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DISSECTING BENEDICT
Pope Benedict’s recent trip to Israel is disconcerting to say the least. Traveling to Nazareth, the childhood home of Jesus, the Pope brought with him a message of reconciliation between interfaith groups – namely Muslims and Jews. He urged them to “reject the destructive powers of hatred and prejudice.” While this act may be heralded [...]
Pro-Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Eyes Public Office
In an April 2004 speech at a Muslim American Society (MAS) conference in Overland Park, Kansas, Dr. Esam Omeish stated that either Islam will “become the dominant religion of the next century” or “we may be forcibly rejected from the West because of forces of intolerance, racism, and bigotry.” In 2006, the Muslim American Society [...]
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, [...]
Q & A: Muslim Women
May 5, 2009 Sacramento’s Paul Smith comes forward with a few questions that have been on his mind. These lingering questions were perhaps magnified ever since a local paper featured a story on a local Islamic school reverberating stereotypes often associated with Muslim women. PS: What is the deal about a woman being raped and [...]
America Returns to its Roots in Historic Nationwide Movement Against Out-of-Control Government Spending
On Air Editor for CNBC, Rick Santelli’s rant against the flawed Stimulus Bill and his call to action for a Chicago Tea Party, acted as a catalyst that prompted grassroots campaigns by Smart Girl Politics, Top Conservatives on Twitter, and DontGo Movement to launch a nationwide outcry roaring against political corruption, failed policies, and modern [...]
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 [...]
Ahmadinejad uses Christ to Attack West
In a so-called “Alternative Christmas Message”, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahamdinejad (prounounced ah-maud-deen-a-jahd) denounces the leaders of ‘expansionist’ states, saying that the world suffers because the leaders of such nations have strayed from the message of the prophets. Ahmadinejad makes special mention of Jesus, saying that “if Christ were on earth today undoubtedly he would stand [...]
Home of the Ego
Scientific studies have continued to link religious experience to activity in the brain. But now the new area of interest is the right parietal lobe, discovered to be the home of the ego. According to scientists, the higher the activity in this part of the brain, the more subjects identify a sense of self. A [...]
“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 [...]
Muslim cries against Sarah Maple drown out Aisha Duhulow’s cries for help
Over the last month, Muslims on the streets and on social networking sites have been expressing their hatred for Sarah Maple. But hardly any of those uttered a word of Aisha Duhulow. Recent spotlight in the art world has been on Sarah Maple, whose viewpoint on being a Muslim in a Western society has drawn [...]
