History
Why Was a Sunday Times Report on US Government Ties to al-Qaeda Chief Spiked?
A whistleblower has revealed extraordinary information on the U.S. government’s support for international terrorist networks and organised crime.
Malcolm X’s Grandson Gone at 28
By Karin Friedemann, TMO 28 year old Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson and only male descendant of Malcolm X, who reportedly embraced Shia Islam recently and was becoming known as a political activist engaged with and serving to unite many different causes and communities, was murdered in Mexico on May 9, 2013. “As the son of [...]
Jokhar Tsanaev and the Boston Marathon
a psychological portrait of the collective Chechen identity as defined by generations of anger, despair, trauma and an abiding obsession with honor and revenge…
Muslims Who Saved Jews from the Holocaust
A new exhibition aims to celebrate the role Muslims played in saving Jewish lives during the Holocaust.
Islam And Medicine – A Historical Background
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (s), who emphasized the need for learning once said : “ The ink of the scholar is more holy than the blood of the Martyr”.
The End of the Ottoman Caliphate?
Did it really end on March 3, 1924?
Inherited Traits
Ask someone where he got his red hair from and he will likely tell you that he inherited it from one of his parents or grandparents.
Muharram 2012
“Today I have perfected your religion and completed my favor upon you, and I was satisfied that Islam be your religion.”
University of Chicago Wins £52,247 Grant to Preserve Urdu Periodicals
The University of Chicago has been awarded a £52,247 grant from the British Library’s Endangered Archives Programme, funded by Arcadia, for the digitization and preservation of 60 rare and endangered Urdu language periodicals.
Freedom Sailors – The story of the first Voyage of The Free Gaza Movement
In the waning days of summer in 2008 two ships from the Free Gaza Movement set sail from Cyprus to Gaza and into history.
Saudis Take a Bulldozer to Islam’s History
Authorities are building a mosque so big it will hold 1.6m people – but are demolishing irreplaceable monuments to do it
Rightists Would Be Shocked to Learn of Islam’s Importance in America from its Founding Days
Right-Wingers Would Be Shocked to Learn That Islam Has Been Part of American History Since Its Founding
Jane Digby el Mezrab, Umm el-Laban
Jane Digby
Assassination Nation: Fifty Years of US Targeted ‘Kill Lists’:
This striking new transparency, the official acknowledgment for the first time of a broad-based US assassination and targeted killing program, has resulted from the unprecedented and controversial visibility of drone warfare.
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.”
Lies About the 1967 War
The lies about the 1967 war are still more powerful than the truth
Nakba Demonstration in Los Angeles, California
Solemn demonstrators commemorated the 64th anniversary of the Nakba in Los Angeles this past week.
Old Friends Recall Obama’s College Years
There was a time before Obama wore tailored suits — when his wardrobe consisted of $5 military-surplus khakis and used leather jackets, and he walked the streets of Manhattan for lack of bus fare.
The Legacy of Victorian England’s First Muslim Convert
Born William Henry Quilliam, he turned to the religion after a trip to Morocco, and adopted the name Abdullah.
