670 million Muslims expect Mahdi (AS) in their lifetime
The survey by Pew Research notes that in the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia, "half or more Muslims believe they will live to see the return of the Mahdi. This expectation is most widespread in[...]
Free and fair: Saudi Arabia to build a women-only city
Although Saudi Sharia law does not prohibit women to work, figures show that only 15% of women are represented in the workforce. The plan coincides with the government's ambitions to get women to play a more active p[...]
Beyond the Arab Spring
In Post-Arab spring, countries like Libya are also facing the issue of growing political voices, which pose the possibility of fragmenting the nation and weakening the grip of the central government. For instances, a few[...]
Pro-Israel War Ads on Municipal Buses
San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency has a policy against political ads on its buses, but an ad being displayed now comes pretty close. The ad says, "In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat jihad." [...]
Institutionalized Islamophobia in U.S: ROB L. WAGNER
Anti-Muslim hatred is a moneymaking business that has attracted the kind of people who once handed out leaflets on street corners and lived in the basement of their parents' home. People like Robert Spencer, Pamela Geller, Frank Gaffney Jr., Walfa Sultan and David Horowitz and his so-called David Horowitz Freedom Center advance the cause of right-wing extremism. In fact, up until 2010, the number of attacks against Muslims dropped since 9/11. According to the FBI there were about 500 attacks against Muslims in 2001, and then incidents fell dramatically by 2009 to just 107. However, in 2010, anti-Muslim attacks rose to 160.
Asadullah Syed
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