Egypt: Bomb blast kills at least 25 at Cairo Coptic church Cairo (AFP) – A bomb blast tore through a church near Cairo’s Coptic cathedral during a service Sunday, killing at least 25 people in the deadliest attack in recent memory on Egypt’s Christian minority. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing [...]
The Muslim Reform Movement: Even More Necessary A Year In By M. Zuhdi Jasser On December 4, 2015, Muslim leaders from the United States, Canada and Europe convened in Washington, DC to embark on an urgently needed mission: to demand, as a collective, bold and deep reforms within the Muslim community. We stood before the [...]
The unseen war: The Islamist assault on dissidents | American Islamic Forum for Democracy /in latest news /by Vesna Stimac By: M. Zuhdi Jasser, M.D. Asia Times Since September 2001, terrorism has dominated the headlines. But there is a much less discussed form of terrorism — assault on dissidents in which the very systems meant to protect them [...]
Muslim Reform Movement embraces secularism and universal human rights A coalition of Muslim writers, activists, and politicians has launched a “Muslim Reform Movement” rejecting violence and calling for a defence of secularism, democracy, and liberty. The reformers have issued a Declaration defending gender equality, freedom of speech and freedom of religion, stating that they are [...]
This Muslim-American reformer doesn’t believe a word of it. Saudi women are 4th class citizens in a country that has been a major oil supplier to the U.S. for decades. Every aspect of their lives is dictated by male relatives, and this male dominance is enshrined in law and backed by an ultra-conservative brand of [...]
We can’t ignore the rise of homegrown hate and domestic terrorism By Times-Union Editorial Wed, Aug 10, 2016 @ 4:37 pm | updated Wed, Aug 10, 2016 @ 4:49 pm It can be the unpopular security guard influenced by a radical interpretation of Islam like Omar Mateen. It can be a loner influenced by white supremacist propaganda [...]
