Cordoba House “Ground Zero Mosque”: PR & Path Forward Part-2 | Messaging Failures

Messaging Failures Lead to Tipping Point for Islam in the U.S.
As American Muslims we can afford to listen to the concerns of our fellow countrymen. If we continue to dig in our heals, we may win a civil rights battle and lose a opportunity to truly dissipate fear. We can create the type of change that people so desperately sought during the 2008 elections by building bridges and increasing dialogue.

Cordoba House “Ground Zero Mosque”: PR & Path Forward Part-1: Public Relations Analysis

A rudimentary lesson in any PR crisis management campaign is to monitor the news about you and address the concerns, esp. in this day and age of lightening fast social media. But CI seems much more interested in flaunting the support that comes their way rather than scrubbing the media to find concerns that need responding to, an imbalance that must be corrected.

Muslims for Franklin Graham…? The National Day of Prayer and Religious Freedom

Muslims should stand with Franklin on his opposition to the ruling for many reasons. First while some evangelicals like Graham effectively boost their face time on the national media circuit by taking cheap shots at Islam, our response as Muslims will determine if this bully tactic will further marginalize us or not.

Martin or Malcolm? MLK, Malcolm X, and Muslims

Even though Martin Luther King was Christian and Malcolm X died a Muslim, the methodology and beliefs of the former were more in line with Islam than those held by the latter (before his conversion to orthodox Islam).

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 [...]

Update on Dr. Aafia: Brother Speaks at Civil Rights Event, Teaming up with MLFA

We haven’t forgot about Dr. Aafia, have you?

MM obtained this heart wrenching transcript of Mr. Siddiqui’s speech at the Muslim Legal Fund of America’s (MLFA) annual fund raising event from an attendee. Learn about this case’s unique challenges and support Dr. Aafia’s official legal defense fund at: https://www.mlfausa.com/donateAafia.php!

‘Izzah: Following the Path of the People Before Us?

The time has come for us to break free from the shackles of inferiority that have imprisoned our minds, teaching us that Islam is backwards, out-of-touch, impractical, and if not properly modernized and sanitized, barbaric, medieval, dishonorable, and outright embarrassing. The time has come for us to turn our attention away from that which raises a nonMuslim in this world to that which raises a Muslim in both this world and the next.

NEW DATE: Feb. 19 Hearing in Shaykh Dr. Ali al-Timimi’s case — PLEASE ATTEND!!

RESCHEDULED for Feb. 19: “The hearing will be about the five calls (identified by the defense lawyers) which the judge requested the government to search for. It will also discuss the letter submitted by Dr. Al-Timimi’s lawyer Jonathan Turley requesting the Congressional Oversight Panel to ask the NSA to start an investigation if the agency illegally wiretapped Dr. Al-Timimi. This hearing is very critical. Please pray Allah (SW) grant him relief.”

Oxford Students Join In Gaza Solidarity Protests

Students at Oxford University, one of the highest ranking, and most prestigious educational establishments in the world, have begun a sit-in protest, to highlight the brutality of the occupation of Palestine, as exemplified by the recent, ferocious attack on Gaza. Source: Oxford Occupation blog Over the past few weeks, a number of lecture theatres around [...]

Nine Muslim Passengers Removed from AirTran Flight

*DIGG post by clicking here* LET AirTran know what you think about this incident by clicking here. Nine passengers were removed yesterday from an AirTran flight. Apparently two made some “suspicious” comments, which in retrospect were completely benign, yet not only these two, but a few other passengers were removed! All the passengers don’t even [...]