by Aasim Ahmad It was reported by London’s Express that Magdi Allam, an Italian MEP, believes that mosques are Islam’s cancer and that mosques are used to promote and manufacture terrorists.  Coming from an Italian MEP, this is a fascinating comment uniquely rooted in manifest falsehood and ignorance.  Although we can easily agree with Mr. Allam that preaching hate in any environment is ill advised as it jeopardizes the pursuit of a just and peaceful society, it is interesting that Allam’s solution... Read more

by Ibrihim Ahmed  “The death toll has now risen to 60 people, and gunmen are still inside the two mosques, carrying out continuous killings”, said the news anchor. I was watching the television with horror along with my two younger sisters. My mother called us from work telling us to stay calm and that everything would be alright. What concerned me was that my father was inside one of the mosques where these attacks were taking place. He was in... Read more

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