Dawud Walid yesterday appeared on the Michael Eric Dyson Show discussing challenges that American Muslims face in post 9-11 America as well as elaborating on tensions between progressives and mainstream Muslims. Dr. Dyson, who is a sociologist professor at Georgetown… Continue Reading
Audio of speech given at 3rd Annual Malian Association for Peace & Tolerance Conference in Bamako. With the name of Allah, the Merciful Benefactor, the Merciful Reedeemer The praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, and may the… Continue Reading
http://detnews.com/article/20100726/METRO/7260341/1005/lifestyle/Small-talk–Dawud-Walid-on-trip-to-Mali Last Updated: July 26. 2010 1:00AM Small talk: Dawud Walid on trip to Mali Oralandar brand-Williams / The Detroit News Dawud Walid, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations — Michigan, wrapped up his second visit to the… Continue Reading
Yesterday, I returned from a 9 day trip to the West Africa nation of Mali, an 85% Muslim country. As last year, I gave a presentation at the Malian Association of Peace and Tolerance conference, whose presenters and attenders included… Continue Reading
Today’s khutbah (sermon) was given at the American Muslim Center in Dearborn, Michigan. The topic of the sermon, which related to how knowledge helps guard one’s faith in Islam from anti-Muslim campaigns and missionaries, was centered around events after the… Continue Reading
A jury in California yesterday convicted a white former transit police officer of involuntary manslaughter for shooting Oscar Grant, an unarmed Black man, in Oakland on New Year’s Day 2009. The slaying was video recorded from multiple angles via camera… Continue Reading
Today’s presentation was to Calvin Theological Seminary (based in Grand Rapids) students and staff about basic Islamic beliefs, Jesus in Islam and the roots of violent extremism. Questions and answers followed. Click hear to listen.
Statement from the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) regarding a MI State Representative’s call for investigation into Christian missionaries arrested at Arab American Festival in Dearborn: The individuals arrested at the Arab American Festival for passing… Continue Reading
The following audio clips were from this past Friday at the Ershad Center in Miami, Florida ending off a special program dedicated to the life of Al-Hajj Malik El’Shabazz aka Malcolm X. A number of people including Iranian-American, Latino-American and… Continue Reading
http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/index.php?mod=article&cat=Community&article=3158 Rights groups look at proposed Michigan law By Jessica Barrow Friday, 07.02.2010, 02:28am With the Immigration Law Enforcement Act, which will give local police officers the right to detain anyone suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, proposed in Michigan, many… Continue Reading