Entries by AIFD

Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret U.S. support for Syrian rebels Wed, Aug 01 17:58 PM EDT

Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret U.S. support for Syrian rebels Wed, Aug 01 17:58 PM EDT Reuters By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, U.S. sources familiar with the matter said. Obama’s order, approved […]

AIFD Wishes Muslims around the world “Ramadan kareem!”

The American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) wishes our fellow Muslims around the world a blessed and fulfilling Ramadan. For those who are fasting, may your fasts be easy. The fast of Ramadan is intended to remind us of those who are less fortunate, and to bring us closer to God in thankfulness and compassion. […]

08/25/2014 Muslim: I was bullied for criticizing Hamas

Source: AZ Central    M. Zuhdi Jasser: Think religious intimidation doesn’t happen in the Valley? Think again. What happens in Syria, Egypt, Iraq or Gaza has an impact every day right here in the Valley. Even in America, leading Muslim organizations and clerics bully with threats of ostracism those Muslims who dare to dissent. Old-guard […]

Happy Fourth of July from AIFD

We at AIFD would like to take an opportunity to wish you a happy and safe Independence Day. As American Muslims dedicated to preserving the founding principles of the United States Constitution – liberty and freedom – we experience a renewed sense of gratitude on this day, which celebrates our great nation’s independence from a […]

04/08/2014 Muslim Parents Protest Local Christian Church’s Easter Egg Flyers, Say It Violates US Constitution

EXCERPT:   Fox News Insider reported yesterday about an interview of Elisabeth Hasselback with president of the American Islamic Forum For Democracy, Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, who called the Muslim parents’ claim “absurd”. He believes that the Muslim parents’ contention that the giving of flyers was equivalent to the violation of the separation of church and state […]