August 2011
Fear of Islam: a study (8-30-11)
The Center for American Progress has just released an extensive report, Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America, detailing the “funders, organizations, and individuals who have contributed to the discourse on Islamophobia in this country.”
Islam cannot tolerate pluralism (8-30)
The idea that Islam supports pluralism is preposterous. Here is the proof; check for yourselves.
Identifying US Islamophobia Makers (8-27)
Issuing the first report documenting interworks of Islamophobia in the US, a new US report was issued depicting a group of foundations, think tanks and bloggers as the main players behind the 10-year-old campaign to promote fear of Islam and Muslims in the US.
Islam in the new Egypt (8-26)
There’s a new Egypt now - an Egypt where public opinion actually matters. The country has gone through a tumultuous seven months, and Ramadan provides something of a break from politics, as Muslim communities engage in a month of fasting and spiritual contemplation.
9/11 Curiosity Leads Americans to Islam (8-25)
Shaken by the 9/11 attacks and the ensuring hostility against Muslims, the curiosity of many Americans to know more about Islam have led them to embrace the faith.
Conversion To Islam One Result Of Post-9/11 Curiosity (8-24)
Like a lot of other people in the haze and confusion of the 9/11 attacks, Johannah Segarich asked herself: "What kind of religion is this that could inspire people to do this?"
The Sufi Foundation of Libya's Revolution (8-23)
As the great historian of Islam, Bernard Lewis, remarked some years ago at a lecture in Washington, D.C., Sufis, followers of the mystical way in Islam, are "peaceful but not pacifist."
Muslim leader: Put Islam into U.S. context (8-22)
If Islam is to be understood in the United States, it must be put "into an "American context," Muslim leader Iqbal Unus said in Washington.
Americans Protest Wilders Anti-Islam Film (8-20)
A local screening of an anti-Islam movie by far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders in Tennessee has sparked Americans protests, deploring the hatred message it conveys.
Islam and Europe: An Equal and Opposite Reaction (8-19)
Rather than the “clash of civilisations” advocated by Islamophobes, those who seek social and economic justice can find inspiration in the eternal truths of Islam, looking to Europe’s own Islamo-Christian heritage - past and present - to discover an alliance of civilisations, notes Eric Walberg.
David Letterman threatened in jihadist online forum (8-18)
CBS talkshow host insulted al-Qaida leaders, claims contributor to website
Rick Perry Misconceptions of Islam and His Muslim Friends Make Him No Good Candidate (8-17)
The first time we seriously saw Barack Hussein Obama was with the Clintons. A couple of years later, when he became a candidate to President of the United States, liberal America was mesmerized in front of this man making all efforts to charm whoever was looking at his smile.
Girl in Uganda Loses Use of Legs After Leaving Islam for Christ (8-17)
A 14-year-old girl in western Uganda is still unable to walk 10 months after her father tortured her for leaving Islam and putting her faith in Christ, according to area Christians.
Despite ties to the Aga Khan, Perry has avoided broadly embracing Islam (8-16)
A recent Salon article exploring the “surprisingly warm” relationship between Texas Gov. Rick Perry and the Muslim community leans on the Republican presidential candidate’s ties to the Aga Khan, religious leader of the Ismailis — a sect of Shia Islam — as evidence he is well-connected to at least one group of Muslims.
'Radical Islam' Author Reflects as 9/11 Observance Nears (8-8)
Cultural Apologist Denison Offers Faith Perspective on Extremist Threat to West on 10th Anniversary of Terrorist Attacks
Islam’s core message is unity (8-5)
For building a balanced and respectable relation with non-Muslims, two points are significant, and they are: dispelling doubts and misconceptions about Islam among non-Muslims and strengthening and consolidating intra-Muslim relation.
'We were trying to raise awareness of Islam in the US' (8-2)
This August 1, on the first day of Ramadan [ Images ], HBO presented the documentary Koran By Heart, a captivating look at the annual International Koran Recital contest in Cairo that brings participants from every part of the Muslim world.
Anders Breivik’s Anti-Islam Ideas Seconded by Italian Politicians (8-1)
Anders Behring Breivik carried out his heinous Oslo, Norway attacks in the name of Europe, claiming that he was starting a war against Islam on the continent.
Uncovering US Anti-Shari`ah Roots (8-1-11) Described by many as a means to keep American Muslims in the margins, the ferocious campaign to ban Islamic Shari`ah in the United States is traced to a little known lawyer in Brooklyn who has been orchestrating the anti-Muslim drive over the past five years.