Video: Baghdad Morgue Overflowing with Bodies
VIDEO: BAGHDAD MORGUE OVERFLOWING WITH BODIES IN COURTYARD On Sunday, CNN showed bodies laid out in an Iraq courtyard for wailing relatives to reclaim, reporting that “for over a year, there’s been little or no room in Baghdad’s morgues.” The “surge” plan did appear to be reducing sectarian killings in March and April, as the […]
IL: Mosque Evolves to Traditional Islam
IL: DECATUR’S MOSQUE EVOLVES “In the name of Allah, most merciful” were the chants heard inside the Masjid Wali Hasan Islamic Center. A place that has brought two factions of Muslims – blacks and those from the Middle East – together for worship. During a recent service at the local mosque, more than 20 men, […]
MI: Wearing Hijab Affects Woman’s Husband
MI: WEARING HIJAB AFFECTS WOMAN’S HUSBAND, TOO Her mother, grandmother, and all her aunts had never worn hijab. And for the first 44 years of her life, neither did Sandra Amen-Bryan, a third-generation American living in Dearborn. But with the anti-Muslim backlash after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks weighing on her mind, Amen-Bryan decided to […]
MI: Muslim Women Return to Head Scarves
MI: A RETURN TO TRADITION At 19, Sandra Jawad decided she wanted to wear an Islamic head scarf. Her mother’s response: a long lecture on how that could draw prejudice and limit her career options. “She told me, it’s going to be hard. … It’ll make things difficult,” Jawad said, recalling a four-hour talk with […]
Pew Report: Interpreting Statistics or Rushing to Judgment?
INTERPRETING STATISTICS OR RUSHING TO JUDGMENT? I’m usually one of the first to defend MSMers (mainstream media people) when conservative pundits label us irresponsible, sloppy or dangerous. After reading commentaries about a recent Pew Research Center study, I have to admit those pundits may have a legitimate gripe – at least in this case. At […]
NY: Government’s Handling of Muslims Protested
NY: GOVERNMENT’S HANDLING OF MUSLIMS PROTESTED A handful of protesters stood outside the federal building Monday afternoon to highlight the no-contest resolution for U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales before the Senate and the Justice Department’s actions against Muslims in general. Eight people held signs accusing local U.S. Attorney Glenn Suddaby of politicizing the Justice Department. […]
VA: Court Rules Against Indefinite Terror Lockups
VA: COURT RULES AGAINST INDEFINITE TERROR LOCKUPS The Bush administration cannot use new anti-terrorism laws to keep U.S. residents locked up indefinitely without charging them, a divided federal appeals court said yesterday. The ruling was a harsh rebuke of one of the central tools the administration believes it has to combat terror. “To sanction such […]
CAIR Accuses Washington Times of ‘Agenda-Driven Reporting’
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR ACCUSES WASHINGTON TIMES OF ‘AGENDA-DRIVEN REPORTING’Civil rights group says paper falsely suggested drop in its grassroots support (WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/12/07) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today accused a right-wing Washington, D.C., newspaper of “agenda-driven reporting” for falsely […]
UK: Manuscripts a Reminder of Religious Unity
THE SACRED HISTORY September 11 made Samuel Huntington’s “clash of civilizations” thesis a fashionable map for the 21st century. Right-wing pundits and religious zealots alike used it to argue that Islamic and Western societies have always been incompatible. Now “Sacred,” on view at London’s British Library (through Sept. 23), provides an elegant riposte to clash-mongers. […]
Iraq: Sudan is Secret Partner of U.S.
IRAQ: SUDAN IS SECRET PARTNER OF U.S. Sudan has secretly worked with the CIA to spy on the insurgency in Iraq – an example of how the United States has continued to cooperate with the Sudanese regime even while condemning its role in the killing of tens of thousands of civilians in Darfur. President Bush […]