Amid a chorus of condemnation against President Donald Trump’s ban on Muslims travelling to the US, local ulema have called for solidarity against prejudice and Islamophobia. This comes in the wake of six worshippers being gunned down at the Grand Mosque in Québec, Canada, on Sunday during evening prayers. A[…]
“The US has become a much more dangerous for Muslims than it was before”. These are the words of Middle East analyst Naeem Jeenah, in response to the global outrage against US president Donald Trump’s ban on Muslims. On Friday, Trump signed an executive order which bans Muslims from seven[…]
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending the US refugee programme for 120 days, specifically barring Syrian refugees until further notice. Trump signed the order at the Pentagon, saying the moves would help protect Americans from “terrorist” attacks. “I’m establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists[…]
OPINION by Shafiq Morton Christmas, like any great anniversary, should be of good cheer. And, while Scrooge, the Grinch, the Kranks and other killjoys have done their best to spoil Christmas, its generosity of spirit has endured. For Muslims, who have lived cheek-by-jowl with Christians and Jews for more than[…]
President Barack Obama plans to dismantle a controversial immigrant registry that rights groups have long said unfairly targeted men from Arab- and Muslim-majority countries, in what appears to be an effort to block President-elect Donald Trump from easily reviving it. The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) has been dormant[…]
Arak, daru, sharaab, alcohol. The names may vary by language, but the essence is the same. Depending on which side of fence you sit, these words may conjure up the romance of a Hafiz poem or the sternness of a lecture at the mosque condemning their evils. Some in Muslim[…]
Social media users have expressed anger after a video posted online appeared to show two Muslim women in France being told to leave a restaurant by a man, reportedly the eatery’s boss, who called all Muslims “terrorists”. “Terrorists are Muslims, and all Muslims are terrorists. This sentence says it all,[…]
The developers behind a new mosque project in Parklands have attempted to allay fears of residents, following what it claims are “distorted” reports in the media regarding the construction of the site. The Jumuah Mosque and Cultural Centre will be the first and only purpose-built mosque, in the whole area[…]
A Watauga mosque in Texas received a threatening voicemail from an army veteran that was so severe, they called the police. The caller, identifying himself “a Christian,” heaved expletive-filled threats targeting the Watauga Masjid Center, WFAA reports. “F*ck you, f*ck Muhammad, f*ck Islam,” said the caller. “This is America. If[…]
OPINION by Khaled A Beydoun The United States is home to nearly eight million Muslim Americans and Islam today ranks as the fastest growing faith group in the country. Outpacing it, however, is the proliferation of Islamophobia in the US – or fear and hatemongering of the faith and its[…]
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