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Faith, Civic Engagement and the 2012 US Elections
As election season near we would like to share with you an article written by ISNA Majlis-e-Shura member and former MSA president, Altaf Hussain, on the importance of civic engagement in general and voting in particular. We also, like to urge every American Muslim who is of voting age to register to vote and exercise his or her right to vote this November
Obama’s Religion?
Three and a half years into President Obama’s first term as president, half of Americans cannot accurately say what religion he is, according to a poll released this week.
Syrian Carnage
The spiraling violence in Syria has claimed thousands of innocent lives, but most of us have not heard the stories first- or second-hand.
Ramadan and ‘Eid Dates
Fiqh Council Press Release The first day of Ramadan will be Friday, July 20, 2012 and Eid al-Fitr on Sunday, August 19, 2012, inshaAllah. “O you who believe, fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may (learn) self-restraint.” Qur’an 2:183 The Fiqh Council of North America recognizes [...]
War on ‘Political Islamism’
Like George W. Bush, Mitt Romney has responded to his lack of foreign policy experience by surrounding himself with clever neoconservatives who are now looking forward to expanding Bush’s “global war on terror” into what neocon ideologue William Kristol calls a U.S. “war with political Islamism.”
“War on Terror”
US soldier Bradley Manning, who allegedly gave Wikileaks the documents revealing US war crimes, including the video of US soldiers in a helicopter gunship enjoying themselves murdering civilians walking along the street as if the soldiers were playing a video game, has been arrested and held in conditions of torture while the government tries to invent a case against him.
Mursi Sworn In
Mohamed Mursi was sworn in on Saturday as Egypt’s first Ikhwani civilian and freely elected president, reaping the fruits of last year’s revolt against Hosni Mubarak, although the military remains determined to call the shots
Syrian Community Speaks Out on War
Congressman Gary Peters and US Ambassador to Syria Robert S. Ford spoke to a rapt audience of about 200, mostly Syrian Americans, at the Beverly Hills Academy Friday.
Silent Coup in Egypt
Egypt election: Muslim Brotherhood claims victory as military consolidates power. However, recent moves by the Egyptian military leave the nation largely in the hands of the generals.
Is the Egyptian Revolt Continuing?
Analysis of a report by a local labor leader, Carl Finamore, on his U.S. labor delegation to determine the situation of their counterparts in Egypt, post-Tahrir
Savagery in Syria
Governments around the world expelled Syrian ambassadors and diplomats Tuesday, an unusual, coordinated blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime following a gruesome massacre that the United Nations said involved close-range shootings of scores of children and parents in their homes.
Invading Iran: Not Likely After The Disaster Caused In Iraq
When surveying on this issue, 100% of people answered no when asked if they thought the U.S. should or should invade Iran.
Muslims & Healthcare
TMO Foundation undertook this research project to find out how Muslims feel about the health care system approved by the US Congress and now under review by the Supreme Court.
Decisive Muslim Voting
President Sarkozy Voted out, 93% of Muslims vote for Hollande By Karin Friedemann, TMO Outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) and newly-elected President Francois Hollande attend a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe to commemorate the end of World War II in Paris May 8, 2012. REUTERS/Lionel Bonaventure/Pool [...]
More Drums of War–Israel’s military says ready to hit Iran
Gantz says Israeli forces will be ready to attack Iran if ordered as Iranian military commander says Islamic republic is building copy of US spy drone.
AP Pulitzer for NYPD Spying Story
(AP) NEW YORK – The Associated Press won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting Monday for documenting the New York Police Department’s widespread spying on Muslims, while The Philadelphia Inquirer overcame extreme financial turmoil at the newspaper to win in the public service category for its examination of violence in the city’s schools. The Patriot-News [...]
Land Day: A Day of Commemoration
March 30th marks the annual commemoration for Palestinians of Land Day, for the events that took place on March 30th of 1976.
US War Games
US & Israel war simulations with Iran and what they predict
Incarceration Nation
United States has the highest number of people behind bars, mostly for drugs.
