Ten years ago, I sat in class as a high school sophomore listening to my teacher talk about English. Or maybe it was math? I can’t remember now. What I do remember quite vividly was when another teacher knocked on the door and interrupted our class. She made her way to the front of our [...]
Ten years later, reflections of a Gen-Y American Muslim Woman on 9/11
Sept. 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
Bin Laden’s “Islamic” burial — A divided reaction
May 4, 2011 9 Comments
Shortly after Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. special operation forces, his body was buried at sea. The justification for this was given by John O. Brennan, President Barack Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser. In an official statement, Brennan said, “The disposal of – the burial of Bin Laden’s remains was done in strict conformance with [...]
Muslim group praises life in prison sentence for Faisal Shahzad
Oct. 5, 2010 Leave a Comment
Further reading:The proceedings in the Shahzad case. A noted Islamic advocacy group praised the life in prison sentence for would-be Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) also said it “rejected the perverted religious views expressed by Shahzad at his sentencing” on Tuesday. Shahzad pleaded guilty to the attempted May [...]
Koran allegedly burned at San Francisco mosque
Sept. 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
A copy of the Koran, the Muslim holy book, was found burned at a mosque in the Bay Area, according to an Islamic group. The Koran was found this week at the Islamic Society of San Francisco, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, an Islamic advocacy group. Regrettably, the recent wave of hate incidents [...]