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How global citizens can "do unto others"

By Susan Koscis (June 14, 2009) – My mother, who immigrated to America from Poland, often told me to follow the Golden Rule, to “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” This fundamental principle, which transcends nations, peoples and time, was echoed in US President Barack Obama’

We Need Al-Jazeera English in Canada

By Hussein Hamdani (June 9, 2009) – Enough is enough, we need Al- Jazeera English (AJE) in Canada. After only two years on the air, the channel has become an award-winning leader in the coverage of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. Although it is available in more

Honoring Aasiya

By Muna Ali (June 8, 2009) – Much has been written about the horrific killing of Aasiya Hassan. The gruesomeness of the murder has become both a feeding frenzy for Islamophobes and a wake up call to Muslims. Aasiya, may God build her a house in paradise as her name sake-

President Barack Obama to the Muslims - just a speech?

by Tariq Ramadan [http://www.tariqramadan.com/?page=pdf&id_article=10699] [http://www.tariqramadan.com/spip.php?page=imprimer&id_article=10699] [http://www.tariqramadan.com/spip.php?page=sendfrienden&id_article=10699](June 5, 2009) – We are used to nice words and many, in the

Tariq Ramadan addresses the issue of Islam and homosexuality

The Islamic position on homosexuality has become one of the most sensitive issues facing Muslims living in the West, particularly in Europe. It is being held up as the key to any eventual “integration” of Muslims into Western culture, as if European culture and values could be reduced to the

Muslim-Jewish history is inspiring

Muslim-Jewish history is inspiring

By Hussein Hamdani It was a big question from a little child: “Have Muslims and Jews always hated one another?” The question came recently when I gave a talk at a public elementary school about the religion of Islam. I have given these types of talks many times before, but

Our Imam Problem

Our Imam Problem

[http://iqra.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c6a0953ef0115708a754e970b-popup] By Muneeb Nasir The Canadian Muslim community continues to agonize over their religious leaders. In a recent study done by Karim H. Karim for the Institute for Research on Public Policy, he found that Muslims in Canada and other Western countries “seek religious leadership

The Power of Courage

[http://iqra.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c6a0953ef0115701720a5970b-popup] By Shelina Merani The Power of Courage was one of the topics of discussion at a two-day intensive workshop in Paris recently where the European Muslim Presence network met to study the latest book by Tariq Ramadan, Radical Reform, Islamic Ethics and Liberation. Fortunate

Tear Down These Walls

BY MUNEEB NASIR It takes specific circumstances to highlight absurdities in the practices of certain Muslim groups. I attended a fund raiser this past weekend that was held to assist the victims in Gaza. The event was organized by a few mosques that are culturally orthodox in dealing with their

Transition and Transformation

[http://iqra.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c6a0953ef010536f7e070970c-popup] By Muna Ali, Muslim Presence Living rushed lives juggling demands and deadlines, we are always thinking of the next moment; neither living in the present one, nor reflecting on the one that just passed. Few among us are those who lead a life of

Weapons of Mass Distraction = Weapons of Mass Destruction

[http://iqra.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c6a0953ef0112793fe19628a4-popup] BY MUNEEB NASIR (Excerpt from Friday Khutba delivered at University of Toronto and Masjid Toronto in February 2009) Distractions are devastating for believers in God who are seeking spiritual growth. Distraction here being that inability to identify and attend to what is most valuable