Islamic University Scholar Finds Headscarves Not Required

  http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/culture/2012/07/al-azhar-islam-did-not-impose-th.html   Al-Azhar University has awarded Sheikh Mustafa Mohammad Raashed a doctorate in Shariah and law with honors. His thesis discussed the hijab (veil) within Islamic jurisprudence. He asserted that the hijab “is not an Islamic obligation.” ABOUT THIS ARTICLE Summary: In a landmark doctoral dissertation, Sheikh Mustafa Mohammad Raashed says his studies found […]

IRSHAD INVITES FOR TOLERANCE AT DEARBORN FESTIVAL

Secrets of the Koran

The Koran is one of the most important works ever written. For almost one billion people worldwide, it is the Holy Scripture, the word of God and his prophet. For others, it is a historical artifact that has left an indelible imprint on the world. Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran probes the heart […]

Don’t React to Radical Islam with a Radical America

As I heard a CNN debate yesterday about torture in the wake of the death of Osama Ben Laden, and the talk that water boarding of Khaled Sheik Muhammad led to the first tips of this successful mission, I couldn’t help but sense a level of radicalism portrayed by some of the guests defending water […]

Syrian Grand Mufti in EU Parliament: A Human is the holliest thing!

 

Journey of Hajj … The Beehive of Worshipers

“Offensive Ideas” – Campaign for Free Expression

IRSHAD supports freedom of speech and the right of descent.  Islamically, IRSHAD sees that the movement of the mind is respected even if it leads to change of one’s religion or faith.  IRSHAD sees, through the historical context of jurisprudence, that the Islamic stance against apostasy was one against political treason and not against change […]

The Baqi Question by Wissam Charafeddine

The Imams (may peace be upon them) buried each other in the bakee in the way exactly that you see today there. These were the graves made by the imam. It is as original as it gets, …and frankly I felt very spiritual to see the original state of the grave as it was built […]

IRSHAD Appreciates the message of coexistence of President Obama: “Muslims are our friends”

Muslims are our friends,’ President Obama says on eve of 9/11 anniversary BY Thomas M. Defrank and Richard Sisk DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU Saturday, September 11th 2010, 4:00 AM Walsh/AP President Barack Obama delivers impassioned plea at a press conference Friday. President Obama delivered a forceful plea for tolerance Friday, saying Muslim Americans should be […]

The Different Faces of Dangerous Extremism and Intolerance (Videos and a word)

Extremism and Intolerance show themselves in different faces.  No matter what religion is expressed, when expressed in irrational fundamentalism, it becomes a dangerous delusion! IRSHAD invites the open minded scholars of all religions to speak loud against such