Dr. Zuhdi Jasser: The Battle for the Soul of Islam August 13, 2012, Jeanette Pryor Blog Last night I began to read A Battle for the Soul of Islam by Zuhdi Jasser, a physician who founded the American Islamic Forum for Democracy. Jasser, a physician and former U.S. Naval officer, brings a great deal of clarity to a […]
We at AIFD view our mission as non-partisan. Islamism, or radical Islam, runs counter to the universal human rights all American political parties claim to espouse. Islamism is opposed to truly free market principles, to women’s rights, to racial equality, and to individual liberty. This year, Dr. Jasser has decided to watch the primary dates […]
Source: The Moscow Times How will Europe’s human rights court respond to a government that treats a pacifist religious group as a dangerous extremist cell? The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will answer that question this summer when it rules on whether Russia’s prosecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses under its extremism law criminalizes freedom of religion or belief. A ruling against the Kremlin could be […]
Source: Frontpage Mag After Frazier Glenn Cross, an anti-Semite who repeatedly quoted fanatical left-wing anti-Semite Max Blumenthal, launched an attack near a Jewish community center, the Southern Poverty Law Center rushed to cover up and lie on behalf of Blumenthal. The SPLC claimed falsely that Blumenthal “does not despise Israel” when even the Forward, a left-wing paper, describes […]
Source: Newsmax One Muslim parent’s complaint that his children were given fliers by their public school teachers promoting an upcoming Easter egg hunt has sparked a controversy – and a show of interfaith solidarity. Majed Moughni was upset after his son and daughter, both elementary school students of Dearborn Public Schools in Dearborn, Mich., […]
Eid al-Adha, or “the festival of the sacrifice,” is an Islamic holiday which commemorates the Prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael as a sign of his devotion to God. It also marks the conclusion of the hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca. Each Eid al-Adha, Muslims make a special effort to provide relief to […]
Egypt’s Mursi accused of stifling dissent in media crackdown By Yasmine Saleh, Reuters, Fri, Aug 17 CAIRO (Reuters) – A media crackdown in the first month of Mohamed Mursi’s rule has raised fears Egypt’s Islamist president is moving to stifle criticism of the Muslim Brotherhood. This week, formal accusations by state prosecutors were filed against two […]