The Dambulla Mosque Debacle and The Rise of The Minority Extremist
Surprisingly (as is not usually the norm with these type of targeted attacks) the majority of immediate public reaction exchanged over social media and online forums was not of reactionary animosity directed towards Buddhism and the Buddhist community as an entity, but rather a collectively-acknowledged finger of disapproval pointing in the direction of another sort of minority – the minority of radical trouble-makers representing the very anathema of what Buddhism entails.
MuslimKidsMatter | Muslim Kids Strive for Somalia Relief
By Nur Kose In November 2011, a group of kids, including myself, decided to work together to raise funds for building a well. When we heard that the Zakat
Interview : Mohammed Yaseen & Emmanuel House
3 April, 2012
by MuslimMatters Featured, Islam, Masjids and Organizations, Positively Muslim, Society No comments
I remember my father telling me that Christianity did well because they gave the Bible with one hand and bread with the other. You show humanity when you feed people, you show that you care for people – and if you can show that you care for people you can influence their perception of what you are and what you believe, and maybe that is one of the ways we can bring people to Islam. ~ Mohammed Yaseen (Director of Youth Services, Karimia Institute)
Day 31 of Hana Shalabi’s hunger strike: Palestinian prisoners continue non-violent resistance
Action Item: Make dua and Respond to Amnesty International’s Urgent Call From Al-Resalah Palestinian female prisoner, Hana’ al-Shalabi enters today her 31stday of hunger strike. She informed her lawyer that she
US Soldier Kills Afghan Civilians in Kandahar
When people in interfaith meetings and mosque open houses question why do they hate us, do they forget that Afghans have been suffering for a decade under the US invasion.
Police and Palestinians clash at Al-Aqsa mosque
There was unrest at Al-Aqsa mosque all week afters calls from right-wing Jewish websites to push Muslims off the site. Jews hold the space sacred as it is the site
NYTimes OpEd | Uncle Sam Is No Imam
From the NYTimes TWO years ago, John O. Brennan, President Obama’s top adviser on counterterrorism, spoke to members of a Muslim student group in a packed auditorium at the law
SFPD Secret Agreement With FBI Puts Muslims in Spotlight | Illume Exclusive Report
20 February, 2012
by MuslimMatters Civil Rights, Interacting with Law Enforcement, Islamophobia, News & Views, Racism 2 comments
This exclusive report, Illume investigates the SFPD operations and how civil rights and community groups are fighting back.
Islamophobia and FBI | Hundreds of Xenophobic Documents Purged
Written by Spencer Ackerman at Wired.com An internal FBI investigation into its counterterrorism training has purged hundreds of bureau documents of instructional material about Muslims, some of which characterized them as prone
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