Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص's Blog – December 2013 Archive (31)

The 2013 ISB Building Bridges Awards Dinner‏

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Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress (ANC) leader, freedom fighter, statesman and Nobel Peace Prize

rights and advocacy organization, today said that the death of Nelson Mandela is a loss for all humanity and that the South African leader will remain an example to those fighting for human rights.



In a statement reacting to news of Mandela's death, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad…

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has died at age 95 of complications from a recurring lung infection.

The anti-apartheid leader and Nobel laureate was a beloved figure around the world, a…

After the publication of the bestselling Letters to a Young Brother, accomplished actor and speaker Hill Harper began to

A compelling, important addition to Hill Harper’s bestselling series, inspired by the numerous young inmates who write to him seeking guidance

receive an increasing number of moving letters from inmates who yearned for a connection with a successful role model. With disturbing statistics on…

In 2006, U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison was elected to represent Minnesota’s 5^th district, becoming the state’s first

The first Muslim member of Congress on his faith journey

African American representative and the first Muslim to serve in Congress.

To…

Inspired by the "Yes We Can" video, this piece was produced by Hossein Dehbashi for the 100th day of the Government

of Prudence and Hope, featuring Hassan Rouhani's first speech as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This video was an initiative taken by the artists (without the President's knowledge) to immortalize President Rouhani's emotional speech, where he expresses hope for peace, friendship and progress. Only at the later stages was the video shown to…

John Urschel, a 20-year-old mathematics major, statistics minor, and guard on the offensive line, graduated from

Penn State in May 2012, excelling both on and off the field. Academically, he earned a 4.00 cumulative grade point average and received the Evan Johnson Memorial Scholarship in Mathematics; athletically, he was named an Academic All-Big Ten in both 2010 and 2011, and named to the Capital One Academic All-District Football Team in 2011. That’s fairly…

In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension of the story of

by Denise A. Spellberg

American religious freedom—a drama in which Islam played a…