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Qasim Rashid is the author of the Amazon #1 Best Seller in Islam, EXTREMIST, and the critically acclaimed The Wrong Kind of Muslim. The Wrong Kind of Muslim received the Kirkus Star and was selected as Kirkus' Top 100 Indie books of 2013.

He regularly publishes across a wide array of media including TIME, The Washington Post, USA Today, Daily Beast, NPR, and CNN.

Qasim is an award winning member of the Muslim Writers Guild of America, having previously co-authored and co-edited two books, (Towards a Greater Jihad and By the Dawn's Early Light). He is a National Spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Illinois and his Law degree at the University of Richmond. Follow Qasim at Twitter.com/MuslimIQ and on Facebook at The Wrong Kind Of Muslim.

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Muslims: You Must Break Free of Captivity

(6) Comments | Posted December 28, 2014 | 8:00 PM

In Ramadan this year, terrorists in Gujranwala, Pakistan set fire to homes belonging to Ahmadi Muslims, killing four innocent Ahmadi Muslim women.

On December 27, 2014 terrorists in Gujranwala fired a bullet towards the back of Luqman Ahmad's head and killed him. These terrorists hated him only because he chose...

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5 Lessons From Prophet Muhammad to Stop Torture

(49) Comments | Posted December 10, 2014 | 12:56 PM

This week, America and the world were let in on the secret that everyone knew but no one would admit. The Senate Intelligence Torture Report unveiled 600 pages of the CIA's "enhanced interrogation tactics" on at least 119 suspects after 9/11. Above all, this report demonstrates the moral bankruptcy of...

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왜 주요 언론들은 무슬림의 반테러 노력을 보도하지 않는가

(0) Comments | Posted November 22, 2014 | 6:44 PM

아무리 괴성을 질러도 다른 사람이 못 듣는 경우가 두 가지 있다. 첫째는 우주에서다. 산소가 없기에 소리가 존재하지 않는다. 두 번째는 지구에서다. IS를 비판하고 종교의 자유를 외치는 무슬림 지도자의 소리를 아무도 듣지 못한다.

지난주 런던에서 있었던 일이다. 2014년 아마디야 무슬림 평화 심포지엄에는 1000명이 넘는 정치인, 종교/신앙 지도자, 교육자, 고위 관리 등이...

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Why Won't Major Media Report on Muslims Combatting Terrorism?

(82) Comments | Posted November 17, 2014 | 12:07 PM

There exist two scenarios where no one can hear you scream. The first is of course, in space because there's no oxygen. And the second is on Earth, but only if you're a global Muslim leader condemning ISIS and promoting universal religious freedom.

Such was the result...

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An Honest Open Letter to Moderate Muslims

(10) Comments | Posted October 13, 2014 | 4:28 PM

Dear fellow Muslims,

You've likely heard the old saying, "You can't wake up someone pretending to be asleep." This thoughtful proverb crossed my mind as I read new atheist Ali Rizvi's letter, which I can only assume is addressed to you and I. I can only assume as much because...

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What Is True Islam?

(22) Comments | Posted October 8, 2014 | 6:57 PM

Just south of Oklahoma near Round Rock, Texas, an Adopt-a-Highway sign was vandalized last weekend -- with the words "Ahmadiyya Muslim" crossed out. The vandals left a hand written note declaring, "A Christian Community, U.S.A."

Meanwhile, Fox's Megyn Kelly invited an alleged "former Muslim" from Oklahoma to an...

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10 Fabrications Muslim Leaders Need to Stop Making About Ahmadi Muslims

(104) Comments | Posted September 24, 2014 | 11:52 AM

It is no secret I've been critical of Muslim leadership for their deafening apathy and silence over the 125-year worldwide persecution of Ahmadi Muslims. To add insult to injury, every time a new atrocity emerges I'm bombarded with standard anti-Ahmadi talking points in a shameless attempt to justify...

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The Key to Defeating ISIS

(7) Comments | Posted September 15, 2014 | 12:46 PM

While President Obama reveals his plan to obliterate ISIS with force, and Bill Maher continues his ignorant rant to tie ISIS to Islam, New York Times journalist David Brooks provides the correct counter to ISIS in his September 4 column, "But, ultimately, [ISIS is] a spiritual movement that...

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Why I Did Not Boycott the ISNA Convention

(3) Comments | Posted September 5, 2014 | 3:55 PM

Earlier this month Islamic scholar Dr. Tariq Ramadan publicized his impassioned decision to boycott the ISNA conference. As an Ahmadi Muslim, I disagreed with his decision. In fact, even if I agreed with every complaint he made, I still would not boycott ISNA for one simple reason -- I can't...

