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Raheel Raza on the Tennessee Attack: It’s a War, Stupid
DATE : July 20, 2015 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments
A few days ago while Muslims worldwide were gearing up for our major celebration of Eid (the Feast after the Fast), my joy (the word Eid means joy) was taken away by the dreadful murders in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It’s a tragic event and our hearts go out to the families of the Marines killed in this act of terrorism.
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The Other Face of Terrorism
DATE : April 18, 2015 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments
“We live in a country where we embrace liberal democracy, gender equality, freedom of speech and individual freedoms, so we naïvely think that everyone who comes here has the same values. Wrong. Those are the very values that the terrorists abhor.”
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Our Film About ‘Honor Violence’ Should Not Be Censored
DATE : March 31, 2015 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments
Last Sunday, a group of students at the University of South Dakota planned to attend a screening of our film, Honor Diaries, a documentary focused on the abuses women face under the honor system.
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How a Native Elder & a Muslim Found Spiritual Friendship at a Christian Celebration
DATE : March 27, 2015 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments
The invitation came from the Centre for Christian Studies to be a presenter at their 130th Anniversary celebrations in Winnipeg.
READ MORE Female Genital Mutilation: A Barbaric Practice Still Practiced Globally
DATE : February 6, 2015 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments
According to The World Health Organization (WHO) more than 125-million girls and women across the globe have been horrendously abused in a practice known as female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM is comprised of all procedures that involve partial (or total) removal of the external female genitalia.
READ MORE Boggling Billboards: Should Americans Condemn a Cultural Practice?
DATE : December 19, 2014 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments
The recent installation of billboards in Dearborn condemning female genital mutilation (FGM) — the non-medical cutting of girls’ genitalia in order to “purify” them or ensure their chastity — has received a powerful mixed reaction.
READ MORE Malala: Won the Battle But Not Yet the War
DATE : December 11, 2014 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments
On December 10, Malala Yousefzai received the Nobel Prize for her dedication to achieving rights and access to education for all girls.
READ MORE Maligning Malala
DATE : October 19, 2014 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments
Ever since Malala Yousafzai — winner this month of the Nobel Peace Prize — came on the scene in October 2012 in a shocking way, after being shot in the face by the Taliban at the age of 15, I have been watching the conspiracy theories unfold.
READ MORE “Boxed and Packaged Islam” Trying to Pass Itself Off as Mainstream Islam
DATE : October 17, 2014 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments
“In one short interview, the two Muslim speakers had ensured that: a Zionist conspiracy is in place; ISIS is not really dangerous; the West is at war with Muslims, and the killing must continue; Muslims must not speak out on Western media about violence within the faith, and those who do are liars desperately seeking the limelight. So most Muslims stay silent.”
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In The Muslim World, Silence Falls
DATE : August 13, 2014 AUTHOR : adminCOMMENTS : No Comments
In Saturday’s National Post, Rex Murphy asks why there’s so much outrage over Israel’s response to Hamas rocket fire, but the same activists are silent about atrocities committed in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere.
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