Category: Globe Talk
National Muslim Soup Kitchen Day in America
Recently, more than 20 teams from mosques, Muslim student clubs, and faith-based non-profits signed up to serve in soup kitchens across the country [...]
London Elects First Muslim Mayor
Labour party candidate and son of a London bus driver, Sadiq Khan, 45, was recently elected the new Mayor of London, becoming the city's first Musli [...]
Peace Pilgrim: Her Enduring Legacy and Message
By Belinda F. Espiritu
The message left behind by an American woman named Peace Pilgrim (1908" 1981), who had the extraordinary calling of making a [...]
Set Virtuous Examples Through Our Lives
Muslims must categorically condemn the ideology that terrorists propagate and instead promote a pluralistic mindset with clarity and confidence.
B [...]
Wherever You Go, Be the Peace Maker
What a joy it was to see the God-given human balance restored at the Parliament of World's Religions, held in USA in October 2015. Over 50% of the p [...]
The Extremist Mentality: Debunking the Ideological Flaws
Terrorist groups have the audacity to interpret from the Quran selectively to suit their own agendas and add an "authoritative" dressing to their vie [...]
Time to Rediscover the Spirit of the Faith
Muslims seem to have got lost in the literal world of dogma, leaving somewhere behind the soul and spirit of a generous, powerful faith.
By Aijaz Zaka [...]
Extremism’s Innocent Victims: Children and Islam
Islam, my Islam, the Islam of 1.6 billion followers condemns the killing of children. It is a religion of peace and mercy.
By Queen Rania of Jordan
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Where are the marches against the Islamic State?
Mainstream Muslims must express our rejection of extremism in clear terms, while doing whatever we can to stop young people from radicalizing.
By [...]
We Must Correct the Image of Islam Damaged By Extremists
In my dialogue with Europeans, I had to admit that the image of even practising Muslims has been changed in the minds of people not only in the West, [...]