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9 Facts About the Israel-Palestine Conflict On Which We Can All Agree

(120) Comments | Posted August 1, 2014 | 8:21 PM

Simply open your mouth on Israel-Palestine, and faster than you can blink you'll be labeled either a heartless Zionist or a Hamas terrorist. Both extreme labels are equally fruitless.

If we cannot find a middle ground in dialogue, how can we expect Israel and Palestine to find a middle ground...

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Muslim Leadership Must Act for World Peace

(4) Comments | Posted July 29, 2014 | 2:24 PM

The ISIS menace, the atrocities of Syria, the chronic violence between Palestine and Israel, and the current siege on Gaza are a sign of spiritual entropy and political immorality. The political immorality is clear from ongoing civilian casualties. ISIS is killing innocent Christians, 700 Syrians have died in just the...

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A Muslim's Ramadan Message to ISIS: You Don't Speak for Islam

(27) Comments | Posted July 23, 2014 | 10:44 AM

I wrote EXTREMIST specifically to respond to anti-Islam extremists and extremists claiming to act in Islam's name. ISIS falls into the latter category. Below is a summarized version of EXTREMIST's refutation of ISIS's inhumane platform.

The terrorist organization ISIS has set a new low standard of barbarity and...

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Meet The Global Muslim Peace Movement

(2) Comments | Posted July 14, 2014 | 12:05 PM

Some 15 hours into my fast in the blistering Virginia heat my head hurt--but it wasn't a symptom of Ramadan.

Rather, I found myself digesting The Times columnist David Aaronovitch's latest piece, "Moderate Muslims -- it's time to be outraged." Aaronovitch argues that, "there is no...

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Islam's Way to End Violence Against Women? Civilized Men

(28) Comments | Posted June 18, 2014 | 12:17 PM

"She made me do it."

I hear this phrase all too often, and each time I hear it my heart bleeds. In my pro bono legal practice, I represent indigent women who suffer or have suffered through domestic violence. As an attorney, as a Muslim, as a...

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5 Facts Islamophobia Deniers Just Don't Get

(33) Comments | Posted May 2, 2014 | 2:21 PM

In a recent piece, new atheist Ali Rizvi argues "The phobia of being called "Islamophobic" is on the rise -- and it's becoming much more rampant, powerful and dangerous than Islamophobia itself." While thus admitting that Islamophobia exists in some form or another, Rizvi then cites Sam Harris...

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FGM Is an Act of Terrorism -- Not an Act of Islam

(10) Comments | Posted March 7, 2014 | 12:33 PM

March 8 is International Women's Day. One crime against women that continues to plague humanity is FGM, i.e female genital mutilation. Experts estimate that some 3 million women suffer through FGM annually. The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book titled EXTREMIST. This excerpt specifically repudiates the barbaric myth...

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When Will The Muslim World Honor Its First Muslim Scientist Nobel Laureate?

(7) Comments | Posted January 28, 2014 | 10:01 AM

Muslims today boast, rightfully, about Islam's Golden Age and its unprecedented contributions to the sciences. Muslim leaders worldwide implore Muslims to rise up to that greatness once more. But in doing so, too many ignore the 20th century's most prominent Muslim scientist--one who once again rekindled the brilliance of the...

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Give Syria Justice, Not Violence

(5) Comments | Posted September 19, 2013 | 4:53 PM

Historians agree that World War III began when America invaded Syria.

That's a line I hope my children never have to read when they enter high school in ten years. And hopefully with Obama's September 10 address, I can breath a bit easier. While the world -- i.e. the United...

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The Book That Killed Terrorism

(16) Comments | Posted June 18, 2013 | 2:35 PM

The Wrong Kind of Muslim: An Untold Story of Persecution & Perseverance (Print and Kindle e-Book) launches on June 19th and begins with this Rage Against The Machine lyric: "Now renegades are the people, with their own philosophy, they change the course of history, everyday people...

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Condemn Injustice, Not Islam

(80) Comments | Posted June 2, 2013 | 9:14 AM

In her recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, atheist and anti-Islam activist Ayan Hirsi Ali finally admits, "In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing and the Woolwich murder, it was good to hear expressions of horror and sympathy from Islamic spokesmen..." She also correctly calls it "stupid and wrong" to...

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