Ayaan Hirsi Ali: ‘We are at War with Islam’
Reason: Should we acknowledge that organized religion has sometimes sparked precisely the kinds of emancipation movements that could lift Islam into modern times? Slavery in the United States ended in part because of opposition by prominent church members and the communities they galvanized. The Polish Catholic Church helped defeat the Jaruzelski puppet regime. Do you […]
CAIR-CA: Mosque Attacked by Group of Men
The Kern County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a possible hate crime against the Islamic Center of San Joaquin Valley last Saturday morning during worship prayers.Witnesses said two men entered the mosque about 2 a.m. on Saturday and disrupted the all-night prayer service that was celebrating the month of Ramadan.VIDEOAccording to witnesses, the men yelled, “Go […]
CA: Mosque Attack Investigated as Hate Crime
Kern County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a mosque attack as a possible hate crime. Authorities say Saturday’s incident left windows broken, cars smashed and worshippers frightened. Witnesses reported that two men entered the women’s section of the mosque early Saturday morning. When the women called for help, the suspects left, allegedly yelling slurs such as […]
IL: Catholic, Muslim Groups Pray Together for Unity
Cardinal Francis George on Tuesday night urged Muslims and Christians to educate young people to be more tolerant of each other’s religions. George spoke before a group of more than 200 at the ninth annual Catholic-Muslim Unity Ramadan Dinner, which was held at the Islamic Society of the Northwest Suburbs in Rolling Meadows. Peace and […]
MA: Islamic School Wins Accreditation
Al-Hamra Academy on South Street has been accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. It is the first Islamic school in New England to have that distinction. Sadia Khan, principal and a founder, said being accredited means a lot to students, staff and the Muslim community of more than 2,000 in Central […]
WA: Bosniaks Coming Together Under One Roof
On Friday afternoons, the imam leads prayers for some 20 people in the family room of his Shoreline house. But it is in the cavernous hole in his backyard that he sees the future of his scattered community. Here, Imam Abdulah Polovina and other Muslims from Bosnia plan to build a roughly 4,500-square-foot cultural center […]
MN: Stifling Criticism of Israel Makes Matters Worse
The Rev. Dennis Dease, president of the University of St. Thomas, recently barred Archbishop Desmond Tutu from speaking on campus because of remarks about Israel that many Jews found offensive. If the cancellation of Tutu had been an anomaly, the story would likely have quietly faded away. Instead, it is earning widespread news coverage and […]
Dueling Books Reignite Debate over Israeli Lobby in U.S.
Two books examining the Israeli lobby in the U.S., “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy,” and “The Deadliest Lies,” present opposing views on Israel’s influence among U.S. policymakers. Authors John Mearsheimer and Abraham Foxman detail their stances. Battle of the Books MARGARET WARNER: A year ago, two American political scientists raised a storm with […]
CAIR: Radicals on Giuliani’s Campaign Team
If ever there was an archetypal anti-libertarian, a politician whose views exemplify all the very worst aspects of the authoritarian personality, then that man is Rudy Giuliani, who infamously intoned:“We look upon authority too often and focus over and over again, for 30 or 40 or 50 years, as if there is something wrong with […]
Islamophobia Began with End of Cold War
Islamophobia gathered pace in the West with the end of the Cold War, long before the September 11, 2001 attacks against the US, participants at a two-day OSCE conference that began in Spain Tuesday said. “After the end of the Cold War, certain people took Muslims and Islam to be the new scapegoat and enemy,” […]