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A compelling new book, a must read, for the accurate understanding of the theology and history of Islamic Jihad, its ongoing malaise and future scourge... »

Islamic leaders, in the recently concluded OIC summit in Dakar (13-14 March), adopted “A Ten-Year Program of Action” to meet Challenges facing the Muslim Ummah. The Action plan, among other goals, calls on the United Nations to combat Islamophobia, and to enact laws to counter defamation, denigration and stereotyping of Islam, including penalties as... »

In the Counter-terrorism Conference of East-West Institute in Brussels (19-21 February), reports Reuters, the debate repeatedly turned to arguments over whether the term “Jihad” and “Jihadists” should be applied to activities and members of al-Qaeda and like-minded terrorist organizations. Although the two terms have become synonymous with “holy wars” and “holy warriors” against the West,... »

I was shocked and saddened as the story of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination suddenly popped up while browsing news at the dead of night on 27th December 2007. She was probably the only one able to put the house in order in Pakistan. Now that she is gone, it can well be the end of... »

The murder of 16-year-old Canadian teen, Aqsa Parvez, by her Pakistani immigrant father for her refusal to wear a burka or hijab has shocked and saddened the nation. As people from all walks of life are mourning her tragic death, Muslims — particularly their religious leaders — have joined the chorus of denials that... »

Mr. Tahir Aslam Gora, driven out of Pakistan for his critical-of-Islam views, wrote in The Hamilton Spectator December 13 that the freedom of expression has deteriorated even in the liberal West from what it was in Mecca during Prophet Muhammad’s time 15 centuries ago. Referring to the example of hounding of Bangladeshi humanist author... »

A lot has already been written about the recently held Secular Islam Summit at St. Petersburg (Florida), yet I did not want to miss out on writing a few words about the exciting experience of this unprecedented event. As I am in the middle of writing a book, I was keen to meet up... »

Three expatriate French nationals* in Saudi Arabia were murdered by machinegun-wielding terrorists on 26th February. A teenager, wounded in the attack, became the fourth victim two days later when he succumbed to injuries. The victims were on a site-seeing tour across the kingdom with their families. The gunmen targeted the adult males, leaving the... »

As a Muslim, you just grow up hating Jews. As soon as you start understanding things, you are brainwashed with how the Jews of Medina had insulted and fought with our beloved prophet. This starts at a early age when Muslim kids haven’t grown old enough to know how to question. So, they never... »

Warning about the danger of radical Islam offends Muslims but preaching of extreme hatred and exhortation to violence and acts of terrorism against the Western people and society by the Imams don’t. Three former Islamic militants from the Middle East, Walid Shoebat, Kamal Saleem, and Zachariah Anani, now reformed and warning the West of the... »

According to the fundamental precepts of Islam, the earth belongs to Allah and his community, the Muslims. Mufti Hilali is absolutely correct. The Egyptian-born Australian Mufti, Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali, who shot into fame by his infamous fasting-month sermon last September, in which he called the unveiled Australian women ‘uncovered meat’. Referring to the case of... »