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"Hurra (Free) Libya! Hurra Libya! Hurra Libya!" -- the chant rang out in the playground of Fajer al-Hurra school in

Children engaged in activities far from fighting

Rebel children in rebel bastion of Benghazi seek ways to find new life as they await Moamer Gathafi's fall.

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teaching there for some time, Imam Khalil consulted his private teacher in Islamic law about what he should do with his life. He already had a bachelor’s degree in social work, yet because he did not possess a graduate degree, his time as a teacher at Georgia State was restricted to three years. Khalil’s teacher in Islamic law had just completed his PhD…

My name is Hijrah Hamd. I grew up in the north Georgia mountains and now live in the metro Atlanta area. I learned the…

Risala Fundraiser

MC for the event was Brother Mansour Ansari

Quran recitation with Surah Al-Layl

Brother Mansour spoke about the enrollment and how Risala began with a small enrollment and has increased.  He also spoke about how the room was filled with good hearted people moving in the same direction for the same cause.  He mentioned the community members present who are supporting the event. 

A young convert spoke briefly about his conversion to…

The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the embassy's refusal to return the

                     Aziz Nouhaili

WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/2/11) –- A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on the Obama administration to return the passport of an American Muslim citizen in Kuwait, which was seized by U.S. embassy officials in February.

passport amounted to…

Philadelphia (CNN) – Listen to the FBI and you will know that violent crime dropped over almost the whole country

By Eric Marrapodi, Dan Lothian, Chris Turner & Tom Foreman, CNN

 last year; murder, aggravated assault, forcible rape. Listen to people in some parts of Philadelphia and you will know that the Northeast is not part of that trend. Here the numbers keep climbing.

Violence comes to their…

ISB Executive Director Soumaya Khalifa was recently recognized by Muslim Heroes for her work at the ISB.

Muslim Heroes: Muslims Making a Difference is a website that was created in order to highlight the positive contributions that many Muslims have made to their communities, and societies, and note the impact they've had on the world…

On the 700 Club today, Pat Robertson once again spoke out against American Muslims, singling out the construction of

People for the American Way, 5/31/11

mosques and the purported threat of creeping Sharia law. Robertson likened critics of Muslims to opponents of Nazis and rejected claims that his opposition to rights for Muslims is bigotry, asking, "I wonder what were people who opposed the Nazis, were they bigots?"

"Why is it bigoted…

Gil Scott-Heron died Friday (5/27/2011) afternoon in New York, his book publisher reported. He was 62. The influential

 poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of hip-hop, and is…

Editor's note: In time for the 90th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Riot on May 31, 2011, here's the story of a sad

chapter of American history, pulled from The Root's archives.

In 1921, Greenwood, a successful, all-black enclave in Tulsa, was the site of the deadliest race riot in U.S. history. For the inhabitants of "the Black Wall Street," life would never be…

My name is Hijrah Hamd. I grew up in the north Georgia mountains and now live in the metro Atlanta area. I learned the…

After years of pushing for tough sanctions against Iran, Israel has been left reeling by reports that an Israeli shipping

Hot business deal

Israel has been left reeling by reports Israeli shipping company has been actively doing business with Iran.

By Jean-Luc…