by Sheharyar Shaikh On Saturday, June 16th, 2012, I met National Post columnist Jonathan Kay at the “Message of Peace: Countering Islamophobia” conference hosted by University of Toronto’s Muslim Students Association and ICNA Canada. Jonathan Kay and I, along with guest speakers from the U.S., shared a stage […]
“I am convinced that Gitmo and other places like Gitmo only exist because its detainees are Muslims. I cannot imagine a Christian Gitmo I cannot imagine a Jewish Guantanamo. It exists because of Islamphobia.” – Michael Ratner (Attorney and the President of the Center for Constitutional Rights).
Ethnic minorities in UK feel most British, research finds Ethnic minorities living in the UK feel more British than their white counterparts, research has revealed. Muslims are the most likely of all groups to identify with the concept of “Britishness”, the Institute for Social and Economic Research found. […]
A common question in the minds of many Muslims. What will be the fate of those who have not heard of Islam or the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)? Shaykh Yasir Qadhi eloquently answers the question from the classical Islamic understanding based on the Qur’an and Sunnah.
Freedom is achieved when one realizes the qualities of shame and humility, and empties oneself of their opposites (shamelessness and arrogance). With these qualities come true freedom, wealth and dignity, which require manumission from the bonds of one’s whims. People may claim to be “free”, yet cannot control themselves […]
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