NY: Wary Reception for Pope Among Muslims
The Muslim boys at Xaverian High School in Brooklyn pass under the stone gaze of the Virgin Mary every morning, and crucifixes adorn the classrooms where they receive a solid Catholic education. The school band is to play for Pope Benedict XVI when he arrives in New York on Friday, so the buzz of his […]
NC: David Horowitz an Unwelcome Guest
Tonight’s talk featuring author David Horowitz gives a stage for an inflammatory demagogue. It will mark an encore appearance for Horowitz, who came to Page Auditorium in March 2006 with a speech sponsored by Students for Academic Freedom amid general hoopla and audience antics from his opponents and supporters. Inviting Horowitz as a speaker so […]
Video: Final Footage of Reuters Journalist Killed in Gaza
(Warning: the video footage above contains images of a graphic nature) The editor-in-chief of Reuters demanded that Israel launches a “thorough and immediate investigation” into the killing of one of its cameramen in the Gaza Strip yesterday. Footage of Fadel Shana, 23, being killed by a tank shell in the Gaza Strip has been released […]
Pentagon Records Detail Prisoner Abuse by US Military
Military interrogators assaulted Afghan detainees in 2003, using investigation methods they learned during self-defense training, Pentagon documents released Wednesday show. Detainees at the Gardez Detention Facility in southeastern Afghanistan reported being made to kneel outside in wet clothing and being kicked and punched in the kidneys, nose and knees if they moved, according to the […]
UK: Muxlim.com Europe’s Most Successful Dotcom in 2008
A leading U.S. technology magazine has cited a popular Muslim social networking site as the best technology start-up in Europe this year. Red Herring included Muxlim.com in its list of top 100 European tech start-ups in March, the site’s consultant said in a press statement. Muxlim.com was founded in December 2006 by Finland-based entrepreneurs Mohamed […]
Canada: So-Called Terror Ringleader Vindicated
Nearly two years ago, when police swooped down on an alleged Meadowvale-based terror cell, Mississauga’s Qayyum Abdul Jamal was portrayed as the firebrand ringleader seeking recruits for jihad. Today, he says, he hopes to piece together a reputation left in tatters after being accused of belonging to a group of men and teens who allegedly […]
FL: Deadlocked Jury Forces 2nd Mistrial in Terrorism Case
A federal judge declared another mistrial Wednesday against six men accused of plotting to spark an anti-government war by toppling Chicago’s Sears Tower and bombing FBI offices. U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard ordered a mistrial when jurors reported they were deadlocked after 13 days of deliberation in the case of the so-called “Liberty City Seven.” […]
86% of Muslim Americans Believe Quran is ‘Word of God’
Overall, Muslim Americans are fairly traditional in their religious beliefs, with 86% saying that the Koran is “the word of God,” half (50%) saying that the Koran is to be read literally, word for word, and fewer than one-in-10 American Muslims (8%) saying the Koran is a book written by men. In this regard, Muslims […]
WI: Ignorance of Islam Still the Norm
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of Islam and Muslims? Sadly, I feel I can already anticipate the most common response. Perhaps some of the responses will pertain to some form of terrorism or oppression of women. If not directly stated, then these thoughts are at the very […]
NY: Dialogue Event Seeks to Break Barriers
From the outside, it might have looked like just another Tuesday evening at the Leogrande house on East Genesee Street, but inside, Cathy Leogrande and her husband, Joe, were doing their part to help make the world a better place. As part of the “20,000 Dialogues,” a nationwide campaign co-sponsored by the World Economic Forum […]