The appeal of Salafism
Netherlands: Salafism’s simple message appeals to Muslim youth The fundamentalist Islamic movement Salafism is spreading rapidly around the world via Internet. With its simple message, it exerts a strong attraction on identity seeking Muslim youths both in the Islamic world and in the west. … According to critics of Islam such as Somali-born former Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi [...]
Sunni Pledge of Mutual Respect and Cooperation
Sunni Pledge of Mutual Respect and Cooperation In light of the Divine Word, we recognize that the historical nature of Sunni Islam is a broad one that proceeds from a shared respect for the Qur’an and Sunnah, a shared dependence on the interpretations and derivations of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), and a shared respect for the [...]
Using language as a mask for bigotry
No joke The common definition of cult is captured in the common joke: my faith is a religion, yours is a sect and that guy over there whom we don’t like, well, his is a cult.
In its more scholarly usage the term tries to measure socio-cultural distance. The greater the mismatch of the customs between believers [...]
Salafist crime-busters
Muslim Patrol quiets crime in Shaw On a sidewalk in Shaw, a dozen Muslim men wearing red T-shirts gather an hour before sundown.
Half line up quietly behind an imam. Facing southeast toward Mecca, they bow their heads and read aloud verses from the Koran. The other half spread themselves out and look up and down the [...]
Iraqi sheikh killed by al-Qaeda
Iraqi sheikh ‘killed by al-Qaeda’ A Sunni leader in the Iraqi province of Diyala, who encouraged his community to confront al-Qaeda in Iraq, has been killed by the group, police say.
The militants exploded a bomb in his house in the town of Kanaan, and fired mortars and rocket-propelled grenades at other houses and a Sunni mosque. … Until [...]
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