http://www.freep.com/article/20130713/NEWS05/307130089/local-reaction-to-Trayvon-Martin 7:45 AM, July 14, 2013 By John Wisely Detroit Free Press Staff Local civil rights leaders are calling on the U.S. Justice Department to consider new charges against George Zimmerman after his acquittal late Saturday night on murder charges in… Continue Reading
From Surah 2, Ayah 165: And from people there are those who take others than Allah as equal, loving them as they should love Allah whereas those who believe are most intense in loving Allah. Polytheists during the time… Continue Reading
From time to time during Ramadan, I plan on writing some brief thoughts on an ayah or two that jumps out at me. In Surah 2, Ayah 102, a part of it says “Sulayman believed, the satans disbelieved, and they… Continue Reading
Video of my appearance on Rtv discussing force-feeding of Muslims at Gitmo during Ramadan: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL0raSdZjpQ] *** http://blogs.detroitnews.com/politics/2013/07/10/need-to-end-shame-of-guantanamo/#comments JUL 10, 2013, 5:00 AM End the shame of Guantanamo BY DAWUD WALID Force-feeding of detainees at Guantanamo Bay is part of a shameful narrative… Continue Reading
http://www.michiganradio.org/post/tsa-works-enlighten-travelers-ramadan-begins By RINA MILLER The Transportation Security Administration has issued a bulletin to help air travelers understand Muslim practices they might observe, especially as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins on Tuesday. Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims,… Continue Reading
http://blogs.detroitnews.com/politics/2013/07/02/doma-ruling-no-victory-for-changing-structural-inequalities/#comments JUL 2, 2013, 5:00 AM DOMA ruling is no victory for civil rights BY DAWUD WALID There’s a strange political dichotomy that I see from some on the political left relating to last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decisions overturning the… Continue Reading
This past Friday’s khutbah was on the disease of sectarianism; it was given at the Islamic Center of Greater Lansing. CLICK to see video.
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2013/06/25/news/local_news/doc51ca1c8866edf243920500.txt By PAUL KAMPE paul.kampe@oakpress.com; Twitter: @PaulKampe After a former Oakland University women’s basketball player came forward to say her former coach encroached upon her religious beliefs, officials at local civil rights organizations said preaching from a position of power is… Continue Reading