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To Burn or Not To Burn

I am glad that Pastor Jones has decided to cancel the Quran burning event. However, neither I, nor Imam Musri (of Florida) have spoken to Pastor Jones. I am surprised

Muslims, Quran Burnings, and the Problem of Freedom of Speech

People often ask me how Muslims can get so worked up about symbolic acts but have trouble summoning the same anger over the killing of innocent civilians. It is understandable,

My Muslim Brothers and Sisters

It's wrong to judge Americans because of the actions of Michael Enright (NYC cab-driver stabbing). It's wrong to judge Americans for the actions of Terry Jones. And it's wrong to

Pamela, Robert .. Congrats!!

Two hate crimes against Muslims in the US were reported within less than 24 hours from each other. Obviously, this worrying hatred and racism escalated following the campaign initiated by

America’s “Dog in the Fight” – by Franklin Lamb

The United States will not support meaningful civil, social or economic rights for the World's largest and oldest refugee population and it wants them naturalized anywhere except anyplace in Palestine.

Wahabi Imam to burn the Bible in Cairo!

The question is why didn’t the western and most influential mediacomment on this racist and discriminatory incident? The diehard bigots and hypocrite racists who want to burn Quran and smear

ElBaradei: Political amendments are high on my priority list

Former IAEA chief Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei engaged in an interesting debate on the renowned CNN American news channel earlier this week.

Iran: Free ‘Mourning Mothers’ Supporters

The Iranian Judiciary should immediately release six women arrested in January and early February 2010, apparently in connection with their peaceful activities on behalf of the Mourning Mothers, Human Rights

Ideological Detox and the Muslim Community

Every single attempt at terrorism by Muslims pointed to an anger sparked by geopolitical actions taken by Western governments. Whether it is the atrocities committed in the Gaza Strip or