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By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours The following was republished from Al Jazeera Quebec City, Canada – Mohamed Labidi stops under the archway, his feet on the edge of the rich red carpet that extends across the main prayer room of the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre. “He didn’t cross this line,” says Labidi. “He always fired from here.” Labidi was […]
by Nida A Imam The following is part of a series- read the first part here Every shop we visited in downtown Barcelona had either a South Asian worker or owner. Speaking in Urdu brought a smile to both their faces and ours. One of the Pakistani shop owners told me how he really liked it […]
by Aysha Qamar President Joe Biden announced his latest round of judicial nominees on Wednesday. What’s so exciting about this? Well, the eight nominees Biden chose in his 13th round were not only majority women, but included a Muslim American woman who if confirmed would be the first Muslim American woman to serve as a federal […]
by Nida Imam Update as of Jan. 21 In a statement posted to the court’s website Tuesday, Krot apologized for her behavior during Chowdhury’s hearing. “I made a mistake. I acted intemperately. I’m very embarrassed that I did so,” she said in the statement. “I apologize to the person who appeared before me and to […]
by TMO Staff A hostage situation occurred at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas on Sunday with four people held hostage during an hours-long standoff between a suspect and authorities. One of the hostages included Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, who released a statement saying he is “grateful to be alive.” Thankfully, all four hostages were released unharmed. […]
By Mahvish Akhtar The Pakistani government has been facing turmoil with the new Taliban-led Afghan government in terms of border control and fencing. There has been a video circulating on the internet showing the Taliban members on the Afghan side destroying a part of the fence that Pakistan has built to create a prominent border […]
Issue 1 Volume24 January 2022 Print
by Dr. Aslam Abdullah With the demise of Mohammed Hashir Faruqi, the world not only lost an eminent journalist but a thinker, humanist, and a voice of reason. The 92-year-old frail-looking but giant of a truthful writer left this world from his temporary residence in London on January 11 after paving the way for robust […]
by Nida Imam With the start of this new year, I feel compelled to gleefully reminisce on an international trip that I took last year. This past fall, I had the opportunity to travel to Spain. I had been planning this trip since the first day of my seventh-grade Spanish class. What had captured my […]
by Yousuf Ali The latest situation regarding covid has been severe with the pandemic hitting a record due to rise in the omnicron variant. According to CNBC, the US hit a pandemic area with 1 million new infections on January 3rd as reported by Johns Hopkins University. For context, it was less than 1% at […]
by Dr. Aslam Abdullah An American human rights activist is on a hunger strike protesting the persecution of Christians and other minorities in India. Pieter Friedrich is an author, activist, and speaker specializing in South Asian affairs. He writes regularly on human rights, supremacist political ideologies, ethnonationalism, and state-sponsored terrorism. Pieter has lectured at Columbia […]
By: TMO Staff An American human rights activist is on a hunger strike protesting the persecution of Christians and other minorities in India. Pieter Friedrich is an author, activist, and speaker specializing in South Asian affairs. He writes regularly on human rights, supremacist political ideologies, ethnonationalism, and state-sponsored terrorism. Pieter has lectured at Columbia University, […]
by Tmo Staff In a report, entitled Correcting the Record: Maricopa County’s In-Depth Analysis of the Senate Inquiry, which was released Wednesday on the eve of the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot attack, the largest county government in Arizona, Maricopa County, confirmed that the 2020 election was not impacted by fraud. The 93-page report was released by Maricopa […]
by Diksha Madhok (CNN) The Indian government says it is investigating a website that purported to offer Muslim women for sale, the second time in less than a year that a fake online auction of this kind has sparked outrage in the country. The website was created on GitHub, an American coding platform which developers use to build and host […]
By Mahvish Akhtar A new era is beginning in Pakistan. It could be a change for the better or a failing government’s last attempt at survival. The country approved its first National Security Policy (NSP) 2022-2026 on Monday. Prime Minister Imran Khan called it a “historic moment” for the country. This is the first National […]
by Rehan Qamar More than 350 students from Fairfax High School in Virginia walked out in protest Thursday to show their solidarity with a student who was allegedly attacked in an Islamophobic incident. According to a Change.org petition, a Black Muslim student, identified as Ekran Mohammad, was allegedly harassed by a group of boys, who threw her onto a […]
by Aysha Qamar Asian Americans have made history by being elected in record numbers in major cities nationwide. “Firsts” have made headlines across the nation, including in cities as diverse as New York. This year, marking the highest percentage of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) representation the council has ever had, the New York City Council welcomed not […]
by Nushrat Rahman Republished from the Detroit Free Press On Christmas Day, Santa delivered gifts to kids in southwest Detroit. Decked out in red, with a bag of presents in tow, he greeted families Saturday morning with a cheery “Merry Christmas.” “We hope to put a smile on your faces and make you feel loved a little […]
by Dr. Aslam Abdullah Photo: In this picture, the holiest of Hindu religious leaders and RSS and BJP spokespersons can be seen instigating Hindu masses, police, and military to organize genocide of Muslims. The leaders met between December 17 and 19 to declare war on Islam and Muslims Islamophobia is a worldwide hate movement run by […]
by TMO Staff In news that has disheartened the Muslim community across the country, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)—the largest U.S. Muslim advocacy organization—has fired the head of its Ohio chapter after allegations that he shared confidential information with an anti-Muslim hate organization. According to a news release by CAIR-Ohio, Ohio Chapter Director Romin […]
