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March 29, 2006
Muslim women raise voices worldwide
By Raheel Raza During the height of the Danish cartoon controversy, Canadian media interviewed male Muslim leaders exclusively, without bothering to seek out leaders among Muslim women. It’s a given that Muslim leaders are men, preferably with beards. Haideh Moghissi,...
March 28, 2006
Mullahs Enforce 'Divorce-in-Your-Sleep' Ruling; Require Wife to Sleep with Other Man Before Remarriage
By Ahmed Nassef Sohela and Aftab had been married for 11 years and have three kids together. One night recently while sleeping, Aftab repeated the word "talaq," or divorce, three times. Now the Mullahs in their village in the...
March 20, 2006
Billboard Muslims
By Manzoor Cheema “Don’t License Terrorists, North Carolina” read proposed billboards in our sleepy Tar Heel state, featuring a militant in an Arab garb and a rocket launcher. The news for such billboards electrified civil rights bodies and before...
March 17, 2006
Wafa Sultan's Attacks Will Not Bring Positive Change
I'm a practicing Muslim. I'm peaceful. I don't have any intention of killing off non-Muslims, and I don't believe my religion asks me to.
March 11, 2006
Why I'm a Progressive Infidel
Labels suck. In my case, religious labels suck. "Hi, I'm Natalia, I'm a [fill in religion of choice]" means nothing to me. People say they're this and that all the time. It doesn't help me get to know them any better.
March 5, 2006
Challenging the New Apartheid: Reflections on Palestine Solidarity
Poster from a solidarity event in Vancouver, Canada By Rafeef Ziadah, Adam Hanieh, Hazem Jamjoum The Palestinian solidarity movement has made significant gains since the onset of the Second Palestinian Intifada in September 2000. Over the last five years,...
March 3, 2006
The Rage Game, Rethinking Muslim methods
The Rage at Injustice. By Mike Glier By Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad Anyone who hasn’t capitalized on the recent malicious caricature portrayal of the Prophet (SAWS) to express their outrage, promote their organization, get their name in the...
March 2, 2006
Leading the mufti; Progress in the Islamic tradition
By Pamela Taylor It’s not often that one is asked to lead a grand mufti in prayer. Especially if one is a woman. Indeed, until this February, no Muslim woman had ever been asked to lead a grand mufti in...
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