Entries by AIFD
11/10/2015 AIFD Affirms its Commitment to a Just Peace in the Middle East
We at AIFD have been watching the continued tensions and violence in Israel with heavy hearts and increasing concern. AIFD has always been committed to a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict which would grant all parties dignity, peace, and a safe homeland. As we’ve watched the latest rise in violence unfold – including horrific stabbings, […]
11/6/2015 Dublin cleric concerned over Islamic teaching
Source: RTE Ireland’s National Television and Radio Broadcaster A Dublin-based Muslim cleric has said that he is concerned that Muslim children may be taught incorrect teachings of Islam and may develop a distorted version of Islam at weekend Islamic education classes held throughout Ireland. Shaykh Umar al-Qadri, who is head Imam at Blanchardstown mosque, told RTÉ’s […]
11/5/15 Remove Islam’s ‘Scarlet Letter’ Sex Laws
Source: The Daily Beast Excerpt from the article: The terrible video of Taliban stoning a young Afghan woman to death has gone viral—and Muslims must fight against the outdated laws that allow such brutality. On a rocky patch of dirt in the mountainous province of Ghor in central Afghanistan, a band of about a dozen […]