Dawud Walid, the Quran and Jews "Did Muhammad order the killing of Jews?"

Posted By Daniel E. Rogell On June 5, 2012
Originally published by the Investigative Project on Terrorism
The Council of American Islamic Relations [CAIR] may tout itself as an
"organization that challenges stereotypes of Islam and Muslims," and
as group that was formed "to challenge anti-Muslim discrimination
nationwide." But in fighting the good fight against hate, at least one
of its regional leaders demonizes Jews as the source of Muslims'
problems.
"Who are those who incurred the wrath of Allah?" CAIR-Michigan
Executive Director Dawud Walid asked in a May 25 sermon at the Islamic
Organization of North America mosque in Warren, Mich. "They are the
Jews, they are the Jews," he answered himself in Arabic.
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Aside from being one of CAIR's most visible spokesmen, Walid appears
frequently in the media and has traveled abroad at least twice on
trips paid by the State Department. During a 2010 trip to Mali, for
example, he criticized treatment of Muslim Americans after 9/11,
saying they "have been subjected to increased discrimination from
racial and religious profiling by law enforcement." And he cast the
2009 shooting death of a Detroit imam as unjust, even though the imam
refused orders to lay down his weapon and surrender, and […]

Muslim women demand platform

Posted by SHABIBAH NAKIRIGYA
Muslim women have urged government to provide them with a platform
where they can discuss issues that affect them.
The women, under the Uganda Muslim Network in conjunction with Islamic
Medical Association of Uganda (UMNET), said they face many challenges
due to lack of rights.
They made the remarks while celebrating the first National Muslims
Women's Conference under the theme 'unleashing the full potential of
the Muslim woman' in Kampala on Sunday.
The women cited poor education levels, poor health facilitation and
not participating in peace and conflict resolutions. The chairperson
of UMNET, Dr Zainab Akol, said they wanted Muslim women voices at
national and global stage.
For instance, Ms Akol said the selected team to sort out the
Kibuli–Old Kampala factions had no women. She also said Muslim women
cannot access micro finance opportunities because they have interest
rates which is not compatible with Islamic teaching.
The women also said money was collected from them across the country
with a promise to get them jobs but todate, they have not received any
feedback.
The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga, advised Muslim women to
focus on taking their children to kindergartens and vocational
institutions in order to have a strong platform.
"Children should […]

Can Washington Ever Welcome a Nonviolent Muslim?

Michael Shank
CBS News' 60 Minutes recently produced a show about Turkish Muslim
scholar Fethullah Gulen, spurred by concern about the so-called Hizmet
movement's alleged connection to a growing network of high performing
and nationally ranked charter schools in the U.S. These schools rank
in Newsweek's top ten miracle schools in America and have a waiting
list of 30,000 students, a testament to their academic rigor and
reputation.
So what's wrong with these schools and what in the world would merit
investigative journalism on this topic? Could it be because Fethullah
Gulen is a Muslim scholar, the movement is historically comprised
largely of Muslims, and Turkish Muslims built and teach at the charter
schools in the U.S.? I'd say yes. CBS would likely say no, citing
public concern about potential for Islamic teaching in the classroom,
Turkish teachers taking American jobs, and a Muslim scholar who was
disinclined to be interviewed.
Despite CBS host Leslie Stahl's attempt to show both critique and
compliment — and in most cases, to her credit, she walked a fair and
balanced line — the script was loaded with innuendos, describing Gulen
as a "personality cult", "wizard of Oz" and "prophet."
Why is this troublesome? And why do I […]