“Many Muslim scholars say that America is the most shari’ah compliant nation in the world, because it has maintained the vision of its founders as a model of justice, even though the practice has not always reflected this vision”:
- Shari’ah Compliance In America (Musalman Times)
As Israel scornfully dismisses a U.N. report that it executed passengers on the Turkish relief ship, Jewish activists contradict Israeli claims that no violence was used against them when soldiers seized the catamaran Irene:
- Jewish boat activists: Israel treated us harshly (Washington Post)
An Indian court rules that “the disputed site is the birthplace of Lord Ram,” and that the demolished mosque had been “built against the tenets of Islam. Thus, it cannot have the character of a mosque”:
- Hindus, Muslims Must Divide Holy Site, Indian Court Rules (Washington Post)
Actions have consequences; Pakistani reacts against NATO raids into Pakistan with what the CIA calls Blowback:
- Pakistan Cuts Off Nato Supply Route (Al-Jazeera)
Exercising his freedom of speech, Glen Friedman hangs an Islamic banner (along with 8 others) in a window that “gazes directly down onto the ‘Ground Zero’ site”:
- In The Face Of Islamophobia (Al-Jazeera)
The founding of the University of Notre Dame and Brandeis University signaled a changing tide in public opinion for Catholics and Jews; can Zaytuna College do the same for the Muslim American community?
- Zaytuna College: a Sign of Hope For Islam (Washington Post)
A interview with the a GOP nominee for the House of Representatives in South Carolina demonstrates (too well) an entertaining combination of politics and ignorance: