A Kuwaiti Muslim’s Journey to Chanukah
When Mark Halawa lights his family’s menorah during Chanukah, it is not without recalling his unique journey as a Kuwaiti Muslim to Orthodox Judaism.
An Arab Prince Denounces Islamism
In a remarkable but thus-far unnoticed address on Dec. 5, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, the crown prince of Bahrain (an island kingdom in the Persian Gulf and home to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet), candidly analyzed the Islamist enemy and suggested important ways to fight it.
The Koran and Eternal War
News recently emerged that Russia was banning key Islamic scriptures—including Sahih Bukhari—on the charge that they promote “exclusivity [supremacism] of one of the world’s religions,” namely Islam; or, in the words of a senior assistant to the prosecutor of Tatarstan Ruslan Galliev, “a militant Islam” which “arouses ethnic, religious enmity.” After all, if Sahih Bukhari contains […]
Yes to freedom of expression, no to freedom of incitement
Even if it is allegedly permitted to curse Arabs or call for Israel’s destruction, it must not be done with state’s support or at its expense.
Islam: solution or problem, that is the question
A slogan of the Muslim Brotherhood is “Islam is the solution”.
Attempted Murder Over the Right to Pray?
My friend, Rabbi Yehuda Glick, was shot in Jerusalem recently
Israeli President Visits Arab Village in Honor of Muslim Festival
Israel’s President, Reuven Rivlin made a festive visit to the northern Israeli town of Kfar Yasif near Acre, in honor of the Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice, Eid al-Adha, which coincided with Yom Kippur this year.
Judeo-Christian Sources of the Koran
An exclusive interview with Ibn Warraq, author of the new book “Christmas in the Koran: Luxenberg, Syriac, and the Near Eastern and Judeo-Christian Background of Islam” (2014).
Muslims Need Truth and Love
The past few weeks have been hard ones for Australians, not least for Australian Muslims.
Jimmy Carter: “Principles of Allah” Key to Peace
Former President of the United States Jimmy Carter made headlines this past weekend where he spoke at the annual convention for the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) on Saturday.