2016-02-20T11:42:48-05:00

by Syed Muhammad Saleh Nasser & Syed Muhammad Tahir Nasser Economic inequality is bad news for both rich and poor, as economists are slowly realising. House of Debt, acclaimed by the Financial Times as the “most important economics book” of 2015, by Princeton’s Professors of Economics, Atif Mian and Amir Sufi, demonstrated this well. They showed that the main cause of the 2008 U.S-led global recession was that indebted households pulled back on spending more during an economic downturn than the less indebted, driving... Read more

2016-02-09T23:04:22-05:00

by Seidu Malik Muslims in America, according to Pew research Center constitute just about 1% (3.3 million) of the entire US population. Unfortunately, this tiny community dominates the news media headlines for all the wrongs reasons. The recent San Bernardino and Paris attacks by ISIS inspired terrorists have created a culture of fear and have resulted in mosque attacks and backlash in the community. Whiles ISIS and other terror groups are hiding behind Islam or perverting the true teachings of Islam for... Read more

2016-02-06T15:35:05-05:00

Editor’s Note: The following is a conversation Qasim Rashid had over social media/email from a stranger, who obviously had a bone to pick with Muslims. He get these messages via email, Facebook and Twitter all the time. When possible, he tries to dialogue, even though social media is not the best method of interfaith dialogue. Still, you never know what we can learn from each other through these interactions. Some go surprisingly well, others not so much. Here’s one example:... Read more

2016-01-29T16:45:22-05:00

by Seidu Malik Human civilization has progressed from the primitive ages of hunting and gathering food in the wild with no laws to a sophisticated modern-day society with a civilized code of conduct. One may argue that primitive life necessitated the need for religious laws and injunctions, and thus these are no longer needed in today’s advanced world where knowledge and technology reign supreme. We assume the human intellect is so advanced that we are more than capable of devising... Read more

2016-01-21T10:54:05-05:00

by Kwabena Osman For a religion that strictly believes in the unity of God and abhors associating partners with Him, unity among his followers is an ultimate goal. Unfortunately, this could not be further from the situation with Muslims. Sunni’s and Shia’s form the two main divisions in Islam but among these two main sects there are various sects, like the Wahhabis, Salafis, Barelvis etc. Why should there be divisions if they all follow the same Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, and also follow the same book that... Read more

2016-01-18T15:56:08-05:00

by Basiyr Rodney Americans have become more worried about terrorism in the face of recent terrorist attacks in Paris, San Bernardino, and, more recently, Istanbul. In recent conversations with relatives and friends in my African-American community, this fear is palpable and real. Hijab wearing African-American Muslim sisters recount how routine visits to a local grocery store has resulted in suspicious looks, verbal harassment and sometimes refusal of service. The perception that Muslims are unstable and that we all somehow belong... Read more

2016-01-13T00:06:47-05:00

by Seidu Malik Many people have ushered in the brand new year with a New Year’s resolution to make things right in their life. One of the most common of these resolutions is to stay healthy. Although everyone’s destiny with respect to their final breath on earth is beyond ones control, there are a few precautions we can put on our basket list of New Year’s resolutions to stay healthy. One of these is the desire not to be a... Read more

2016-01-07T00:00:57-05:00

by Iftekhar Ahmad This is a challenging time for all Muslims in America as the despicable actions of a few put Islam in a terrible light. This situation is not made any easier when there is blatant hate being spread by educated members of society. Recently Joe Walsh, a former US Congressman of Illinois, put a video on his Facebook page where he says, “I think Islam has a real freaking problem, alright?” He later says, “There is a cancer... Read more

2015-12-29T12:11:44-05:00

by Rasheed Reno One of the most prominent stories of 2015 has been the circus of the Donald Trump campaign.  It seems Donald Trump will say just about anything to be the center of attention and has been more than willing to cross any line when it comes to violating the American ideal of religious freedom.  We have seen an escalating pattern of anti-Muslim rhetoric from Trump and one has to wonder where he will finally stop.  Last month he... Read more

2015-12-28T22:01:22-05:00

by Seidu Malik The year 2015 can be remembered as the year Daesh (ISIS) dominated the news media in the Western world, from beginning to the end.  It began with the merciless attack on the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo that drew worldwide condemnation, enslaving of Yazidi women, burning of a Jordanian pilot and ending with a spectacular attack in France and inspiring mass murder in San Bernardino. How could a religion with a holy book, the Quran, which prides itself as being perfect and as a guidance for... Read more

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