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2016-04-22T19:07:21-05:00

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Punjab’s Protection of Women Against Violence Bill is true Islam, not Colonialism

Last updated on: April 22, 2016 at 7:07 pm By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Ramlah Malhi-Saifi Often the progress of a nation is hampered by those with corrupt agendas. Yet all it takes is one law to change the tides. Such is the case in Pakistan. The Punjab Province in Pakistan recently passed a law protecting women from abuse of any sort. The Protection of Women Against Violence Bill protects women from physical violence, abusive language, stalking, and cyber crimes against women in Punjab. To a citizen of Western democracies, these human rights... Read more

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2016-04-21T18:38:09-05:00

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Lahore Attacks in Stark Contrast to Islamic Teachings

Last updated on: April 21, 2016 at 6:38 pm By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Adil Agha Khan At least 65 people were murdered and upwards of 300 wounded in a suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan on Easter Sunday. The majority of the victims were women and children. I cannot even comprehend my own emotions regarding this matter. The fact is that it is like a sensory overload of pain which leaves me utterly unable to process this matter completely. What cowardly person would even seek to harm a single hair on the head of a... Read more

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2016-04-12T22:27:44-05:00

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Is It Fair to Blame Religion For the Ills of Society?

Last updated on: April 12, 2016 at 10:27 pm By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Seidu Malik For thousands of years, society has held religion in the highest esteem due it impeccable teachings and the moral upbringing of its followers that produced outstanding individuals like Prophet Abraham, Moses, Jesus Christ and Muhammad just to mention a few. Our world as we know it today: its culture, politics, calendar and society in general have been influenced by our past religious affiliations. It is worthy of note that those claiming to follow religion in the past... Read more

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2016-04-09T22:41:49-05:00

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The Good Caliphate is the ONLY Solution to ISIS

Last updated on: April 9, 2016 at 10:41 pm By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Tammara Soma Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you must have heard of the brutality of Daesh’s (ISIS) self-proclaimed “Caliphate.” The apocalyptic attacks in an airport and a busy subway station in Brussels, Belgium, remind us all that this terrorist group will stop at nothing to obtain their objectives in building a so-called “Islamic Caliphate.” This group has not only busied themselves with razing ancient churches and monasteries, kidnapping women, and killing non-Muslims, they have also waged war... Read more

2016-04-09T15:09:36-05:00

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In Wake of Asad Shah’s Murder, Ten Fabrications Being Perpetuated about Ahmadi Muslims

Last updated on: April 9, 2016 at 3:09 pm By Dilshad Ali

By Qasim Rashid It is no secret I’ve been critical of Muslim leadership for their deafening apathy and silence over the 125-year worldwide persecution of Ahmadi Muslims. To add insult to injury, every time a new atrocity emerges I’m bombarded with standard anti-Ahmadi talking points in a shameless attempt to justify the violence. Just before Good Friday in the U.K., Asad Shah, who was a popular shopkeeper living in Glasgow, was stabbed and killed. At first, most suspected it was racially... Read more

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2016-04-06T09:20:20-05:00

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Was Muhammad a Man of Peace? A Detailed Response to Nabeel Qureshi

Last updated on: April 6, 2016 at 9:20 am By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Tahir Nasser With greater scrutiny on Islamic teachings in the wake of terrorism committed by Muslims, a raft of pundits, not least of the Christian evangelical strain, like Nabeel Qureshi, have emerged. In his latest piece in the Huffington Post, his misrepresentation of Islam follows two steps: Firstly, he argues that when studying Islam, preference should be given to oral traditions, first written down more than two centuries after the death of the Prophet of Islam, rather than the... Read more

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2016-04-05T12:21:34-05:00

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What Happens After We Die? An Islamic Prespective

Last updated on: April 5, 2016 at 12:21 pm By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Mehdia Tariq The story of God has always intrigued people from all different faiths, times, and places. It has been a question that nearly everyone has pondered over and a journey that all take at some point in their life. Morgan Freeman takes us on this journey in the new National Geographic documentary, The Story of God. The first episode tackles the question— what happens after we die? In the episode Freeman discusses the beliefs of the life after... Read more

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2016-03-30T21:20:40-05:00

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Do Questionable Orthodox Beliefs Bear Some Responsibility for Extremism?

Last updated on: March 30, 2016 at 9:20 pm By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Amer Aziz So far in 2016, terrorism continues to be perpetrated in Pakistan, the Middle East and the West. Death tolls have mounted in Libya, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Ankara and now in Brussels and Lahore. The attacks come as a grim reminder that while such acts are perpetrated by a handful of extremists, they have grave repercussions for the rest of us. Defeating terrorism is, ultimately, a battle of hearts and minds. And, that likely requires us to ask... Read more

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2016-03-28T20:43:43-05:00

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Lets Unite Behind True Islam Campaign

Last updated on: March 28, 2016 at 8:43 pm By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Saima Sheikh Last weekend Turkey was rocked by terror attacks and then on Tuesday, Belgium was attacked by a terrorist group, ISIS. My heart bleeds for the victims of these terror attacks. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families. As soon as I heard the news of the Belgium attacks, I knew that the Muslim bashing would start and soon enough Twitter was filled with hatred for Muslims and Islam. #StopIslam was trending in... Read more

2016-03-27T17:25:18-05:00

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So-called Muslim Terrorists Don’t Understand the Quran

Last updated on: March 27, 2016 at 5:25 pm By Dilshad Ali

By Qasim Rashid This week’s Brussels and Lahore attacks—like those in Ankara over the weekend, Parisin November and Kenya last April—are a scourge on humanity. They also represent the greatest possible misrepresentation of true Islam. ISIS extremists and anti-Islam activists fundamentally ignore and misrepresent the Qur’an. It should come as no surprise that after suffering beatings for nearly a year as a ISIS hostage, freed French journalist Didier Francois reported: There was never really discussion about texts or — it was... Read more

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