Guantánamo No More: 10th Anniversary of the Draconian Prison

Guantanamo Bay violates every possible standard laid out for an imprisonment facility; hence the rationale for building it on a naval base in Cuba. It denies prisoners protections guaranteed by the Geneva conventions, holds them indefinitely without laying charges and effectively bars them from having any chances at a fair trial.

Targeting Niqabis: The Canadian Citizenship Niqab Ban

Given the unpopularity of niqab within our own community, many Muslims may not feel the need to speak out against this act. But know that these are just the building blocks to greater cuts in our religious freedoms; if we stay silent now, then we’re setting ourselves up for disaster. If you don’t speak up for the niqabi’s, no one will speak up for you.

Muslims in America: When Bullying Meets Religion

Bullying is an equal-opportunity crisis, affecting students of every age, 
race, and creed. The dimension that makes the bullying of Muslim students 
particularly disturbing centers around the open prejudices and fears of 
adults, giving the green light to non-Muslim children that it’s okay — even 
patriotic — to discriminate. Muslim students report that an administrator at 
one school screamed at a 13-year old to remove her hijab (religious head 
scarf) until the girl broke down in tears. A guest speaker at another school 
handed out literature demonizing Islam in a social sciences class. When 
adults, especially educators, join in the bullying, it’s not only hurtful, 
say students, it’s a betrayal of trust. But educators have found that when 
just one caring adult supports a student, it can make a world of difference, 
creating a positive ripple effect that goes beyond one student and one 
classroom.

Lowe’s Clarification and Why YOU MUST Take Action On This Issue

Let’s get caught up: 1. Lowe’s pulls advertising from All American Muslim under pressure from right wing nutjobs From the right wing nutjobs: Florida Family Association sent out a third

National Babar Ahmad Day – Let’s Get Justice!

A British man has been held in prison for SEVEN YEARS without a trial to prove his guilt. Not in a secret prison in a far away land ruled by

Hate, Money, Community: Exploring CAP’s Islamophobia Report With Wajahat Ali

The report released in August from the Center for American Progress — “Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America” – meticulously tunnels through the maze of anti-Islamic sentiment. Muslims looking for a quick-fix answer or a magic wand that will make Islamophobia go away will have to look elsewhere. There are no solutions here, but that’s a good thing: it forces Muslim individuals and policy makers to shake their complacency, apply their own creative mental rigour and draw up their own strategies.

UPDATE! Jury verdict in, Share your Reactions : The BIG Picture & Fact-Check

UPDATE: VERDICT AND SENTENCE The jury has found the 10 Muslim students tried GUILTY on both counts.  The judge has ruled a sentence which includes:  a 3 year informal probation,

Irvine 11: Trial Comes to an End

Muslim community members and leaders, shuyookh, aunties from the Masjid, youth, children, non Muslim supporters, Priests, and at least one Rabbi gathered at the Santa Ana Courthouse on Monday, September 19th to stand in solidarity with the Irvine Eleven as closing statements in the trial began.

M. Elibiary | FBI Training, the Ackerman Exposé & American Muslim Community Concerns

Mohamed Elibiary, Advisor to the Homeland Security Enterprise advises the Muslim community about Wired Magazine’s, Spenser Ackerman’ s expose on FBI Counter-Terrorism training at Quantico. “As a liaison between the FBI and the Muslim community, I can attest that there is nothing new in Spenser’s reporting and could add volumes more to it of FBI wrongdoings; none the less, it has been disquieting and demoralizing for someone in my position to watch the ripple effects upon our community’s psyche.”

Beyond Black Victim Status: Slaves Are Superior

“Black people in America can never be Muslim,” he said to me as I stood next to his desk. I stared at my teacher with an expression that must have conveyed very little of what I felt right then. I didn’t know what to say. I studied his eyes, slightly enlarged by the thick glasses he wore. The deep olive of his Arab complexion was nearly the same as my American brown. We even shared the same hair texture—though my hair was covered right then.