Entries by AIFD

05/09/2014 Liberty-Minded Muslims Stand with Saudi Dissident Raif Badawi, President Obama should support Muslim dissidents and insist the Saudi government release Raif Badawi

PHOENIX (May 9, 2014) Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, author of The Battle for the Soul of Islam: a Muslim Patriot’s Fight to Save his Faith, released the following statement on behalf of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD): “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has once again proven that the singular greatest threat to its […]

New moderate Muslim group aims anti-extremism message at youth

Kathryn Blaze Carlson, National Post, September 11, 2012 A Muslim Canadian activist has founded a new group that will promote moderate Islam, saying there are too few progressive Muslim voices countering extremism in Canada. Raheel Raza, the Pakistan-born author of Their Jihad, Not My Jihad: A Muslim Canadian Woman Speaks Out, was once a member of […]

07/27/2014 AIFD Wishes Muslims a Blessed Eid Al-Fitr

PHOENIX (July 28, 2014) – Muslims around the world commemorated the end of their month long daily fast of Ramadan on Monday, July 28, 2014 with the Holiday of the Feast (Eid al-Fitr). Eid al-Fitr is celebrated in congregational prayer, the giving of gifts and gathering over meals. To all our Muslim friends and supporters, […]

05/30/2014 CAIR’s Anti-Memorial Day Tweets Anger American Muslims

Source: Israel National News A series of Memorial Day tweets made by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has angered a number of American Muslims. According to the Clarion Project, the tweets by CAIR officials questioned whether to honor U.S. troops who gave their lives in wars they oppose. CAIR officials frequently depict American soldiers as murderers, imperialists […]