Muslims give blood to Hindu victims
Indian Muslims queued for hours on Wednesday to give blood to their Hindu neighbours wounded in the Mumbai train bombings, in a rare show of harmony in a city with a long history of communal bloodshed.
“We don’t care whether it’s a Hindu or a Muslim who gets our blood as long as we can save [...]
Logic of hate might doom Gilad
Israeli children allowed to scribble taunts on artillery shells bound for Lebanon. (courtesy of AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
The Israeli soldiers captured by militants are not coming back alive. Politically, they serve as too useful an excuse for Israel to grind two of its deadliest enemies, Hamas and Hezbollah, into dust. I say deadliest because unlike ordinary [...]
Khaled Abou El Fadl in Singapore
All credit to Wardah Books for covering Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl’s recent visit to Singapore.
Besides promoting his book, The Great Theft, Professor Khaled also gave an interview to the Straits Times. The contents of the interview are nothing less than fascinating and signals a hopeful direction that Southeast Asian Muslims are charting for themselves. [...]
Vatican fed-up with Muslim countries
After backing calls by Muslims for respect during the furor over cartoons of the prophet Muhammad, the Vatican is urging Muslim countries to reciprocate by showing tolerance toward their Christian minorities.
“Enough now with this turning the other cheek. It’s our duty to protect ourselves,” Monsignor Velasio De Paolis, secretary of the Vatican’s supreme court, thundered [...]
Hamza Yusuf – Changing The Tide
Hamza Yusuf delivered the key note speech at the ICNA “Why Islam?” Symposium on March 18, 2006. Hamza Yusuf addresses the importance of proving that Islam is a beneficial presence in America.
The Quicktime video can be downloaded from here.
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