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POISONING THE WELL FROM WHICH OUR YOUTH DRINK

DATE : December 17, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

Since it was discovered that Tashfeen Malik (one of the alleged terrorists in the San Bernardino shootings) studied with Farhat Hashmi at the Al-Huda Institute, all eyes are on Mississauga, Canada where Ms. Hashmi also runs a branch of her school. I first heard about Ms. Hashmi and the Al-Huda Institute on one of my […]

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MUSLIM REFORM MOVEMENT – for a better future for humanity – Dec 4. 2015

DATE : December 5, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : 13 Comments

There is a buzz on social media today about a new Muslim Reform Movement, and many of you are wondering what this is all about. Here is some background. The Paris terrorism attacks seemed to be the last straw for many Muslims like us who abhor violence in the name of our faith. So we […]

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JOURNEYS TO THE CENTER OF MY SOUL – DE-MYSTIFYING MUHARRAM

DATE : October 24, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

I was born in a Sunni Hanafi family from Pakistan. We were taught to observe the pillars of Islam but with no compulsion. My childhood memories of Muharram are those of my mother and grandmother listening to majalis on the radio (this was the fifties & sixties and yes we only had radios then) and […]

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THE ISLAMIC NEW YEAR 1437 – OCTOBER 2015

DATE : October 15, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

Today is the first day of the month of Moharram which is the start of the Islamic New year 1437 according to the lunar calendar. Unlike many cultures, most Muslims don’t celebrate the New Year. Rather we remember the sacrifice of Imam Hussain in the plains of Karbala. If we, as both Muslims and non-Muslims […]

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Geneva – Human Rights Council Thirtieth session September 21, 2015

DATE : October 8, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

Report by: Raheel Raza, President Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow I am attending the 30th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. As a representative for The Center for Inquiry, I gave an oral statement on the murders of bloggers and supporters of free speech in Bangladesh. My statement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/MuslimsFacingTomorrow?fref=ts […]

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ASSAD AND THE IRANIAN REGIME – GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER

DATE : September 6, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

We know who the real perpetrators are. We know they are implicit in the murder of Aylan Kurdi.

Let the world wake up and instead of playing a blame-game, bring the real culprits to justice.

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MY JOURNEYS WITH HONOR DIARIES – Part 1 (February to April 2015)

DATE : April 25, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

There has been so much happening on my journey with Honor Diaries to various locations throughout North America, that a bit late in the day I decided I need to document some of the interesting elements of my journey for record. The amazing thing about HD is that while most documentaries have a shelf life […]

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WHEN HONOR DIARIES BECOMES A REALITY IN WOMEN’S LIVES

DATE : March 17, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

It’s no secret that I believe passionately in the message of Honor Diaries (www.honordairies.com) and I know that even after a year the message is very relevant to women worldwide. But when it personally impacts someone’s life, then I know we are on the right track to have broken the bounds of silence. At almost […]

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INDIA’S DAUGHTER – a strong message about a patriarchal mindset!

DATE : March 16, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

I was invited to the US premiere of India’s Daughter on March 9, 2015. The event was held at Baruch College in New York and I was so moved that I’m compelled to write this. But before I went for the screening, there was news that the documentary has been banned in India. BBC decided […]

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2014 in review

DATE : January 2, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 29,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 11 sold-out performances for that many […]

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