Boko Haram’s Deluded Understanding of Faith and Women
By Haris Tarin It was 1984. The Russians had invaded Afghanistan, and the country was in the midst of a brutal war that destroyed cities, pillaged villages, killed hundreds of thousands of people and...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Boko Haram’s Abubakar Shekau from Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh. I address you with the blessed greeting of Islam, under the assumption that you are a Muslim and taking into account your statement that you are working...
View ArticleWhat Should be a Muslim’s Response to Ongoing Tragedies? Not Despair
By Hesham Hassaballa It has been a rough summer. While everyone around the world was trying – as best as possible during the long and hot Ramadan — to fast and re-connect with God, the horrific...
View ArticleCharlie Hebdo, Boko Haram and Three Uncomfortable Questions
By Ahmed Rehab I have three uncomfortable questions that I apologize for asking, but would owe a greater apology if I didn’t:1. 2,000 currently feared dead in unprecedented Boko Haram terrorist...
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