AUDIO: Love – Foundation of Faith in Al-Islam
Today’s khutbah was given at the Albanian Islamic Center in Harper Woods, MI.
Month: November 2013
Important radio discussion this Saturday on intra-Muslim racism
Arab American Association of New York Director Linda Sarsour and I are scheduled to be 900 AM WURD in Philadelphia this Saturday from 5pm to 6pm Eastern to discuss the issue of the usage of the slur “abeed” and the… Continue Reading
New medical pot legislation for Michigan problematic
http://blogs.detroitnews.com/politics/2013/11/26/new-state-medical-pot-legislation-problematic/ Nov 26, 2013, 3:30 pm New medical pot legislation for Michigan problematic By Dawud Walid House Judiciary Committee Chair Kevin Cotter, R-Mount Pleasant, states that he’s making medical pot his top priority for next month given the Michigan Supreme… Continue Reading
AUDIO: Brief historical overview of Islamophobia in USA
The following audio is of a lecture that I gave to a sociology class yesterday at Eastern Michigan University on Muslim immigration to USA as its relationship to xenophobia and Islamophobia.
Moving past addressing ‘abeed’ on social media to grassroots actions
My post from yesterday “Responses to my calling out the term ‘abeed’” is making its way around social media. I’m grateful that many Arab-Americans are circulating it, taking ownership that there is a problem of anti-black racism in the community… Continue Reading
Friday’s discussion on imams training
My recent appearance on Radio Baladi with Dr. Sahar Khamis & Imam Mohamed Arafat discussing need for updated training for Muslim scholars and teachers.
Responses to my calling out the term ‘abeed’
Two months ago, I wrote an oped titled “Fellow humans are not abeed” for the Arab American News to address the usage of the term abeed, meaning slaves, used by many Arabs to describe black people. After receiving some positive… Continue Reading
Civil rights advocacy group says banks closed more accounts of Muslims
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131121/METRO08/311210142/1361/Arab-American-group-says-feds-closed-more-bank-accounts-of-Muslims November 21, 2013 at 1:00 am Civil rights advocacy group says banks closed more accounts of Muslims Mark Hicks The Detroit News The Council on American-Islamic Relations–Michigan is asking federal officials to investigate more complaints that JPMorgan Chase is… Continue Reading
Allegations of racism by Grosse Pointe Park Police demand action
http://blogs.detroitnews.com/politics/2013/11/19/allegations-racism-grosse-pointe-park-police-summons-action/ NOV 19, 2013, 9:00 AM Allegations of racism by Grosse Pointe Park Police demand action BY DAWUD WALID The new Grosse Pointe Park Police fiasco is but another illustration of the negative effects of hyper-segregation, which has become one of… Continue Reading
AUDIO: External & Internal Duty of Justice
Today’s khutbah was given at the Islamic Center of Saginaw Township.