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February 6, 2011

 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was world renowned for his eloquent speeches calling for freedom from racial discrimination and oppression of African American people. America and the world owes a debt to Dr. King for his struggle and sacrifices. Ironically, Dr. King’s birthday falls within the Christmas season, as Muslims have joined with Christians in the Glorification of Almighty God and in expressing love for Jesus the son of Chaste Mary, peace and blessings be upon them.

 

April 15, 2010

In this day and time of pseudo patriotism, partisan political drama, and theatrical religious pundits, it becomes necessary almost daily to step back from the corporate media machine and call for a personal time out. The sensory overload of bad news –real, imagined and manufactured– can and does create hyper stress over time for millions of people worldwide. 

In this day and time of pseudo patriotism, partisan political drama, and theatrical religious pundits, it becomes necessary almost daily to step back from the corporate media machine and call for a personal time out. The sensory overload of bad news –real, imagined and manufactured– can and does create hyper stress over time for millions of people worldwide. 

March 19, 2010

Sponsored by Asheville, Charlotte, Durham and Raleigh Martin Luther King Committees in collaboration with The North Carolina Martin Luther King Resource Center, preparations are underway for the 10th Annual Martin Luther King Civil Rights Heritage Tour. The tour will be traveling to Cincinnati, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; Selma, Tuskegee, Montgomery, and Birmingham, Alabama; and to Memphis, Tennessee to retrace the steps of Dr. King and other civil rights heroes.

Sponsored by Asheville, Charlotte, Durham and Raleigh Martin Luther King Committees in collaboration with The North Carolina Martin Luther King Resource Center, preparations are underway for the 10th Annual Martin Luther King Civil Rights Heritage Tour. The tour will be traveling to Cincinnati, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; Selma, Tuskegee, Montgomery, and Birmingham, Alabama; and to Memphis, Tennessee to retrace the steps of Dr. King and other civil rights heroes.

March 19, 2010

Hundreds of pilgrims travelled to Holy Islamville, South Carolina, to commemorate one of the most important holidays in the Muslim world, the Milad un Nabi or the birthday of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him). Guests from other faiths joined  the Muslims of the Americas in the commemoration and celebration, which took place at the fourth holiest place in the world, the Holy Khanqah Qadiriyya Gilaniyya.

Hundreds of pilgrims travelled to Holy Islamville, South Carolina, to commemorate one of the most important holidays in the Muslim world, the Milad un Nabi or the birthday of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him). Guests from other faiths joined  the Muslims of the Americas in the commemoration and celebration, which took place at the fourth holiest place in the world, the Holy Khanqah Qadiriyya Gilaniyya. The Holy Khanqah is located in the lovely country-side of York, South Carolina, where a historical miracle took place in 1996 during a ladies winter camp.

February 21, 2010

The waves of right-wing extremism wracking the United States peaked on February 18 when Joe Stack flew a plane into a government building housing Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ) offices. However, the nation continues rippling after “government haters [began] cheering suicide pilot Joe Stack and calling him a hero,” says Helen Kennedy, a New York Daily News staff writer.

“The concept of taxation appears to be particularly troublesome to them. While naming themselves after a colonial tax revolt, they appear not to have any appreciation that the taxation by King George was followed closely by levies for support of our brand new nation. The income tax, as we know it, was placed into effect by the Sixteenth Amendment in 1913.”
- Stephen Harrington, Huffington Post

February 12, 2010

Chile is a country where Catholicism is the majority faith; it was the belief system of the Spanish and Portuguese invaders who at one time or another dominated the lands of the indigenous peoples of South America. It is recorded historically that In the 1800’s two Muslims from an unidentified part of the Ottoman Empire settled in Chile. By the turn of the century, the number of Muslims had risen to nearly 1500, living mainly in the northern part of Chile.

Chile is a country where Catholicism is the majority faith; it was the belief system of the Spanish and Portuguese invaders who at one time or another dominated the lands of the indigenous peoples of South America. It is recorded historically that In the 1800’s two Muslims from an unidentified part of the Ottoman Empire settled in Chile. By the turn of the century, the number of Muslims had risen to nearly 1500, living mainly in the northern part of Chile.

February 11, 2010

This is an urgent appeal for the sake of the American people and the future of this great nation to take a very careful look at the dangerous situation brewing in the Asian Region due to the constant barrage of destruction and devastation by CIA manipulated drones, most often launched in the hunt for ‘suspected’, or ‘believed to be’ Taliban; when in actuality, these barrages are killing innocent men, women and children, causing wholesale demolition of schools, communities, townships, and villages, and producing no concrete results of thwarting Taliban activities or their suicide bombings.

This is an urgent appeal for the sake of the American people and the future of this great nation to take a very careful look at the dangerous situation brewing in the Asian Region due to the constant barrage of destruction and devastation by CIA manipulated drones, most often launched in the hunt for ‘suspected’, or ‘believed to be’ Taliban; when in actuality, these barrages are killing innocent men, women and children, causing wholesale demolition of schools, communities, townships, and villages, and producing no concrete results of thwarting Taliban activit