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2016-03-04T12:30:46-05:00

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A Year After Murder of Three Muslims; The Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Has Gotten Louder

Last updated on: March 4, 2016 at 12:30 pm By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Seidu Malik A year ago, in my own neighborhood of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, three Muslims students lost their lives to a hate crime. I feel the pain and anguish of anyone who has lost a dear one to murder, however the circumstances under which my fellow community members lost their lives have been amplified several fold within the last couple of months; we ought to deliberate and separate fact from fiction to prevent future occurrences. I am the first... Read more

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2016-02-26T14:11:22-05:00

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Violence Against Women is Contradictory to Islamic Teachings

Last updated on: February 26, 2016 at 2:11 pm By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Hina Latif “Muslim men are allowed to rape non-Muslim women to ‘humiliate’ them.” Professor Saud Saleh, from the prestigious Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt made this demoralizing statement during an interview on Al-Hayat TV while stating that rape is allowed, in Islam, and “legitimate” during a war. The history of rape within war zones is one of the most heinous war crimes used as a source weapon. While referencing the devastating crisis of the Yazidi people trapped in war... Read more

2016-02-20T11:42:48-05:00

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Can Islamic Economic Theory Prevent the Looming Global Recession?

Last updated on: February 20, 2016 at 11:42 am By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Syed Muhammad Saleh Nasser & Syed Muhammad Tahir Nasser Economic inequality is bad news for both rich and poor, as economists are slowly realising. House of Debt, acclaimed by the Financial Times as the “most important economics book” of 2015, by Princeton’s Professors of Economics, Atif Mian and Amir Sufi, demonstrated this well. They showed that the main cause of the 2008 U.S-led global recession was that indebted households pulled back on spending more during an economic downturn than the less indebted, driving... Read more

2016-02-09T23:04:22-05:00

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President Obama’s Visit to a Mosque a Step in The Right Direction

Last updated on: February 9, 2016 at 11:04 pm By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Seidu Malik Muslims in America, according to Pew research Center constitute just about 1% (3.3 million) of the entire US population. Unfortunately, this tiny community dominates the news media headlines for all the wrongs reasons. The recent San Bernardino and Paris attacks by ISIS inspired terrorists have created a culture of fear and have resulted in mosque attacks and backlash in the community. Whiles ISIS and other terror groups are hiding behind Islam or perverting the true teachings of Islam for... Read more

2016-02-06T15:35:05-05:00

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Adventures in Interfaith (and Muslim) Social Media Dialogue – A Conversation

Last updated on: February 6, 2016 at 3:35 pm By Dilshad Ali

Editor’s Note: The following is a conversation Qasim Rashid had over social media/email from a stranger, who obviously had a bone to pick with Muslims. He get these messages via email, Facebook and Twitter all the time. When possible, he tries to dialogue, even though social media is not the best method of interfaith dialogue. Still, you never know what we can learn from each other through these interactions. Some go surprisingly well, others not so much. Here’s one example:... Read more

2016-01-29T16:45:22-05:00

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Are Religious Laws and Injunctions Relevant in Today’s World?

Last updated on: January 29, 2016 at 4:45 pm By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Seidu Malik Human civilization has progressed from the primitive ages of hunting and gathering food in the wild with no laws to a sophisticated modern-day society with a civilized code of conduct. One may argue that primitive life necessitated the need for religious laws and injunctions, and thus these are no longer needed in today’s advanced world where knowledge and technology reign supreme. We assume the human intellect is so advanced that we are more than capable of devising... Read more

2016-01-21T10:54:05-05:00

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The Answer to Disunity Among Muslims

Last updated on: January 21, 2016 at 10:54 am By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Kwabena Osman For a religion that strictly believes in the unity of God and abhors associating partners with Him, unity among his followers is an ultimate goal. Unfortunately, this could not be further from the situation with Muslims. Sunni’s and Shia’s form the two main divisions in Islam but among these two main sects there are various sects, like the Wahhabis, Salafis, Barelvis etc. Why should there be divisions if they all follow the same Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, and also follow the same book that... Read more

2016-01-18T15:56:08-05:00

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A Call for African-American Empathy towards Muslims

Last updated on: January 18, 2016 at 3:56 pm By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Basiyr Rodney Americans have become more worried about terrorism in the face of recent terrorist attacks in Paris, San Bernardino, and, more recently, Istanbul. In recent conversations with relatives and friends in my African-American community, this fear is palpable and real. Hijab wearing African-American Muslim sisters recount how routine visits to a local grocery store has resulted in suspicious looks, verbal harassment and sometimes refusal of service. The perception that Muslims are unstable and that we all somehow belong... Read more

2016-01-13T00:06:47-05:00

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Obesity: An Islamic Solution To A Growing Epidemic

Last updated on: January 13, 2016 at 12:06 am By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Seidu Malik Many people have ushered in the brand new year with a New Year’s resolution to make things right in their life. One of the most common of these resolutions is to stay healthy. Although everyone’s destiny with respect to their final breath on earth is beyond ones control, there are a few precautions we can put on our basket list of New Year’s resolutions to stay healthy. One of these is the desire not to be a... Read more

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2016-01-07T00:00:57-05:00

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Don’t forget about the Muslims who actually follow the teachings of Islam

Last updated on: January 7, 2016 at 12:00 am By Muslims Writers Guild of America

by Iftekhar Ahmad This is a challenging time for all Muslims in America as the despicable actions of a few put Islam in a terrible light. This situation is not made any easier when there is blatant hate being spread by educated members of society. Recently Joe Walsh, a former US Congressman of Illinois, put a video on his Facebook page where he says, “I think Islam has a real freaking problem, alright?” He later says, “There is a cancer... Read more

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