August 14, 2014 CAIR today called on imams (prayer leaders) nationwide to devote at least a portion of their khutbas (sermons) for tomorrow’s weekly congregational prayers (jummah) to the issues of racial equality and social justice. That request comes in the wake of racial turmoil resulting from the fatal police shooting on Saturday of 18-year-old…
August 14, 2014 When the extremist group Isis (now known as Islamic State or IS) declared a caliphate taking in parts of Syria and Iraq it reignited a debate over the role of an Islamic state. For many a caliphate is a political leadership, others a spiritual figurehead, and for some a combination of the…
August 6, 2014 August 8, Less than a week apart, two public figures have characterized French Muslims as being “too discreet in their denunciation of extremists that claim to be a part of Islam.” On July 28, Figaro journalist Natacha Polony published her article “Letter to a young Muslim compatriot” in which she says that…
On July 28, 2014, journalist Natacha Polony wrote a letter in the Figaro addressed to a “young Muslim compatriot.” The letter was “vague and abstract, and feeds without doubt a traditional fantasy, that of a homogenous and reified Muslim community, stuck between ‘the balance of rights and responsibilities for the old country.”” The article’s writers-Nadia…
July 30, 2014 The state of Hesse has confirmed to combat Salafism by initiating dialogue to primarily prevent young people from being radicalized. Beside counseling and instructing relatives, friends and teachers, Hesse is planning to establish a platform encouraging dialogical exchange for those affected. The initiative is part of the Violence Prevention Network (VPN). The…
