In an effort to debunk Islamophobia and radicalization, a group of Muslims are releasing educational videos online to show what Islam really teaches:
The complexity of why young women are radicalized to join ISIS is addressed as a perfect storm between seeking identity and freedom, trying to follow one’s faith, and giving in to curiosity:
“The solution to extremism lies through strategies that enable rather than constrain the space for Muslim free expression”:
- Dealing with Muslim Dissent (Open Democracy)
An eyewitness says that the victim was unarmed and  dead man’s family charges that the FBI “engaged in a concerted effort to manipulate and conceal the evidence concerning the brutal death of Abdullah’”:
- Family of Muslim Leader Killed by FBI in Dearborn Seeks Answers (Detroit Free Press)
An Irish Muslim leader thinks the “likelihood of widespread radicalisation in Ireland …Â is minimal”, yet warns, that unless Muslims must actively combat any radical interpretation their children face Islamophobia” …
… for regardless of the issue, “be it cultural practice or immigration rules, regardless of how religious they are or how much they practise, by simply being Muslim the youth are made to feel that they are on the wrong side” …
… and across the ocean, Canadian converts are subject to prejudice as well. “When people hear I’m a convert, they go, ‘you chose this? There’s something wrong with you. What rational modern person chooses this religion?’”:
Incarcerated journalist Mohamed Fahmy worries about the violations of freedom throughout the world, “as a realist, I know the true meaning of free speech does not exist, but I also believe we have to fight toward reform”:
- Caught Between Egypt, Qatar and the Struggle for Free Press (Huffington Post)
“If a Muslim had a similar website, which includes bomb manuals and details about assassinations and establishing paramilitary groups, then you can be sure action would be taken†— Nick Lowles, Hope Not Hate chief executive:
After his mother refused to pray at a mosque because the ablution room was unsanitary, 22-year-old Sultan al-Subhi invented a robot to help Muslims keep it clean:
- One Young Omani Engineering Student’s Surprising Invention to Help Keep Mosques Clean (Huffington Post)
“Turkey’s unexpected move to launch raids against Kurdish rebels at the same time it is cracking down on the Islamic State group risks ending a period of relative calm that has been a boon for Turkey’s democracy and economy”:
- Turkish Bombing of Kurds Carries Risk of Instability (AP / abc News)
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