In recent developments, the 23 year old dictatorship of Ben Ali in Tunisia has been been overthrown by populist uprising. What has been the state of affairs in Tunisia as of late? And why is it important that Muslims take note? This is a mini-series on Muslim regimes in Africa and how their peoples are pushing back.
Friday, January 14th will remain as a historic day for Tunisia. A day oppressed Tunisians were only dreaming about, a day when the unthinkable happened. After 23 years of a iron-fisted rule on the country, the president Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali left the country and his power behind him.
I am reminded of Prophet Yusuf’s (AS) trial and his term served in the prisons of ancient Egypt. I pray that as Allah’s mercy intervened for him, it too will intervene for Aafia. As he was rewarded for his patience and constant faith, may she also be elevated in her ranks. How could I make this comparison, if I was not a witness and have no idea to her state of mind.
I have heard you counter that such an argument is a manifestation of a lack of faith. God has promised the believers victory. Indeed, He has. However, it is very pretentious of you to assume that someone who murders women, children and innocents with blazon impunity in the Name of God are the believers that victory has been promised to. He has promised the believers victory, but that promise is not unconditional. God is not going to give victory to people who murder in His Holy Name.
Oh, you young people, do not be deceived by the heroes of the Internet, the leaders of the microphones, who are launching statements inciting the youth while living under the protection of intelligence services, or of a tribe, or in a distant cave or under political asylum in an infidel country. They have thrown many others before you into the infernos, graves, and prisons.
The ‘Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear’ offered an opportunity for Americans to put aside partisanship in favor of restoring decorum in US politics. The event offered plenty of entertainmaint as well as serious critiques of our media culture. Cooler heads prevailed at the end of the day.
Fadel Soliman in a video using Anwar al-Awlaki’s own words from 2001 to refute Anwar al-Awlaki’s more recent views about targeting innocent civilians.
An editorial by the group Muslims for a Safer America on the question of whether or not Muslims should be actively engaged in the political process in an attempt to effect positive change in American foreign policy toward the Muslim World.
Why is it that a few militant clerics are so popular among some American Muslims? The answer is not rocket science, but rather quite simple. Umar Farouk’s transformation provides an excellent case-study: the presence of an internal factor and an external factor.
Now nine influential American Muslim scholars have come together in a YouTube video to repudiate the militants’ message. The nine represent a diversity of theological schools within Islam, and several of them have large followings among American Muslim youths.
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