Tag Archives: islam

Choose Generosity, Not Exclusion

Posted on 8 January 2007 by Samir

I must be on a Keith Ellison kick: Somewhere in Minneapolis or Jackson or Baltimore, somewhere in America today, there is a young couple that is feeling vulnerable. Maybe one has been laid off due to outsourcing, and maybe, the … Continue reading →

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But it’s Thomas Jefferson’s Koran!

Posted on 4 January 2007 by Samir

Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, found himself under attack last month when he announced he’d take his oath of office on the Koran — especially from Virginia Rep. Virgil Goode, who called it a threat to … Continue reading →

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MUSLIMS QUESTION GOP SILENCE ON VA REP’S ISLAMOPHOBIC REMARKS

Posted on 22 December 2006 by Samir

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MUSLIMS QUESTION GOP SILENCE ON VA REP’S ISLAMOPHOBIC REMARKS (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/21/06) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on state and national GOP leaders to repudiate anti-Muslim remarks made by a Republican congressman in … Continue reading →

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Pakistan moves to amend rape laws

Posted on 15 November 2006 by Samir

Woah: “Pakistan’s national assembly has voted to amend the country’s strict Sharia laws on rape and adultery. Until now rape cases were dealt with in Sharia courts. Victims had to have four male witnesses to the crime – if not … Continue reading →

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Dr. Wafa Sultan

Posted on 1 June 2006 by Samir

you may or may not know that i was raised in a household with a hindu father and a muslim mother, both immigrants. i don’t portend to know what is right and what is wrong when it comes to religions, … Continue reading →

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