Category: National
Hawaiian Senate Declares “Islam Day”
In an overwhelming 22-3 vote, Hawaii’s Senate moved to declare a state-wide “Islam Day”. The bill, previously passed by Hawaii’s House of Representatives, marks the 24th of Sept as day celebrating Islam’s “rich religious, scientific, cultural and artistic contributions.” The dissenting minority of two Republicans argued that other faiths did not have a celebration day, [...]
A Global President?
What Obama’s Interview with Al-Arabiya Means to the Muslim World Choosing Dubai’s Al-Arabiya news network for his first official interview, Obama takes a significant step towards reaching out to Middle Eastern nations and stepping away from traditional presidential practices. Add to that his recent move to close down Guantanamo, nominate Harvard physicist John P. Holdren [...]
“There is no America. There is only Islam” | MANA’s Muslim American Agenda
Orange County, California – A crowd of a hundred Muslims shuffle into Orange Crescent Mosque to listen to the evening’s lecture on “Forging an American Muslim Agenda”, hosted by MANA (Muslim Alliance in North America). A video projection on a nearby wall casts the image and rhetoric of Malcolm X. With this introduction, and with [...]
Honor Killings Pop up in America
The problem of honor killings is not just one that is divided by seas or faith, but that is how it has been perceived – with people thinking “that’s not happening in my faith”, “that isn’t Islam” or “that’s doesn’t happen in America”. The problem exists and is GROWING despite how people continue to classify [...]
