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By Yousuf Ali Over the past 2 weeks, the political crisis in Venezuela has escalated to extreme levels. The already embattled president of the country Nicolás Maduro is now openly being challenged by the speaker of the parliament Juan Guaido to step aside and allow him to govern instead. The claim is that the presidential […]
by Aysha Khan (RNS) – More than 130 American Muslim leaders and scholars have signed an open letter condemning the Chinese government’s continued persecution and detention of the mostly Muslim Uighur minority. The letter, initiated by the Sound Vision Foundation and signed by prominent Muslim leaders, called for the release of detainees from internment camps […]
By Yousuf Ali When speaking about the history of Islam in the United States, the discussion naturally goes to the history of immigration from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent as this is what most people think of when considering the issue. At the same time, the discourse, unfortunately, does not encompass the important […]
By Yousuf Ali An investigation into Eastern Virginia University’s 1984 Medical School yearbook yielded revelations about Virginia’s government which has left him clinging on for his political life. On Ralph Northam’s (D-VA) personal yearbook, there is an image of a man wearing a KKK costume standing next to another dressed in blackface, both outfits with […]
By Yousuf Ali “And when your children reach the age of puberty, have them seek ?to come in?, as their elders do. This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you, for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.” 24:59 When speaking about Islam, the primacy of privacy is rarely discussed with khutaba and lecturers recycling same […]
By Yousuf Ali Over the last 2 weeks, 2 potential candidates have been focussed on in the media; Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Howard Schultz, former CEO of Starbucks. On the face of this, the two could not be more different. One is a politician who has spent his entire career attacking the unfairness of […]
By Yousuf Ali A video emerged with students from Covington Catholic High School students wearing Making America Great Again hats making faces and mocking indigenous health. It later emerged that the elder was a Vietnam War veteran by the name of Nathan Phillips. Furthermore, there was also harassment from a group calling themselves “Hebrew Israelites”. […]
By Yousuf Ali There is not a child who has been through the American education system who does not about Martin Luther King Jr. At the same time, the vast majority of Americans have a remarkably superficial and limited knowledge of his life and legacy. They will invariably know about the March on Washington and […]
by Noor H. Salem With record-breaking wind chills nationwide ranging from -50 in Detroit, to -70 below zero in Chicago this past week, one can only imagine how one’s physical health can be affected. It’s important to bundle up and keep your body warm in abnormally low temperatures. Moreover, eating foods to strengthen your immune […]
by Mike Ghouse The Indian American Immigrants and perhaps all non-white immigrants owe their gratitude to Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. Without their effort and subsequent passage of the Civil Rights Act, very few of us would have made it to America. Who would want to sit in the back of the bus, […]
by Zuleyha Kayi Attorney General Gurbir Grewal swore in City of Passaic Councilman Salim Patel in a Swearing-In ceremony at Passaic High School on Thursday, Jan 17. There were approximately 300 attendees who came to witness the Swearing-In of Councilman Salim Patel. The attendees, as well as the elected officials, were from various different ethnic […]
January 2019 Print issue
The following piece was written in response to a piece in Business Insider entitled ‘Young Trump supporters told they need to fight terrorism on college campuses by ‘exposing Islam’ because all Muslims are ‘radical’.’ By Dr. Ubaid Shaikh Islamophobia has become politically acceptable in America and is getting deeply embedded in the Republican party. Students attending […]
by Aysha Qamar Not one but two Muslim American women were sworn into Congress for the first time on January 3. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib took oath on a Quran that belonged to Thomas Jefferson making history as the first Muslim-American women to serve in the House of Representatives. Omar is not only one of […]
By Yousuf Ali On January 11th, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) announced her intention to run for president to Van Jones on CNN. Many on the progressive left were enthused because of her reputation as a prominent backer of Bernie Sanders when nearly the rest of the party had it out for him in the 2016 […]
by Aysha Qamar Despite prevalent Islamophobia, 2018 proved to be historic for Muslims nationwide. American-Muslims have continued to see firsts in different levels of government and politics, and California made history with the swear-in of its first Muslim justice. According to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Judge Halim Dhanidina has been appointed Associate Justice, Division Three of the […]
By Yousuf Ali On Sunday January 6th, CBS aired a story regarding the government of Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Egypt. Almost immediately after Sisi did the interview, the Egyptian government asked them not to broadcast the interview. When it comes to the story itself, it included perspectives from both the president itself and his critics […]
By Yousuf Ali When dealing with the subject of social reform and justice, it can’t be denied that promotion of the good and preventing evil are essential parts of the Islamic ethos. At the same time, many Muslims have developed an understanding that maintaining even oppressive rulers can prevent the even greater evil of instability […]
by Noor H. Salem Another year flew by, and you may or may not find yourself tackling the milestones to your vision of good health. It is common for one to take an oath to start yet another dieting program at the beginning of the year, only to find yourself jump off the bandwagon just […]
by Dr.Aslam Abdullah A delegation of the members of the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) visited the Golden Temple, Amritsar in India to pay tribute to Sikh leadership for its pioneering work in serving the displaced people all around the world including Rohingyas, Yemenis, Iraqis and Syrians. The delegation was warmly received […]
