July 2012 Blog Posts (43)

(The Root) -- There have been countless Olympic moments that are memorable because of sporting achievements,

but one stands out for the political statement it made. After winning a respective gold and bronze medal in the 200-meter dash at the 1968 games in Mexico City, two American track stars -- Tommie Smith and John Carlos -- shocked the world when they bowed their heads and raised their black-gloved fists in the air while they stood on…

On 21st September 2001, George W. Bush addressed Congress and the nation. He stated: “Americans are asking

By Felicity Arbuthnot - London

'We are the indispensable nation.'-- US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, NBC, 19th February 1998.

‘Why do they hate us?’ “He gave the nation the answer: “They hate us for our freedoms, our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech …” By “they” of…

A report published on Sunday in Ha'aretz reveals that US National Security Adviser Tom Donilon has presented

Washington has threatened Iran with a military strike. (SepahNews)

By Ismail Salami – Tehran

Washington's contingency plans for a possible attack on Iran to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once the nuclear negotiations reach an impasse. 

However, the report was immediately denied by a top Israeli…

The ACLU Foundation of Georgia was joined by more than a dozen organizations today in issuing a letter to

Immigration Enforcement Review Board (the Board) Chairman Benjamin J. Vinson laying out concerns with how the Board might apply the powers granted to it in the case of Michael Dale Smith v. City of Vidalia.  The letter emphasized that despite Mr. Smith’s allegations concerning Lark Industries and other businesses within the city of Vidalia, any…

News and Announcements...Islamic Education In America

Ramadan Brings Much Joy And A New Academic Home For Islam In America

The widespread killings of Rohingya Muslims in Burma – or Myanmar - have received only passing and dispassionate

A Rohingya woman in cramped refugee camp in Bangladesh. (Zoriah.net)

By Ramzy Baroud

coverage in most media. What they actually warrant is widespread outrage and decisive efforts to bring further human rights abuses to an immediate halt.

“Burmese helicopter set fire to three boats carrying nearly 50 Muslim…

Nuances of Marriage (Nikah)  In Islam

A Muslim couple relaxes in the evening

The original mean of the word nikah is the physical relationship between man and woman.  It is also used secondarily to refer to the contract of marriage…

“Resilience is contagious.” – Amy Estrada. Sure, life comes along now and then and blows you off your feet. That’s

By Wael Abdelgawad | IslamicSunrays.com

alright. What matters is that you get back up.

You don’t have to have the answers. You don’t have to be superman or superwoman. When the…

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Usamah ibn Zayd narrated:

I went to the Prophet (PBUH&HF) one night about something I required

and he came out with something (I did not know what) under his cloak.

When I had finished telling him my business I asked him what he had

under his cloak, and when he opened it I saw al-Hasan and al-Husain on

his hips.…

The Muslim American reality in the United States as it stands today is a relatively new

By Imam Luqman Ahmad

phenomenon. The jury is still out regarding what our domestic identity as a religious minority will eventually be in the United States, and it depends on a variety of circumstances and how we as individuals, as…

In one of the largest fair-

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DALY CITY, CA - JULY 12: Customers use ATMs at a Wells Fargo Bank branch office on July 12, 2012 in Daly City, California. The Justice Department announced Thursday that Wells Fargo Bank, the largest residential home mortgage originator in the United States, will pay nearly $175 million to settle accusations of discrimination…

(NEW YORK, NY, 7/10/12) - A broad-based coalition* of Muslim community organizations, religious leaders and civil

rights advocates announced tonight that they will boycott an annual NYPD function, citing lack of transparency, accountability and respect.

The NYPD event, billed the "Police Department's Annual Pre-Ramadan Conference" in a letter to community leaders from Chief Philip Banks, is scheduled to take place on Wednesday…