We at AIFD will shed no tears for King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who passed away yesterday, January 22nd. As the head of a tyrranical, murderous and notoriously repressive government, King Abdullah is responsible for the execution of dissidents, the torture of minorities, and the exportation of the most malignant strain of politicized, radicalized Islam […]
Source: Fox News CAIRO – Prosecutors opened an investigation of ousted President Mohammed Morsi on charges including murder and conspiracy with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, fueling tensions amid a showdown in the streets, as tens of thousands of backers of the military and supporters of Morsi held rival mass rallies Friday across Egypt. The […]
AIFD President and Founder, Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, gave remarks today at the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. The hearing was titled “Anti-Semitism: A Growing Threat to All Faiths.” Dr. Jasser’s written testimony is available here. For a PDF version e-mail Norma@aifdemocracy.org.
al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt Independent, 9/15/12 Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb has demanded a UN resolution criminalizing blasphemy against Islam and other world religions, as well as demanding that those he described as “misled” be punished for committing “these heinous acts of abuse to the Prophet.” In a statement released Saturday, Tayyeb called on UN […]
Al Arabiya, Washington, D.C. – Jordyn Grzelewski, 6/26/13 Some members of the U.S. Congress are calling into question President Barack Obama’s decision to arm the Syrian rebels in light of violence against religious minorities, both at the hands of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and members of the opposition. “Money talks. The United States should be […]