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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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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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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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Muslim Detained on a Flight: I’m Your Biggest Ally

By Bilal Rana

In Ahmadiyya, Human Rights, International, Islam, Islamophobia, Letters, Loyalty, Service, United States

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Originally published on Time.com I’m a Muslim American. On Nov. 15, two days after the Paris attacks, I boarded a plane from Newark to Houston. I had just returned from a formal event, so I was wearing a plain white “shalwar,” a shirt that stops at the knees and is commonly worn by South Asians. As is my routine, I purchased in-flight WiFi to catch up on emails. But the WiFi was out on the plane...

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The Origins of Terrorism are Geopolitical, Not Religious

By Sheheryar Ahmad

In Ahmadiyya, Human Rights, International, Islam, Islamophobia, Jihad, Letters, Loyalty, Politics, Service, United States

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Originally published on Patheos.com Why didn’t we hear the term “Muslim terrorist” or “Jihadist” before the 1980s? Islam has been around for more than 1400 years but “Islamic” terrorist organizations were not to be found prior to 1980. The first Islamist terrorist attack was the bombing of the Tyre Headquarters in 1982. Was Islam different prior to the 1980s or was there some sort of fundamental...

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Syrian Refugees are not terrorists, ISIS is

By Haris Raja

In Human Rights, International, Islam, Op-eds

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Originally Published in Patheos There are millions of Syrian refugees who are longing for a glimmer of hope to breathe freely, to live a respectable life and to be able to give their children a better future than the dismal situation they find themselves in. A single act of insanity like the French attack may jeopardize the chances of millions of legitimate refugees who are searching for a better...

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The Islamic State group is not part of Islam

By Adnan Ahmed

In Ahmadiyya, Human Rights, International, Islam, Islamophobia, Letters, Loyalty, United States

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Originally published on the Pittsburgh Post Gazette I was extremely saddened and hurt when I found out about the attacks in Paris and Beirut, which resulted in the loss of more than 170 lives. The perpetrators did this under the guise of Islam and by loudly proclaiming “Allaho Akbar,” which literally means God is the greatest. But their actions were brutal, inhumane and of a very low standard. My...

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5 Things About Prophet Muhammad That Might Surprise You

By Amer Aziz

In Ahmadiyya, Human Rights, Islam, Islamophobia, Loyalty, Op-eds, Women

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Originally Published on Faithstreet.com I will readily admit that a look at Muslim nations today paints a rather bleak picture. Some have spiraled into chaos, while others are choking under the pale of dysfunction and directionless, corrupt leadership. Extremism, violence, and intolerance seem unstoppable. Further exacerbating this perilous state of affairs are biased mouthpieces of Islamophobia...

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Patience is proper Islamic response to Garland event

By Salaam Bhatti

In Ahmadiyya, Blasphemy, Islam, Op-eds, United States

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Originally Published in Star-Telegram American extremists returned to media coverage this week by descending on Garland. They wasted no time from their last plots of creating disorder, targeting major American cities like San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and New York City. Each attack on American minds went through without failure. Of course, this is a reference to the Islamophobes who came to...

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