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To the world’s media: It’s not “Ah-botta-baad” or “Ah-boat-a-baad”, or anything close to that.
“Whether it is Western policy-makers seeking to protect themselves from Muslim extremists, humanitarian activists fighting to liberate silenced Muslims, or Muslims themselves responding to new paradigms faced in the 21st century, all are agreed that something within Islam needs to change. ”
A New York Times piece by Bill George talks about providing incentives for businesses to invest in America.
IN THE NEWS: Besides being a month focused on spirituality, Ramadan is also a time for celebration. In Istanbul, a project called “Ramadan’da Caz” (Jazz in Ramadan) is bringing together “the essence of Ramadan entertainment with modern cultural tastes.”
Every now and then, I get in to a conversation with someone who believes that US troops must leave Afghanistan at once and “give” the country back to the Afghans. It is quit difficult to explain to them that the situation in Afghanistan is not that simple. Withdrawal of US troops at this point means [...]
IN THE BLOGOSPHERE: It might be a little premature to rename it W-halal-e Foods, but Whole Foods Market has recently started carrying its first halal frozen meals. According to an email sent by Adnan Durrani, Chief Halal Officer (yes, you read that right!) of American Halal, the Saffron Road meals will be the first halal product on Whole Foods shelves.
IN THE NEWS: MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann, in a more than 12-minute tirade, blasted critics of the “inaccurately described ‘Ground Zero Mosque’” Monday, saying the issue has been blown out of proportion. He argued that efforts to block the community center’s construction are an affront on the United State’s founding principles of freedom and urged viewers to support it.
IN THE NEWS: The FBI has partially lifted a six-year gag order imposed on a plaintiff challenging the FBI’s ability to issue “national security letters” to obtain personal data of Americans without judicial approval.
IN THE NEWS: Businesses are increasingly catering their marketing messages to Muslim consumers, according to the New York Times. The “global halal market” is estimated at $2.1 trillion annually. It appears that the marketing is mostly geared towards Muslims abroad, though. Would it make sense for these same global corporations to cater to Muslims in the United States, too?
IN THE NEWS: President Obama welcomed Muslim leaders from across the country Friday to the White House for an annual Ramadan iftar. At the event, the president threw his support behind a proposed Muslim Community Center near ground zero in New York City that has sparked national controversy. “This is America,” the president said said. “Our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable.”
Fareed Zakaria is a well know Muslim and Indian-American journalist who hosts CNN’s GPS on Sunday mornings and is the editor of Newsweek. This week he took a surprising stand by returning an award that was given to him by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in 2005 in protest of ADL’s stand over the [...]
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.
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.
IN THE NEWS: Former CNN anchor Octavia Nasr was removed from her position as Senior Editor for Middle Eastern Affairs due to a controversial Twitter post.
Nasr, who had been with CNN for over 20 years, tweeted, “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah … [...]
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