Achieving balance and moderation has always been one of the objectives of the spiritual masters of the past and will remain so in the future. But how can we achieve balance when the dunya beckons with its entire attainable splendor, while the Akhira is beyond our realm and seems so distant? Read More »
By Reem Shaikh Reem is a 10th grade student at Al-Arqam Academy in Doha. A couple of months ago, several Palestinian prisoners were released in exchange for Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier. While everyone seems to know every detail of Gilad's life and his freedom, few talk about the Palestinian ... Read More »
By Um Idris- MM London correspondent Since 2003, under British extradition law, you can be arrested by the British Police subject to a US extradition warrant, not told why and put into prison for years on end without charge or trial. London's Evening Standard newspaper last week reported that home ... Read More »
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, 56 hours of community service with a non-profit organization for each defendant, and $200 in fines. The sentence will most ... Read More »
Link to Full Coverage of Dr. Aafia's Ordeal by Andrew Purcell Houston, Texas. Ramadan 2011 or 1432. Whichever calendar you prefer does not change the fact that the new moon has been sighted, and Ramadan has begun. My healthy Muslim friends will be spending the daylight hours refraining from food and ... Read More »
"...how attorneys are using advanced technology to analyze vast amounts of evidence, in some 13 languages, to help bring to justice the war criminals responsible for the atrocities committed in the Balkans, including the attempted extermination of all Bosnian Muslims..." Read More »
May the love of Allah fill the hearts of our brothers and sisters until courage rises in their limbs and their tongues, and they stand for justice and mercy for all innocents and all those being tortured, and especially for our sister, Dr. Aafia. Read More »
Please support this muslimah by sharing the information with everyone you know who can be in the Dallas-Fort Worth area tomorrow. And if you can attend, too, even better! Read More »
[Judge Vaughn R. Walker] criticized the way that Bush officials went about approving in secret a wiretapping program that operated outside the bounds of judicial scrutiny and in conflict with surveillance rules set by Congress. Read More »
Takin’ It to the Streets has become the largest community-led festival in Marquette Park in the Southwest Side of Chicago and the only one of its kind orchestrated by Muslims across the country. Read More »
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