Muslims

Nadine Morano, French Minister, Tells Muslims To Speak, Dress Properly

Reuters | Posted 12.15.2009 | World


Opposition politicians from the left denounced the comments by the minister for families, Nadine Morano, as racist....

Philippine Jail: Militants Attack Jail, 31 Inmates Freed

AP | JIM GOMEZ | Posted 12.13.2009 | World


MANILA, Philippines — Dozens of suspected Islamic militants knocked down a concrete wall and barged into a jail in the volatile southern Philipp...

Anti-Muslim Challenger Vies For Minnesota Congressional Seat

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics


Lynne Torgerson, an independent challenger to Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), the first Muslim elected to Congress, has strong feelings about Islam, and they...

"Stones Into Schools": Greg Mortenson On His New Book

USA Today | Bob Minzesheimer | Posted 12.10.2009 | Books


Greg Mortenson has written a sequel to his 2006 best seller, Three Cups of Tea, about his efforts in Pakistan. Mortenson, 51, who lives in Montana, sp...

Sarkozy Defends Switzerland's Minaret Ban

Guardian | Ian Traynor | Posted 12.09.2009 | World


Nicolas Sarkozy today voiced sympathy for Switzerland's controversial decision to ban the building of Muslim minarets, calling on religious practition...

New Hope in Africa to End Malaria

John Bridgeland | Posted 12.08.2009 | World


John Bridgeland

Earlier this year, President Obama went to Africa and issued this simple statement: "Africa's future is up to Africans." He highlighted the power of Christians and Muslims in Nigeria working side-by-side to end malaria.

Swiss Radicalization: A Sign of Things to Come?

Ahmed Rehab | Posted 12.04.2009 | World


Ahmed Rehab

To ban an architectural form that scares you is a thing of prehistoric naiveté.The shortsightedness of the anti-minaret campaign is fueled by more than fear. It is fueled by hate.

The Big Muslim Problem

The New York Review of Books | Malise Ruthven | Posted 12.17.2009 | Books


Malise Ruthven The New York Review of Books "Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West" by Christopher Caldwell Doubl...

Cowbells and Minarets

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 12.01.2009 | World


Joan Z. Shore

To say the Swiss are not trustworthy would be an understatement. But their massive vote against minarets is a different story.

Thomas Friedman -- Hasbara GrandMaster Or Elitist Dupe?

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


Sharmine Narwani

My mouth is fixed in a gape -- unable to correct itself after Thomas Friedman's pronouncement that for two decades, U.S. foreign policy has been dedicated to rescuing Muslims or freeing them from tyranny. Where does one begin, pray tell?

Swiss Ban Minarets In Surprise Vote

AP | ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS | Posted 11.30.2009 | World


GENEVA — Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a ...

Stoning Of The Devil (PHOTOS): Muslims Cast Stones On 3rd Day Of Hajj

Posted 11.27.2009 | World


(AP) MINA, Saudi Arabia - Vast crowds of pilgrims cast stones at walls representing the devil on the third day of the annual hajj on Friday as Muslims...

Floods Kill 77 While Muslims Perform Hajj

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 11.27.2009 | World


MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursd...

An American Arab Thanksgiving

Ray Hanania | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living


Ray Hanania

Food has a special place in our hearts as Arabs, so Thanksgiving was the American holiday we most loved. Food symbolizes the essence of freedom, the ability to feed your family without fear.

Don't Let 'Allahu Akbar' Become A Pejorative

Jordan Sekulow | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics


Jordan Sekulow

Democracy's 'War on Islam' is exactly the war Islamic terrorists have been hoping to ignite, and we must not let them succeed. It is time for peaceful, ordinary Muslim Americans to put their collective foot down.

Guests of God: 2.5 Million Muslims Worship in Makkah, Saudi Arabia in This Year's Hajj

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 11.19.2009 | World


Qanta Ahmed, MD

Never has there been a more important time for Muslims to engage in greater introspection, self-evaluation. We face a Muslim world rife with conflicts, sectarian hatred, misogyny and injustice.

Muslim Revolution: Christopher Caldwell On Colbert With New Book (VIDEO)

Posted 11.12.2009 | Books


Christopher Caldwell spoke to Stephen Colbert last night about his new book, "Reflections on the Revolution in Europe." Muslims make up a major part o...

Illinois GOP Orchestrates Smear Campagin Against Muslim Civic Organization CAIR

Naazish YarKhan | Posted 11.12.2009 | Chicago


Naazish YarKhan

I am shocked, but should I really be? Yesterday the Illinois GOP issued a press release baselessly accusing a respected Islamic civil rights organization of being anti-Semitic.

The Real Red Flag Raised By Fort Hood

David A. Love | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


David A. Love

As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.

Saudis Try to Put an End to Crazy Fatwas

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


Sabria Jawhar

Nearly a year after Saudi King Abdullah warned religious scholars that issuing careless fatwas gives extremists credibility, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs has finally said enough is enough.

Bill O'Reilly: 'We Can't Kill All The Muslims... So We Wanna Win As Many Hearts And Minds As We Can'

Posted 11.10.2009 | Media


Bill O'Reilly believes that the US effort to win the popular support of Muslims around the world is based on the notion that the US cannot kill every ...

Nidal Hasan Warned Army During 2007 Walter Reed Speech, Urged Release Of Muslims From US Military

Washington Post | Dana Priest | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home


The Army psychiatrist believed to have killed 13 people at Fort Hood warned a roomful of senior Army physicians a year and a half ago that to avoid "a...

The Fort Hood Shooting and the White Privilege of Disassociation

Paul Raushenbush | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Paul Raushenbush

The Fort Hood shootings no more reflect on the whole of Islam or South Asians than Timothy McVeigh or James Von Brunn reflect on white, Christian males.

Sam Stein

Conservative Group: Time To Purge Muslims From Military (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


A chief spokesman for the pro-life, far-right organization, American Family Association, has called for the purging of Muslim soldiers from military r...

Making Sense of the Senseless

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


Parvez Ahmed

Why was Hasan not booted out of the service he so ungratefully and desperately wanted to leave? In the absence of concrete answers, the media is left to speculate.