious persecution.

A Christian, a Jew & a Muslim Go to the Bar: The Prison Book Ban & How We Busted It

by Douglas Kelly (a MuslimMatters.org exclusive)

On February 28, 2006, when more than a dozen federal agents in body-armor broke down my door, pointed automatic weapons in my face and arrested me for making fake documents on my computer, it was the first time in my life I would spend the night behind bars.
It was not [...]