CategoryHuman Rights

Muslims: To Stop ISIS and Other Terror Group from Disparaging Islam, We Must Clearly Explain the True Concept of Jihad

By Seidu Malik
In Ahmadiyya, Blasphemy, Human Rights, Ignorance, International, Islam, Islamophobia, Jihad, Loyalty, Op-eds, Service, United States
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Originally published on Patheos The year 2015 can be remembered as the year Daesh (ISIS) dominated the news media in the Western world, from beginning to the end. It began with the merciless attack on the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo that drew worldwide condemnation, enslaving of Yazidi women, burning of a Jordanian pilot and ending with a spectacular attack in France and inspiring mass murder...

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Guidance for the righteous

By Nameer Ahmad Bhatti
In Ahmadiyya, Human Rights, Islam, Jihad, Letters, Loyalty, United States
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Originally published in the the Montgomery News I am deeply saddened at the horrific shooting that occurred in San Bernardino. It is a tragedy that so many lives were lost, all in the name of Islam. Farook and Malik were said to be deeply religious. I too consider myself deeply religious. Unlike them I follow Islam. I follow Islam where it states clearly in the Quran “that you slay not the soul...

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really ‘shirk’ to wish someone a Merry Christmas?

By Kashif Chaudhry
In Ahmadiyya, Blog, Human Rights, Ignorance, International, Islam, Loyalty, Service, Truth
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Originally published in the Express Tribune As Christmas is nearing, I am starting to see the occasional anti-Christmas messages on the internet that say that greeting on the occasion of Christmas is haram (forbidden) according to scholarly consensus. Some are claiming that saying “Merry Christmas” is tantamount to committing “shirk” or associating partners with Allah. Of the many clerics that...

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A growing climate of Islamophobia

By Madeel Abdullah
In Ahmadiyya, Human Rights, Ignorance, Islam, Islamophobia, Loyalty, Op-eds, Service, Truth, United States
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Originally published on Philly.com Hostile climate The recent act of throwing a severed pig’s head at the Al Aqsa Islamic Society mosque in North Philadelphia was clearly an act of Islamophobia, signifying grave disrespect toward Muslims. But it is much more than that. The act also reflects a growing climate in this country of intolerance aimed at practitioners of Islam. It represents an...

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Three Steps Toward Defeating ISIS That Are Better Than Those Heard At Last Night’s Debate

By Harris Zafar
In Ahmadiyya, Human Rights, Ignorance, International, Islam, Islamophobia, Jihad, Loyalty, Op-eds, Politics, Service, United States
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Originally published in The Daily Caller Last night, those vying for the Republican nomination spent two hours arguing why they would make this nation more safe and secure than anyone else on the stage. Aside from the false or gray statements that are already being debunked by fact checkers, I was amazed by the general solution being proposed to stop the growth and terror of Daesh (otherwise...

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The Double Standard

By Kwabena Osman
In Ahmadiyya, Human Rights, Ignorance, Islam, Islamophobia, Jihad, Letters, Loyalty, United States
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Originally published in the Longview News-Journal Another mass shooting in San Bernardino and far too many this year alone. Our sincere condolences to the families of those who have lost their loved ones and we wish the injured a speedy recovery. Although the perpetrators of mass shootings are of varied background, the actions of those with Muslim names are easily attributed to Islam, which...

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Extremists Endanger Muslims, Too

By Osaama Saifi
In Ahmadiyya, Human Rights, International, Islam, Islamophobia, Jihad, Loyalty, Op-eds, United States
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Originally published in the Santa Barbara Independent According to them, it is an act of Islamic virtue to fire a pistol or gun at an innocent person. Where are those who will act like the Companions of the Holy Prophet and remain patient while suffering torture? Has God commanded us to capture complete strangers and cut them to pieces or to shoot them without reason or proof of an offence? Can a...

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Remember America’s invitation

By Nasir Ahmad
In Ahmadiyya, Human Rights, Islam, Islamophobia, Letters, United States
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Originally posted in CS Monitor Regarding the Nov. 19 online article “House defies Obama on Syrian refugees, as larger threat emerges” (CSMonitor.com): I am an American Ahmadi Muslim. Born in Pakistan, I immigrated to America in 1998 and was granted asylum based on religious persecution. When I read that many US governors have refused to settle Syrian refugees in their respective states and the...

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Is Pakistan Just a Huge Trumpistan?

By Kashif Chaudhry
In Ahmadiyya, Blasphemy, Human Rights, International, Islam, Op-eds, United States
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Originally published in The Huffington Post I am a Pakistani immigrant to the United States. With the recent rise of Islamophobia here in America, we Pakistanis have suddenly become experts on minority rights. My social media timelines are filled with my friends urging the West to accommodate Syrian refugees escaping persecution, and be more accepting of pluralism. I also see them condemning the...

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Trump’s actions at odds with campaign slogan

By Nasir Ahmad
In Ahmadiyya, Human Rights, Islam, Islamophobia, Letters, Politics, United States
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Originally posted on APP Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump released a statement on Monday calling for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the U.S. until “our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” Trump’s campaign slogan is “Make America great again!” I wonder if he truly understands what makes America great? It is our Constitution, rooted...

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