Month: June 2016

Having achieved the original goals of political Islam to end Tunisian “dictatorship and … the French variant of secularism in which expressions of religious identity are discouraged, if not outlawed, in public”, Ghannouchi says Ennahda now seeks “individual liberty“: From Political Islam to Muslim Democracy: Tunisia’s Ennahda Changes Course (Foreign Affairs) “About 14,000 people are expected…

Ali pioneered a new path in this country’s religious life, they said, marrying an all-American bravado with an unapologetic embrace of Islam…. [A] coalition of national groups … have urged Muslims to honor the late boxer this week with special prayers at local mosques” … Why Muhammad Ali Was ‘the Greatest’ American Muslim (CNN) … “[T]he…

A great American, at one time the most beloved athlete in the world, a passionate, intelligent and spiritual fighter against foreign interventionism and for freedom for all moves on to the next world leaving this one poorer: Muhammad Ali Dies at 74; Obama Hails ‘Man Who Fought for Us’ (Reuters) ‘The Greatest. Period’: Barack Obama…

She was eliminated on the grounds that her factual recitation of the oppression of Palestinians was not uplifting and was offensive to some — presumably those who favor the oppression. The speech, now banned from YouTube as well, can be seen here: Teen Kicked Out of UK Event Supposedly About ‘Speaking Out’ for Calling for…