Author: Eva Forslund

With atrocities being committed by Muslims against other Muslims, Nazir Afzal argues that Muslim communities need to change their attitudes and leadership to better reflect the communities, arguing “We need more women’s and young people’s voices to be heard” … As Atrocities Are Committed in the Name of Islam Our ‘Leaders’ Are Failing Us (Guardian) ……

Guardian connects Islam’s notion of hospitality with the behavior of Tunisians during the attack on Friday, calling “The terrorists’ version of Islam is a twisted distortion” … The Guardian View on the Sousse Beach Massacre: Tunisian Lessons in Courage (Guardian) … And David Cameron urges BBC to stop using the phrase Islamic State, but instead ISIL…

“[T]here’s nothing inherently liberating in covering up, just as there’s nothing inherently liberating in wearing next to nothing. But the liberation lies in the choice.” With the growing fear of hijab wearing women in Western societies, Hanna Yusuf’s video is refreshing … ‘My Hijab Has Nothing to do With Oppression. It’s a Feminist Statement’ (Huffington…

“Spoofing religious excess, hypocrisy and prejudice has been a staple of the show’s narrative. While ‘The Simpsons’ never hesitates to mock, its biting humor is intelligent rather than crude, informed by understanding rather than ignorance, and never characterized by meanness and denigration: ‘The Simpsons’ Guide to Satirizing Islam (CNN) Contrary to public belief – since…

Some of the most brutal regimes in the Middle East have been secular, while some Islamic parties have been promoting democracy, rather the “struggles are between progressive democratic visions … and authoritarianism, whether secularist or religious”: In the Middle East, Islamists Are Not the Enemies of Democracy (Huffington Post) A story that ISIS hanged two…

Earlier the devout Muslim teenager “had organized and participated in scores of protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad…. After the IS takeover[,] horrified by the group’s approach to the faith, its draconian dictates, and its rules prohibiting girls from studying,” she “formed this small team to fight IS”: A Syrian Teen’s Tale of Torture and Death…

“Although the new law isn’t unique to one community, it allows Muslim-owned restaurants and other businesses to accommodate the community during Ramadan” by suspending the restriction that they must close by 10 p.m.: As Ramadan Begins, Minneapolis Makes Life a Little Easier for Muslim Businesses (Minneapolis Post) Abukar Arman calls for heads of Muslim nations to…

In a March 2015 TEDtalk, Trevor Aaronson revealed how the FBI manipulates mentally ill and poor Muslim-Americans to set up terrorist attacks… Trevor Aaronson: How This FBI Strategy Is Actually Creating US-Based Terrorists (TEDTalk) The Sting: How the FBI Created a Terrorist (Intercept) …And another Muslim man was recently charged by FBI with conspiracy and transportation firearms with…

Former minister Hamid calls Tuesday’s death sentence against Morsi a “nail in the coffin of democracy” and Western diplomats criticize it for the risk it will turn Egypt’s first freely elected President  into a martyr, which could lead to an armed conflict … Egyptian Court Sentences Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood Leaders to Death (Christian Science Monitor) ……