Students were taken to a mosque last spring, where five boys participated in a prayer service at the Islamic Society of Boston mosque in Roxbury. The superintendent says the trip was for part of a sixth grade social studies class called “Enduring Beliefs in the World Today.” The course includes lessons on different world religions….
In light of this week’s arrest of Tarek Mehanna, an alleged terrorist with plans to attack Massachusetts malls and executive members of the federal government, a Boston-area Muslim leader has called on local Muslims to help “root out” radicals in their communities. “As Muslims, we condemn the planning or committing of any acts of violence…
A pharmacist living with his parents in the suburbs of Boston was arrested on Wednesday on federal terrorism charges. He was accused of conspiring to attack people at a shopping mall in the United States, and to attack two members of the executive branch of the federal government. The man, Tarek Mehanna, 27, was charged…
Canadian documentary filmmaker Omar Majeed recently released his newest film, Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam. Taking its name from “Taqwa,” the Arabic word for “higher consciousness,” Taqwacore is a nascent music scene that both celebrates Islam while rebelling, in typical punk fashion, against the social and political constraints of the religion. “Drunk imams, punk…
A group of interfaith leaders from Boston, including Jews, Muslims, and Christians, issued a joint statement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. “We call upon Hamas immediately to end all rocket attacks on Israel, and upon Israel immediately to end its military campaign in Gaza,” the statement said. The Jewish signatories of the statement included…
