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You can’t turn on the TV these days without hearing the words Muslim and violent extremism. No shock there. But if you watched CNN today, you heard those two words used together in a new way. As in, “Moderates counter Muslim extremists.” Terrorists and their actions have eroded public opinion of Islam and Muslims. You can’t blame the media for that. You gotta blame the perpetrators, and we’ve got to get serious about it.
I have joined a group of Muslims who are abstaining from more than food, drink, and sexual activity during the daylight hours of Ramadan. We are taking the act of fasting to a whole new level: no spending money throughout the entire month. Are you up for the “Buy-Nothing Ramadan” challenge?
IN THE NEWS: A Duke University study shows that contrary to Palin-Gingrich belief, mosques in America actually help prevent terrorism.
IN THE NEWS: Chances are you know someone who is fasting today and someone who is not. Such is life as a Muslim in America. Much of the confusion comes from a mishmash of habits and associations within the American Muslim community, as described in this article in today’s Washington Post.
The recent uproar about the construction of a mosque and cultural center near the Ground Zero site is a vivid reminder that the answer to the question of whose side we are on, let alone how disparate we really are from extremists, remains nebulous for many Americans. The most important takeaway is that we have failed as a community to distinguish ourselves from deranged, foreign belligerents misleadingly calling themselves Mujahideen
IN THE NEWS: FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged last week that an undisclosed number of agents cheated on tests regarding how to appropriately conduct domestic surveillance cases. He also told Congress the bureau’s domestic surveillance guidelines are properly applied and agents are not employing them to target people based on religion.
Rarely have Pakistan and India been described as dynamic together. Yet, both countries have provided us with a dynamic duo in men’s tennis doubles that is challenging the top-seeds deep into tournaments. The pair is an example of the positive results that can be achieved through interfaith partnerships.
The web is overflowing with delicious recipes from around the world for Ramadan which is only a few weeks away. Epicurious is known for offering unique yet tasty concoctions on there website. For Ramadan the staff has compiled a set of recipes from the Arab world, selected African regions and Pakistan.
On his debut album “Thank You Allah,” singer Maher Zain blends contemporary R&B with traditional nasheed to revive Islamic music for the young generation. Lena Khan, a graduate from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, directed the music video for “The Chosen One” a spiritual song inspired by the Prophet Muhammad. The video went online this week.
Recently, Muslim clerics banned the wearing of Manchester United’s jerseys in Malaysia because they consider the team’s red devil mascot to be un-Islamic. But why take a stand on a logo, when some teams’ jerseys have beer ads plastered across their fronts?
IN THE NEWS: Lights, camera, Allahu Akbar! A new reality show is dominating the airwaves in Malaysia. No, it’s not about finding the next big pop star, or a soul-mate, or a best friend for the country’s biggest z-list celebrity. The show, called “Imam Muda”, pits young Malaysian men against each other in a battle royale to showcase their prowess and knowledge of Islam. Cash, a new car, a scholarship to study Islam in Saudi Arabia, and an all expenses paid Hajj await the winner, in addition to a job as an imam.
Daily life in Kashmir has come to a halt in recent weeks after a string of protests and subsequent killings of unarmed civilians prompted the local authorities to impose a curfew over the entire region. Much of the world is unaware of the recent escalations in violence there. With the currently volatile states of Pakistan and Afghanistan next door, a resolution to the turmoil in Kashmir is imperative for broader South Asian security. United States interests and efforts to stabilize the region depend wholly on a well-informed and proactive public.
Currently, America’s largest Pakistani community resides in Brooklyn, New York. Following Faisal Shahzad’s arrest for allegedly attempting to set off a bomb in Times Square, there is a new set of concerns about homegrown terrorism in the United States. Pakistanis and Muslim Americans in the Big Apple are grappling with growing negative [...]
IN THE NEWS: In Australia, members of an international organization by the name of Hizb Ut-Tahrir have stirred up controversy by calling on Australian Muslims to reject democracy while criticizing any and all efforts by the Australian government to promote interfaith dialog and faith based work, labeling such efforts as propaganda to establish a “moderate” and false [...]
When Zinedine Zidane infamously bowed out of the international game in 2002, world football not only lost one of its best players in history, but also one of the Muslim world’s biggest stars. Since then, no player has stepped up to earn the same veneration as the French icon. However, a lot can change in four years, and in that time a country that has a history of xenophia has produced our new poster boy: Mesut Ozil.
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