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Thursday, September 23, 2004

Mystery Allegations Send Yusuf Islam Back To Britain

Yesterday was a bad day for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). No, not because of the curious deportation of Yusuf " Cat Stevens " Islam, who apparently made it onto the US "no-fly" list, along with such terror risks as Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Representative John Lewis (D-GA). It was... Sign in to see full entry.

Six Flags Muslim Adventure Day Does Not Amuse Some

Last Friday, an estimated 15,000 Muslims enjoyed Great Muslim Adventure Day at a Six Flags amusement park in New Jersey. Although the event proceeded smoothly, the confusion over exclusivity seemed to mask the hostility that prompted the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA, not to be confused with... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 19, 2004

Media Spotlight Drives USF Muslim Basketball Player Off Team

All that University of South Florida NCAA basketball player Andrea Armstrong wanted to do was to continue playing award-winning women's basketball, albeit with the headscarf she had decided to start wearing as a symbol of her new faith. She didn't expect the media hurricane that followed, or the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Fear Of A Muslim Europe?

Could Switzerland go from 4% to 72% Muslim in less than four decades? A Swiss anti-immigration (some say anti-Muslim ) group thinks so, and has run ads in major Swiss newspapers with ominious charts warning of the possibility. "We think this advert is positive," says Roman Jäggi, spokesman for the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 10, 2004

For Muslims, More Reflection On The Eve Of 9/11

It has taken three years for the Muslim voice against terrorism to mature into a scream, but with the school massacre in Russia happening so close to the third anniversary on 9/11, it is difficult to ignore - even for those who have constantly decried the lack of a Muslim voice against terror... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 5, 2004

Massacre In Ossetia: How Did It Come To This?

Veteran watchers of the conflict in Chechnya, with its scorched-earth attacks by Russia and subsequent terrorist attacks throughout Russia, were probably not surprised at the outcome of this week's hostage killings in Beslan, Russia, where over 300 are confirmed dead (many of them school children)... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 3, 2004

Barred From The US, Tariq Ramadan Weighs His Options

He was called one of the top 100 living scientists and thinkers by Time magazine last April. He has taken Muslims to task for their post-September 11th head-in-the-sand denial. His denunciation of French anti-semitism even had (and has) sympathy in the Israeli and Jewish press. So why would the US... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 27, 2004

That Would Explain A Lot: FBI Fingers Israeli Spy In Pentagon

Presidential candidate Ralph Nader drew shock and outrage last week for his comments describing US politicians as being " puppets of Israel " and claiming that US policy in the region appears identical to that of Israel, rather than the policy of an independent country looking out for its own... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Deadline Looms in Planned Anti-Ahmadiyya Siege

"If the government declares them non-Muslim today, we will stop our movement tomorrow," said Jamal Naser Chowdhury, general secretary of Amra Dhakabasi, a Bangladeshi socio-cultural organisation, the 'them' being that country's minority Ahmadiyya (self-referential) Muslims. In fact, the very word... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Canada's Muslims Divided Over "Sharia" Arbitration Boards

The Canadian province of Ontario has been involved in a bold legal experiment allowing Muslims to voluntarily resolve family disputes using arbitration boards governed by Islamic principles - but Canada's Muslims are sharply divided over their implementation. Central to the controversy is the fact... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 19, 2004

A Hijab & A Gun: The Complicated World Of Muslim Women Olympians

Kuwaiti Olympian Dana Al-Nassrallah trained for several hours a day in 45 degree Celsius temperatures. Palestinian swimmer Raad Aweisat had to practice her strokes in a makeshift pool that was too costly to heat on a regular basis. The invention of full-body swimwear helped ease the entry of... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 9, 2004

Too Small To Matter? Low Alcohol Drinks OK'ed in Britain

This just in: It's OK for Muslims to drink alcohol and eat pork. The caveat: only in small quantities. Until recently, many Muslims and Islamic scholars had taken a "zero tolerance" approach to the issue, which made life difficult for many Muslims, who found that even ordinary soft drinks would have... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 6, 2004

Coercion Of The Unwilling: Forging a Muslim Front in Iraq

Ever since the Turks refused to join the US and British-led coalition against Saddam Hussein's Iraq before the war (but agreed later to send their companies ), finding active Muslim participants in the conflict (er, on the Coalition side) has been an elusive struggle. Now that sovereignty has been... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 2, 2004

How (Not) To Catch A Terrorist

By Naeem Mohaiemen Imagine that there are "sleeper cell" terrorists burrowed deep inside America -- all of Tom Ridge's dire warnings come true. Through e-mail, cell phone and fax, they have selected key targets. A week before your attack date, a key Al Qaeda operative is captured in Pakistan. Of... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 29, 2004

DNC Boston 2004: The Muslims Are Coming!

"There's a lot of work in the Muslim community that needs to be done," reflects Mona Mohib, a Democratic Party strategist on Muslim American issues as she participated in this week's Democratic Party convention in Boston. She and the other Muslim delegates (who number about 40 out of 4,300) worked... Sign in to see full entry.

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