Germany’s Central Council of Muslims Sends Out a Message of Charity for Christmas

December 23, 2010 Aiman Mazyek of the Central Council of Muslims has sent out a message of charity for Christmas. Christians and Muslims should see each other more as partners and allies rather than competitors, he said. Both religions share the notions of charity and mercy. Many Muslims also enjoy the peaceful quiet days over…

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Oklahoma Bans Shari’ah Law

By: Haroon Moghul It’s called Measure 755. For Oklahoma, it forbids the use of international and Shari’ah law in state courts. As of the time of writing, it has passed, winning nearly 70% of the vote. As an American Muslim, and a citizen of New York, I am amused, concerned, fascinated and, oddly, given hope….

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Muslim groups urge Obama to ease giving restrictions

More than 20 American Muslim charities sent a letter to President Barack Obama this week urging him to move forward on a pledge he announced in Cairo last year to make it easier for Muslims to give.

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    Arizona Man Sentenced to Jail in Terror-Funding Case

    In Phoenix, AZ, Akram Musa Abdallah was sentenced to 18 month in prison for lying to FBI during an investigation of a Muslim charity group accused of raising money to help terrorist groups. Abdallah acknowledged lying to FBI. The judge sentenced him to the lowest possible punishment arguing that the harm to the government has…

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    Warning over record number of anti-Semitic attacks in Britain

    A record number of anti-Semitic attacks is “deeply troubling,” Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today. More than 924 reports of bigoted violence and abuse — 460 of which were in London — were received last year by the Jewish Community Security Trust. The charity, which monitors anti-Semitism in Britain, said the figures marked the worst…

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