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Wednesday, December 18, 2002

Your Papers, Please: Muslim Visitors Register With INS

Hundreds of visitors from five Muslim and Middle Eastern countries, fearful of missing a deadline to register with the INS, lined up outside immigration offices across the US on Monday to fulfill their responsibility. What many of them got instead was a nightmare. Hundreds of them were arrested and... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 16, 2002

"Honor" Killings: Condemnations Are Not Enough

It's fairly easy to come up with Islamic condemnations of violence against women. They are clear and numerous: tens of verses of the Qur'an command good treatment of women and define the relationship of husband and wife to be "protecting friends of one another" (30:21), and the Prophet was known to... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 13, 2002

Personal Stories Of Inspiration Fill "Legacy Of A Prophet"

When a group of filmmakers - Christians, Muslims, and Jews - decided two years ago to film " Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet ", they had no idea how upcoming events would change things. With two-thirds of the film complete, the 9/11 attacks nearly put a halt to the project. "We thought that there... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 11, 2002

After 26 Years, Peace Returns To Indonesia's Aceh Province

Indonesia's military has ended operations in that country's far western Aceh province as part of a peace deal to end a 26-year conflict between separatist rebels and government troops. "The military chief has instructed all military operations in Aceh to stop," said local military spokesman Lt. Col.... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 9, 2002

Human Rights In The Muslim World: Still A Long Way To Go

With International Human Rights Day around the corner, there can be no argument that the Muslim world continues to have a dismal human rights record. But several individuals and organizations in the Muslim world are standing up for their rights, as guaranteed to them by Islam, with a force that the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 6, 2002

10 Years Later, The Battle For Ayodhya Continues

It was a tense Eid-ul-Fitr in India on Friday - the day also happened to mark the 10 year anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya. Although the anniversary passed peacefully (despite sporadic outbursts), there was - and is - still much to be concerned about. Hindu groups had been... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 4, 2002

CAIR Falls Into PR Trap With $500,000 Foreign Donation

The project is a noble one - provide books on Islam to 17,000 libraries across the country free of charge to educate fellow Americans about Islam. And there's nothing necessarily wrong with seeking donations from overseas to pay for it. But given the current media attention over Saudi (willing or... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 3, 2002

Is It Time For Muslims To Declare A Jihad Against AIDS?

The onset of AIDS in the early 1980's left many religious groups, Muslims included, with a sense of smugness. After all, the means of propagation primarily involved acts forbidden by Islam (Ryan White notwithstanding). Because of this, many Muslim countries (especially in Africa) had impeded... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 26, 2002

Miss World Pageant Chased From Nigeria Amidst Violence

Last week, over 200 people died during rioting between Muslims and Christians in the northern half of Nigeria. No, it wasn't anger over failed investment scams. The staging of the Miss World in the capitol of Lagos was already a hot issue due to the untimely coincidence of the holy month of Ramadan.... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 24, 2002

It Takes A Whole Campus To Celebrate Ramadan

On American universities, Ramadan used to be a holiday celebrated in silence. Few outside the Muslim student community understood what Ramadan was, and there was no support structure to help Muslims in dorms who had to eat breakfast before sunrise and save their dinners until after sundown. Today,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Bitter Homecoming Ends Mir Amil Kasi's CIA Adventure

After the long arm of the (US) law caught up with Mir Amil Kasi, the Pakistani national suspected of killing two CIA employees in Langley, VA in 1993, it was only a matter of time before he was convicted (he admitted the crimes). That led to Kansi's execution this week (as he recited " There is no... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 18, 2002

Reflections on Extremism As JDL Founder Dies

After being incarcerated since December on charges of conspiracy to bomb offices of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, the King Fahd Mosque in Culver City, and the offices of Arab-American congressman Darrell Issa, fiery Jewish Defense League leader Irv Rubin leaped from a prison balcony and later... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 13, 2002

Free Speech Meets Death Sentence In Iranian War of Words

The hard-liners in Iran, facing a growing young population calling for change, seem to have its back against the wall. After putting several reformers behind bars for advocating increased freedoms, a conservative court finally had enough of popular reformer Hashem Aghajari, a close friend of Iranian... Sign in to see full entry.

Canadians Disturbed By US Entry Restrictions on Muslims

If you weren't a citizen of the five countries (mostly Arab or Muslim) named by the INS as requiring additional scrutiny upon entering the US, you might not be too concerned. But when Canadian citizens got stopped in recent weeks, Ottawa went ballistic, issuing a rare travel advisory to the US for... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 8, 2002

Slowly, Muslims Wake Up To The Reality Of Domestic Violence

At first, the murder of Angie Abdullah, a promiment Idaho Muslim activist, seemed like a case of murder in the tense atmosphere following the capture of the Washington DC sniper. However, as the police investigation revealed that Angie's husband Azad was the most likely suspect, the Muslim community... Sign in to see full entry.

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