Freedom and Iraqi Women

Salon.com published an article last week describing the freedom of Iraqi women:
A Hint of Freedom of Iraqi Women
This article is worth checking out because it looks at the rights of women before and after Saddam Hussein was in power. It’s surprising. Also, if you can, check out the comments left by readers.

Muslim Unity Day Recap

The 4th Annual Muslim Unity Day was this past Saturday, August 9 at Six Flags, Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA. The amusement park was filled with upwards of 2,500 Muslims, mixing in with the thousands of others that spent the day at the park.
Many organizations participated in Muslim Unity Day, including Islamic bookstores, clothing stores, [...]

Fox Gets Sillier and Sillier

(cross posted in my Illume Magazine blog)
A lot of us with liberal leanings have never really thought much of the Fox News Channel. Recent actions not only reinforce our views that Fox News reporters are not quite right in the head, but may also prove to alienate those who actually did go to Fox News [...]

Khalifah Consciousness

As issues arise in Muslim communities, we are reminded of our duty to do what Allah (swt) has prescribed in Qur’an and accept the responsibility of Khalifah which Allah has bestowed upon us. Under the banner of Khalifah Consciousness we become more aware and are able to overcome the affects of deep psychological conditions that [...]

Hundreds to gather to honor South Bay Muslim Pioneer

Article in today’s San Jose Mercury News by Lisa Fernandez.
The article is about my father Abdul Sattar Rydhan
Please send the writer a note of thanks!
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Upcoming Bay Area Event - Deconstructing Islamophobia

UC Berkeley is hosting a two day conference from Friday, April 25-Saturday April 26 about
deconstructing Islamophobia. The event was organized in part by Dr. Hatem Bazian and sponsored by the Center of Race and Gender
Topics include:
Muslim Otherness: The Role of Media in Constructing Otherness
Giving Offense: Critical Loss in Contemporary Discussions of Islam and the [...]

Fitna’s Hateful Crusade

Aziz Huq published an article on The Nation today titled Fitna’s Hateful crusade.
Huq writes about the ‘dud’ that Geert Wilders’ film, Fitna, has become. Check out the article.

Manufacturing Fear

The latest issue of Rolling Stones features a fascinating Special Report titled Fear Factory, by investigative journalist Guy Lawson. In this article, Lawson details how the FBI has gone to great lengths to go after terrorist threats, to even the point of creating threats themselves. Lawson writes of how outfits of the FBI, such as [...]

Islam-West Division Worsening

Here is an interesting article written by Abdus-Sattar Ghazali with the American Muslim perspective about the perceptions of Muslims and the West about each other:
Islam-West Division
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World Without Islam - An article in Foreign Policy magazine

The latest issue of Foreign Policy magazine features a cover story asking its readers to imagine a World Without Islam.
“Given our intense current focus on terrorism, war, and rampant antiAmericanism—some of the most emotional international issues of the day—it’s vital to understand the true sources of these crises. Is Islam, in fact, the source of [...]

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