Sum of Shariah: New KS law denies use of foreign codes
By HELEN T. GRAY The Kansas City Star Women can drive in Kansas. The stoning of adulterers is not condoned, nor is removal of the right hand of thieves. Yet the Kansas Legislature overwhelmingly passed and Gov. Sam Brownback recently signed a ban against state courts or agencies making any ruling based […]
Charity Reports Spike in Homeless Muslim Women
By Jehangir Khattak | Voices of NY June 26, 2012, New York – Two leading New York-based Urdu newspapers have reported an increase in homelessness amongst Muslim women, many of them fleeing domestic abuse. The Pakistan Post and the Urdu Times both reported that the relief arm of Islamic Circle of North America, […]
Will Muslim voters dump Obama?(Faith: Religion and the world)
Iran Times International (Washington, DC) June 22, 2012 Both the liberal Huffington Post and the conservative Blaze are speculating that Muslim-Americans may desert President Obama at the polls this fall.
Webinar on American Mosque Report 2
Developing an Agenda for Strengthening Masjids: Lessons from Report Number 2 of the US Mosque Study 2011, Saturday June 23, 2012 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time
WhyIslam Goes South of the Border
by Wendy Diaz Muslim Link Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14 June 2012 When Nahela Morales, an Administrative Assistant and National Coordinator for Spanish Dawah at WhyIslam, decided to plan her family vacation a year ago, she never thought she would be taking her work with her. Now, she is spearheading a joint effort between […]
ICNA Sacramento Holds Fundraiser
By Ras H. Siddiqui The WhyIslam effort in Sacramento, California, held its third Annual Fundraiser at the Holiday Inn Express in Elk Grove on Saturday, June 9 th attracting a broad spectrum of Muslims who seriously want to spread the true message of Islam into America’s mainstream community. This project is a part […]
Youth Conference 2012
By Zainab Arain I stepped out of the airport and was confronted by the sight of eight boisterous girls stuffed into a minivan with their luggage and junk food. I was to be the ninth. I squeezed into a space on the floor, shouted my salams over the clamor, and we took off […]
Muslims – Can't Guarantee Obama 2012 Election Vote
By Sabrina Siddiqui, 06/11/2012 WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama travels across the country to raise funds and court voters, one group that was drawn to his candidacy four years ago has expressed a feeling of being further and further marginalized.
Highlights of the 37th Annual ICNA-MAS Convention 2012
Theme: Defending Religious Freedom, Understanding Shariah By The Convention Committee Alhamdulillah, the 37th Annual ICNA-MAS Convention, held in Hartford, CT from May 26th to 28th, was a huge success.