THE Majlis Ash-Shura of Metropolitan (Islamic Leadership Council) New York is boycotting this year’s annual Bagel with Bloomberg event. Imam Al-Hajj Talib 'Abdur-Rashid, the Amir (President) of Majlis ASh-Shura of Metropolitan New York issued following statement; As-Salaamu 'Alaikum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakatuhu. Like many of you, I have received an invitation from the Mayor's Office to [...]
Notes from El-Hajj Mauri' Saalakhan THE jury in the Dr. Tarek Mehanna case has come back with another blatantly unjust verdict - despite the evidence in his favour, and the excellent representation that he received from his attorneys! I stated earlier that the only way Tarek would be found guilty was that the jury must have entered [...]
EL-HAJJ MAURI' SAALAKHAN THE December 31st mobilization for Dr. Aafia Sidiqui in Fort Worth, Texas, is moving right along. We are now 17 days away and excitement and support is building. With ALLAH's blessings, at the end of the day this will be a benefit for Aafia, for other female prisoners being abused in that facility, and a barakah (divine blessing) for [...]
By EL-HAJJ MAURI’ SAALAKHAN THE Washington Post article below (“FBI illegally using community outreach to gather intelligence, ACLU alleges”) reminded me of an incident that occurred a few months ago in Massachusetts, and some unfinished business I had with the Boston chapter of the Muslim American Society (MAS-Boston). Before I go any further, however, let [...]
IN keeping with its vision to support the Muslim community and society at large, ISNA offers scholarships to help make college more attainable for Muslim youth. We also know the importance of informed journalism in a time where (1) mis-information about Muslims and Islam is often spread through media and (2) there is a lack [...]
EL-HAJJ MAURI’ SAALAKHAN TWO years ago, in the month of Sha'ban 1430 A.H. (July 31 - August 1, 2009), the first Somali Diaspora Youth Conference was held in Northern Virginia (Metro-Washington, DC). It was a well organized and thought-provoking conference that everyone appeared to enjoy. I was invited to make a few remarks on the first day of the [...]
A MUSLIM woman alleged in a lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch that she was forbidden from wearing her head scarf while working at one of the company's northern California clothing stores. Hani Khan of San Mateo, California, alleged that store managers had told her to remove her hijab as part of the clothing chain's "Look [...]
The Case of Fahad Hashmi By CHRIS HEDGES FRANZ Kafka’s short story “Before the Law” a tireless supplicant spends his life praying for admittance into the courts of justice. He sits outside the law court for days, months and years. He makes many attempts to be admitted. He sacrifices everything he owns to sway or [...]
By EL-HAJJ MAURI' SAALAKHAN THE following "Action Alert" has come to my attention via "New Trend" (www.NewTrendMag.org), and with it comes a reminder of a very unfortunate, yet typical, censorship experience that I had with a NPR affiliated radio station recently. A few weeks ago, on the program "Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane," an often repeated UNTRUTH, regarding Sheikh [...]
By TOM HENDERSON A GIRL at Clearbrook High School in Friendswood, Texas, just happens to come from a Muslim family. She's not a terrorist. She's just another freshman trying to adjust to high school and navigate the dark waters of adolescence. Yet, her algebra teacher thought he could have some fun at her expense following [...]
