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Iran Rouhani Attacks Clinton and Trump, "Bad and Worse" Candiadtes
Surprisingly, Iran's moderates, who use "softer" tone, have joined other Iranian leaders including the hardliners to criticize US elections and both t...

Dr. Majid Rafizadeh
President of the International American Council



Fighting Militants in Pakistan: Who Is In Charge?
By James M Dorsey A lethal attack on a Pakistani police academy in Quetta, the provincial capital of Baluchistan, highlights the country's power stru...

James Dorsey
Senior fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Islam And Democracy -- Friends Not Foes

Therefore, as American Muslims, we have a responsibility both civically and Islamically to step forward and give our contribution in service of this nation--of our nation.

Qasim Rashid
Visiting Fellow, Harvard University's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal School of Islamic Studies

US Middle East Policy: Realpolitik or Wrongpolitik?
Today, the Middle East is in its worst shape since WWII--civil wars in Syria and Yemen; insurgency in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya; unprecedented oppre...

Hossein Askari
Economist, Professor of Business and International Affairs at GW University, writer on Middle East Economies and Islamic economics-finance

Bosque Treasure #4: The Mysticism of the Morning Sky
I just got back from another wonderful, transformational, and healing bosque experience. I feel that it was what my pastor, fellow Albuquerquean, and ...

George Peknik
Citizen journalist; retired educator, instructional designer, and Peace Corps volunteer; interests: Middle East and wellness.


Countering Terrorism: A Comprehensive Conceptual Framework, Case of Intellectuals and Mass Media
In order to country terrorism more efficiently, it is critical to develop a conceptual framework for understanding and countering terrorism that encom...

Dr. Majid Rafizadeh
President of the International American Council

Turken Foundation: A Wolf in the Neighborhood
The Turken Foundation acquired a property and wants to build a student dormitory at 762-766 Second Avenue in New York City. Turken was registered as a...

David L. Phillips
Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights, Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights

It's Election Season And I Have Faith

I believe that the very essence of faith is that that our conditions will improve by the sheer fact that we are trying. No matter your faith or non-faith, go out and vote. Not only will it make a difference, it is your right.

Yasmina Blackburn
Writer, Activist, Mom

(Re)Frame of Reference
By contributing writer Lizsandra Montiel for KidSpirit's The Stranger issue. I wasn't doing great in school. My parents al...

KidSpirit
Free teen magazine

Should Pakistan get the dancing girl from Mohenjo-Daro back?
One cannot really pinpoint where Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf stands ideologically. Not that it is easier to identify the ideological standp...

Haroon Khalid
Writer

Byzantium or Medieval Greece?
I received my master's degree in "Byzantine" history and during my studies I never questioned the legitimacy of "Byzantine" in describing or distortin...

Evaggelos Vallianatos
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Hate Crime In U.S. Survey Up 6 Percent; But Anti-Muslim Rise 89 Percent, NYC Up 24 Percent So Far In 2016

This updated 21-state data is presented for the first time here in The Huffington Post. Final national hate crime figures from the FBI are expected late next month.

Brian Levin, J.D.
Director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, California State University

Reformers Challenge Radical Islam
In Canada, protests by Muslim parents against music education are testing Toronto's accommodation with conflicting cultural and religious values. Such confrontations give extremists opportunities to lower the bar on demands for Islamisation. In this context, Muslim reformers provide some antidotes.

Ida Lichter, M.D.
Author, 'Muslim Women Reformers: Inspiring Voices Against Oppression'

My Ashura, My Karbala, My Hussain: A Sunni Perspective

Ashura, the tenth day of the month of Muharram in the Islamic calendar. A time of rejoicing and deliverance, yet a time of grief and sorrow. From both the Sunni and Shi'a traditions, this day holds very significant to many.

Sadok BenAbdallah
Writer, dreamer, super hero enthusiast.

Listen Up!
October 21st is World Day of Listening. The Wold Day of Listening website states: "We are Listeners from around the world, representing many traditions, professions, and walks of life - working together to offer peaceful, non-confrontational listening, free of charge and without advice, judgement, argument or interpretation. We are non-partisan and non-promotional."

Rose Hamid
Co-founder and President of the Muslim Women of the Carolinas

Last Tango in Riyadh Take Two: When Will the Music Stop?
Last month, we wrote a blog, Last Tango in Riyadh, so why a follow up six weeks later with a title that sounds the same? Well, the New York Times has ...

Hossein Askari
Economist, Professor of Business and International Affairs at GW University, writer on Middle East Economies and Islamic economics-finance


A Muslim Woman Is Documenting All The Strange And Wonderful Places Muslims Pray
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Hillary Clinton Is Organizing Muslim Voters. They Could Decide The Election.
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Why Some Muslims Self-Flagellate On This Religious Holiday
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Donald Trump's Proposed Muslim Ban Has Not Aged Well: A Timeline
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How American Mosques Are Getting Out The Vote
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Mom Throws A Fit When Her Daughter Learns Something About Islam In School
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This Mosque's Beauty Is Seriously Otherworldly
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Six Inspiring Architectural Projects That Have Revitalized Muslim Communities
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Pope Francis: Don't Use God To Justify Fundamentalism
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10 Photos Capture The Grace Of The World's First Muslim Hijabi Ballerina
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New York City Is Taking Aim At Islamophobia
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Students May Soon Learn Even Less About Islam In Tennessee Public Schools
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Muslim YouTuber's Hijab Series Is Refreshingly Honest ... And Hilarious
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Trump: 'I Never Said' Muslims Should Be Profiled
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About Islam
Islam is a monotheistic religion based on the text of the Quran, believed by adherents of the faith to be the literal word of God, and on the leadership of the prophet Muhammad. The core profession of this belief is the shahada: "There is no god but God and Muhammad is the prophet of God." Followers of Islam are known as Muslims. Islam is the third of the Abrahamic faiths, the first two being Judaism and Christianity. Muslims affirm the divine origin of these faiths through the line of prophets from Adam to Jesus, but believe that the Quran is the authoritative, complete and final revelation of God. The core practices of Islam are known as the five pillars of Islam -- faith, prayer, almsgiving, fasting and pilgrimage.
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