AUDIO: Al-Quds Day 2014 in Dearborn
The audio is of my comments today challenging the Muslim community to get more involved in other struggles to build solidarity with Palestine.
Month: July 2014
AUDIO: Empathizing In & Outside of the Ummah
Today’s khutbah was given at Masjid As-Salam (Al-Awwal) in Detroit. Click here to listen.
Ted Wafer’s trial, and why race matters in jury selection
JUL 24, 2014, 1:00 PM Ted Wafer’s trial, and why race matters in jury selection BY DAWUD WALID Jury selection concluded yesterday for the upcoming trial of Ted Wafer, who fatally shot unarmed teenager Renisha McBride last year … Continue Reading
AUDIO: Martyrdom of Imam Ali & those who misunderstand justice & qadr
Today’s lecture was given to youth at the Ideal Islamic Center in Hamtramck.
Learning lessons from the anniversary of Bosnian genocide
http://blogs.detroitnews.com/politics/2014/07/16/learning-lessons-anniversary-bosnian-genocide/ JUL 16, 2014, 4:40 PM Learning lessons from the anniversary of Bosnian genocide BY DAWUD WALID Bosnian Americans, in recent days, have commemorated the 19th anniversary of the Bosnian genocide in which thousands were slaughtered and tens of thousands were… Continue Reading
AUDIO: Ramadan: Month of Mercy & Forgiveness
Today’s khutbah was given at the Islamic Center of Warren (Masjid Al-Fateh). Click here to listen.
NSA spying on prominent American Muslims should trouble us all
http://blogs.detroitnews.com/politics/2014/07/10/nsa-spying-prominent-american-muslims-trouble-us/ JUL 10, 2014, 10:30 AM NSA spying on prominent American Muslims should trouble us all BY DAWUD WALID Journalists Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussain just released a story based on the Snowden leaks that the National Security Agency (NSA), in… Continue Reading
Protecting undocumented children is an American value BY DAWUD W
http://blogs.detroitnews.com/politics/2014/07/09/protecting-undocumented-children-american-value/ JUL 9, 2014, 6:00 AM Protecting undocumented children is an American value BY DAWUD WALID The need for comprehensive national immigration reform has become glaringly more evident with recent events. It’s also apparent that the pesky problem of xenophobia, which… Continue Reading
CAIR Condemns ISIS Violence and Rejects Calls to Join Extremists Fighting Abroad
http://www.cair.com/press-center/press-releases/12551-cair-condemns-isis-violence-and-rejects-calls-to-join-extremists-fighting-abroad.html CAIR Condemns ISIS Violence and Rejects Calls to Join Extremists Fighting Abroad Last Updated on Monday, 07 July 2014 18:58 CAIR-logo(WASHINGTON, DC, 7/7/2104) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization,… Continue Reading
CAIR-MI welcomes zoning approvals for places of worship
CAIR-MI welcomes zoning approvals for places of worship | Thursday, 07.03.2014, 11:41 PM WARREN/MACOMB COUNTY — Within the past week, the Council on American Islamic Relations of Michigan has advocated on behalf of two Islamic organizations regarding zoning approvals. CAIR-MI… Continue Reading