|
Previous Posts
Muslim Informants prevent domestic terror: the data
As Americans, Muslim Americans have the same vested interest in preventing terrorism as any other fellow citizen. In fact, since 9-11 woke all of us (muslim and non-muslim alike) to the reality of terrorism against our homeland, American muslims have arguably borne a greater responsibility in preven
posted 10:48:46am Feb. 06, 2012 |
read full post
»
I Speak for Myself volume 2 available for pre-order
The second volume of I Speak or Myself is now available for pre-order on Amazon:
The book, like its predecessor, is a collection of essays from American Muslims, in this case men. I am honored to be a contributor to this book, along with Svend White, Shahed Amanullah, Aamer Jamali, and many o
posted 8:36:08am Feb. 03, 2012 |
read full post
»
Liam Neeson is (not) converting to Islam
Yes, it's true that famed Irish (and Catholic) actor Liam Neeson said the following while filming a movie in Istanbul:
The Call to Prayer happens five times a day and for the first week it drives you crazy, and then it just gets into your spirit and it's the most beautiful, beautiful thing... The
posted 12:01:38am Jan. 26, 2012 |
read full post
»
#Tahrir Square on #Jan25Two in pictures
Today is the one-year anniversary of the uprising in Egypt's Tahrir Square, the heart of the Arab world and the pulse of the Arab Spring. Thousands and thousands of people are thronging the square. Below are some images from the past 24 hours in Tahrir. I was privileged to go to Cairo this fall and
posted 4:19:40pm Jan. 25, 2012 |
read full post
»
Letter from a Birmingham Jail - Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. wrote this letter while incarcerated on a charge of parading without a permit. It was in response to prominent white religious leaders of the Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist and Roman Catholic churches, and Reform Judaism, who were against his protest marches, fe
posted 8:39:59am Jan. 16, 2012 |
read full post
»
|
posted November 17, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Unveiling Zakir Naik: Terror cannot be fought with Terror
Dr Naik, don’t fool people with these extended logics. There are so many tools to fight injustices and you belong to a country which won its independence through non-violence in the face of aggressive British imperialism. Had Mahatma Gandhi also felt that terrorism was the only way to get the British out of India, we may have remained confined in the yoke of colonialism as yet.
Dr Naik, communalism cannot be fought with communalism; the only weapon you have is secularism. Terrorism and extremism, which you justify, has to be fought with reasoning and logic and not by terror. India, our country is a glaring example of fighting terrorism for well over three decades and yet we maintained our unity, pluralism and identity.
No Zakir Naik. Stop this non sense. You are living in pluralistic society, a nation which has assimilated so many cultures and has given you the freedom of speech and even allowed your abominable Peace TV on air. Don’t let it fritter away with your concoction and later self denials. You also live in a world which has now grown into a global village so there are rooms for everyone, every ideology to prosper. A viewpoint article by a Former editor of Delhi Mid Day S A H RIZVI
28 Comments
More.http://newageislam.com/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=988
posted November 18, 2008 at 12:10 am
Muslims as an ethnic group?
I’m Christian, so please forgive my question if it’s naive. But wouldn’t an “ethnic” Muslim not be a Muslim at all? Is that why there is no such thing as a Muslim ethnicity, or is there some other principle here?