Month: July 2015

The US Supreme Court’s recent decision mandating that all states must recognize the legal validity of same-sex marriage has opened a debate as to whether the legal reasoning on which the decision is based must lead to the recognition of polygamy. What some had perceived as a mere bogeyman for the right-wing argument that recognition of…

The first elected Muslim to Congress talks to Washington Post about Ramadan - “I think [Ramadan] makes me a better person, and anything that makes me a better person makes me more effective representing other people”: A Month of Fasting – and Feasting – for Muslims in Washington (Washington Post) While Israel continues to spread propaganda in support…

“Upon declaration of our independence on July 4, 1776, two of the first three heads of states who recognized the sovereignty of the United States were Muslims and one of them was a Muslim from India. Americans, Indians and Muslims … were all opposed to colonial rule”: Happy 4th – Muslims Are an Integral Part…

Daesh now threatens to take over Gaza the strip, and “clean” Jerusalem of “Christians and non-believers,” but “some Christian residents of Jerusalem cast aspersions on the authenticity” of the threatening leaflets … IS: We Will Conquer Gaza And “Clean” Jerusalem (Palestinian News Network) … and Daesh’s call to murder during Ramadan strongly upsets Muslim-Americans who, according to…

The irony! A 26-year-old Muslim woman and a religious seminary allied to ISIS argue “for the right of young women to choose their occupation … [while her] father and his young attorneys” argue that the unmarried woman must “return to her father’s custody, since he is, under Islamic law, her legal guardian”: What a Trial…