by Zohaib Zafar As a Muslim-American, I am attracted to both Islam and America because of the idea inherent in both that all people are created equal. Both Islam and America have been stained by people who subvert them for their own political agendas and in America’s case, it was subverted right pafrom the beginning. America became what it is at the expense of African Americans who built this great nation as slaves and ever since America’s inception, African Americans... Read more

by Nayyar Ahmed Turbulent times as Turkey faces yet another tragic attack. While the world celebrates the end of Rio Olympics with all its glory, a suicide bomber struck at a wedding claiming over 50 innocent lives of men, women and children in the southeastern city of Gaziantep. As members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, we condemn this attack in the strongest terms and send our prayers of patience and fortitude to the victims of this terrifying massacre. To add... Read more

By Seidu Malik One would have thought that our long struggle for equality led by Martin Luther King in the 1960s would have ushered in a better understanding of race related issues in the country. Despite our high intellectual capacity, ease of communication with each other and ease of movement across countries, our deep seated racial divides still persist. The recent tragic incidences of race related issues that resulted in the death of civilians and law enforcement officers across the country... Read more

by Labeeb Ahmad  In his article “Is Islam a Religion,” David Solway makes a multitude of inaccurate accusations in his characterization of Islam. Using his own self-serving Quranic verses and cherry-picked traditions of the Prophet Muhammad that are taken out of context and not juxtaposed with other clear verses for interpretation, Solway caricatures the religion of Islam dishonestly to advance his extremist viewpoint. I will address some of his initial points for the purpose that the reader will recognize that... Read more

by Labeeb Ahmad  As scholars, activists, and politicians, continue to investigate and expound upon reasons why they think Muslims join ISIS or other terrorist organizations, one thing is for sure: dead civilians do not help the cause in the fight against terrorrism. Instead, western intervention has caused death to hundreds of thousands of civilians in the Middle East since the beginning of the war on terror and serves as a leading talking point for those looking to breed extremism in... Read more

http://www.mb.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/14_candle.jpg By Samar Ahmad I had just awoken after my pre-dawn meal in preparation for a day of fasting, when I saw the headlines on my phone: “TERROR IN ORLANDO.”  This incident filled me with both immense sadness and anger.  Sorrow for the all those innocent victims and their loved ones who were affected by this senseless and barbaric atrocity; anger at another incidence of gunman hijacking my religion—Islam. Omar Mateen, the man who killed at least 50 individuals in what... Read more

http://arabic.bayynat.org.lb/ArticlePage.aspx?id=15913 by Sohaib Awan Jews say that they are the one and only Chosen People, Christians say that if you don’t accept Christ, you won’t be saved, and Buddhists consider their path the only path to enlightenment. Each claims heaven/truth for its people to the exclusion of others.  But that can’t be right, can it? Regardless of our faith, our heart tells us that there is something wrong with believing everybody except [insert your religious affiliation here] is going to... Read more