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Condemning the Charlie Hebdo Attack & Respecting Prophet Muhammad ~ Dr. Yasir...

In this timely khutbah, Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi gives his frank comments on the recent killing of the cartoonists in France. The Prophet was sent as a mercy to the world, and his seerah is replete with...

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SOTU2015 – The Final Quarter

By Mehrunisa Qayyum President Obama has entered the final quarter of his big game. Watching President Obama's State of the Union Address in DC is like watching the superbowl for political junkies,...

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MUST WATCH : Wise Old Lady Schools Violent Extremists on Quran

Watch as this wise woman refutes ISIS militants by talking with logic. The post MUST WATCH : Wise Old Lady Schools Violent Extremists on Quran appeared first on MuslimMatters.org.

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God and His Victory are With The Peaceful!

We've seen far too many sad days recently. Just yesterday, a synagogue and free-speech event in Denmark was attacked, claiming one life and leaving several wounded. Last week, three Muslim college...

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Time to Organize for Our American Family Says Ohio Muslim Leader

Note: This piece was written for Columbus Dispatch, but they have refused to publish it, because “police have not yet found any evidence that the horrifying murders in North Carolina were the result of...

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Conflating Laïcité with Free Speech: The French Are Making a Mistake about...

by James D. Le Sueur The Charlie Hebdo and anti-Semitic terrorist attacks in France have propelled the French culture wars back into action.  Old but re-vivified identity debates abound as...

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Muslims Predict Jesus Will Defeat ISIS, Beginning in 2015

This was originally posted on the Huffington Post  By Dr. David Liepert Canadian Muslim Leader, Spokesperson, Author and Educator All right, it might not start until 2016, these things can be awfully...

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Rebuilding Community Trust: Consulting Tools to Drive Mosque Growth and...

By Wadud Hassan  A Study on the Islamic Center of Nashville An edited version originally published in the Islamic Horizon Jan/Feb 2015 issue Yusuf Islam also known as the recent Rock and Roll Hall of...

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The Muslim Communities Are in a State of Emergency And In It Lies Our Biggest...

They say that humanity only really learns the most earnest of lessons in a state of crisis, a state of complete breakdown. Only after facing that breakdown, are we then capable of embracing the...

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Draw Muhammad – Another Point of View

Turn on the T.V. in last few weeks and we are inundated Draw Muhammad news. First it is was the contest in Texas; then there was the attempt to place the drawing on Washington, D.C. Metro systems; now...

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OpEd: A Principled Critique of the Muslim Leadership Initiative

Editor's Note: We welcome countering opinions on this subject This is a public letter in criticism of the Muslim Leadership Initiative (MLI), a program designed and funded by the Shalom Hartman...

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OpEd: A Principled Critique of the Muslim Leadership Initiative

Editor's Note: We welcome countering opinions on this subject This is a public letter in criticism of the Muslim Leadership Initiative (MLI), a program designed and funded by the Shalom Hartman...

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From Clocks to Collaboration: Lessons from Ahmed

Teachable Moments “So you telling me they got all the way to the semifinals and had the STEM competition judged by volunteers?” I interrogated my friend Dajuan Patterson. “Yes bro, it blew my mind. It...

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Why Women Really Compete With Each Other

By Shani Banks and Sumayyah T. The New York Times article “Why Women Compete With Each Other” attempts to delve into the psychological reasons as to why women are infamously noted for rivaling and...

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The Paris Massacre, Assessing the Muslim Response

I do not regard lightly, the loss of any innocent life that Allah has made inviolable. Innocent life is sacred, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, nationality, or ethnicity. It is Allah who...

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This Muslim Woman Asks You Not to Undermine Hijab

Last week, the Washington Post published an article by Asra Nomani and Hala Arafa, in which they asked women not to wear headscarves in the name of interfaith solidarity. Their reason being that...

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Delawareans Reject Anti Muslim Bigotry And Stand With Muslims

                Op-ed By Muqtedar Khan Profoundly hateful comments by Donald Trump, reminiscent of Nazi Fascism, and a number of incidences of violence, vandalism and arson against Muslims and Islamic...

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Our Greatest Strength is our Diversity

By Philip D. Murphy Philip D Murphy is the former U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany and the Chair of New Way for New Jersey. We have always been a nation of contrasts – one at once...

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President Obama’s Speech at Mosque Missed American Families Victimized by...

Oped By Mariam Abu-Ali Mariam Abu-Ali was born and raised in Northern VA. She graduated from Georgetown University with a major in Government and a minor in Arabic. After graduating, she worked as a...

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Moving Beyond the Single Narrative- The POTUS Visit to an American Mosque

Oped by Khadija Gurnah Khadija Gurnah is the Founder of Project Ejaba and a White House Champion of Change. She is a public health professional and an advocate for youth who has channeled her passions...

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