By Dr Maha Hilal #MuslimsRally2CloseGitmo There’s really no such thing as the ‘voiceless’. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard. ~Arundhati Roy~ These words...
By Mobeen Vaid More than any previous year, this past White House Iftar triggered considerable debate within the American Muslim community. Specifically, a growing segment of...
On the second day of his inauguration, President Obama signed executive orders calling for the closure of Guantanamo Bay within a year. Three years later and...
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...
Bismillah walhamdolillah was salamu alaykum. *** UPDATE: May 3 *** I regret to inform you that the May 7 mobilization has been postponed indefinitely for logistical...
McCain and Lieberman’s “Enemy Belligerent” Act Could Set U.S. on Path to Military Dictatorship AlterNet / By Liliana Seguera Glenn Greenwald calls the bill “probably the...
Reproduced from Commonweal with Michael Peppard’s permission. Last winter, I wrote for these pages about reports of religious abuse at Guantánamo (“The Secret Weapon,” December 5,...
As salamu alaykum, Ramadan Mubarak, and welcome to a special Open Thread. Welcome to all of MM’s readers, habitual or casual, frequent or first-time. What is...
By Abu Noor Al-Irlandee Here are some items to think about and discuss inshAllaah: * Remember the Boumediene v. Bush case? This is the case in...
Yes, we have to still maintain caution in our optimism, but it is also a good idea to sometimes put aside negativity and cynicism, and appreciate...