9/11 Families Speak Out Against Torture

By Adele Welty, with Marianne Stone, of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows On September 11th, my son, a Firefighter intent on saving lives, lost his life at the World Trade Center. I am a member of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, a group born out of the grief of losing family members in […]

IRSHAD INVITES FOR TOLERANCE AT DEARBORN FESTIVAL

USA: Still failing human rights in the name of global ‘war’

USA: Still failing human rights in the name of global ‘war’ Pyrrhic court victories for administration as Guantánamo detentions enter ninth year and deadline for closure missed

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 […]

To our brothers and sisters who remained on the field : “Will you ever forgive us ?” by Mrs. Randa Shabana

When we were together, no one could  overcome us. At the begining, they tried to scare us with their brutality. They used their water hoses and their live and rubber bullets. A lot fell down. Many died, but it only made us stronger. They ran over us with their cars but we persisted and stood fast. They withdrew from the […]

Amnesty International Denounces Passage of Defense Authorization Act Prohibiting Prosecution of Guantanamo Detainees in Federal Courts

Contact: AIUSA media office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) Vienna Colucci, Amnesty International USA senior policy advisor, issued the following statement in response to the passage of National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 6523) by the U.S. Senate and House.  The Act blocks prosecution of Guantanamo detainees in U.S. federal court. “Today’s vote will only serve to further […]

Dialogue: Christopher Hitchens and Tony Blair Munk Debates

“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 […]

America is Existentially Divided by Wissam Charafeddine

Is there an issue that Americans agree on as a whole today?! If there is logic and facts, why not? But the problem is, America is Existentially divided today, and polarized by partisan politics, between those who respect science and live in reality, and those who believe in miracles and live in a delusion! Well, […]

If the ‘Mosque’ Isn’t Built, This Is No Longer America by Michael Moore

OpenMike 9/11/10 Michael Moore’s daily blog I am opposed to the building of the “mosque” two blocks from Ground Zero. Muslims in Iran hold vigil to honor those killed on 9/11 and to support America (September, 2001 – back when the world supported us) I want it built on Ground Zero. Why? Because I believe […]

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 […]