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Losing Battle of Hearts & Minds: The Case of Raymond Allen Davis & Poor American Response
Such is the hypocrisy of American pressure on Pakistan to release the now notorious, Raymond Allen Davis, the businessman-turned-consultant-turned-consular staffer-turned-embassy staffer. The cost of this conduct is so predictable- intense anti-American sentiment and the threats of terrorism it produces. Read More »
Update IV: 41 years of Qaddafi’s rule leads to genocide in Libya
Raining what bombs? bullets? Indeed this image of the evil clown resonates when it comes to his man, reality is scarier than fiction. His cartoon-ish image augmented by his buffoonery had lulled the world into thinking that he was not capable of this level of mass murder. According to Human Rights Watch more than 300 people have been killed in Libya . Read More »
Egypt | A Crash Course in Life Lessons
There are times in life where one learns pearls of wisdom gradually over a period of time and then there are times when you get a crash course in half a dozen life lessons all at once. The experience of evacuating Egypt was definitely a crash course and the lessons from it have impacted my life in a profound way. Read More »
Khutbah – Celebrating Egypt by AbdulNasir Jangda
Khutbah about Egypt delivered on Feb 11, 2011 Read More »
Day of Solidarity with Egypt and Tunisia | Rally at UN Plaza, San Francisco
Following events in Tunisia and Egypt, groups in the Bay Area organized a Day of Solidarity with Egypt and Tunisia Rally. Read More »
Waleed Basyouni on Recent Events in Egypt
A student's recap and reflection after listening to a talk given by Shaykh Waleed Basyouni on the recent events unfolding in Egypt. Read More »
Ali Shehata | Reflections on the Protests in Egypt
It was then that I realized the goodness of this effort and that the people had continued to remain close to Allah in these difficult days. I then decided to write this article to demonstrate the expansiveness of Islam on the issues relevant to these events because I noticed that the people had turned away from Islam and from the scholars. Read More »
Yasir Qadhi | A Brief Statement Regarding the Situation in Egypt
The recent events in Egypt have left us all completely and totally astounded. The mass protests, organized via impromptu SMS texts and Facebook messages, has shown the world that there is still life and honor in Muslim lands! And amidst all of this clamor abroad, Muslims here in America are asking others, especially their scholars and clerics, what they should be doing. Read More »
Sheikh Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak: “Step Down”
Sheikh Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, calling in to al-Jazeera television, called upon the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to step down from his leadership in due consideration that there is no solution to the present crisis Read More »