http://www.islamicity.com/articles/ Socio/Political Articles Audio Articles Audio Articles at IslamiCity.com Copyright 2011 IslamiCity.com en-us IslamiCity Articles Articles@IslamiCity.com Wednesday, 22 May 2013 7:13:31 PST http://www.islamicity.com/global/images/photo/Organization-Logos/NewIClogo[115x30].JPG http://www.IslamiCity.com/ 30 115 Articles Mohammad Yacoob http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC1305-5455 In the 1950-s the Islamic Center of Southern California was the only Mosque that was in existence in Los Angeles. It was located in a rented building on Fountain Avenue in city of Hollywood. Mohammad Yacoob Wednesday, 22 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah http://www.islamicity.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=OI1212-5347 Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Among the people who came before you, there was a king who had a sorcerer, and when that sorcerer became old, he said to the king: "I have become old and my time is nearly over, so please send me a boy whom I can teach magic.'' Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah Wednesday, 22 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Dr. Ruslan Kurbanov http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IV1305-5454 The first meeting of the new Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi with the head of Russia Vladimir Putin, held in late April, was ambiguously estimated by Russian analysts and Muslims. Dr. Ruslan Kurbanov Tuesday, 21 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Mohsen Haredy http://www.islamicity.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=OI1211-5331 The Prophet (peace be upon him) had to do something about this challenging situation. When the persecution intensified, he asked some of them to leave Makkah and migrate to Abyssinia where its king, Negus, gave them protection and welcomed them in his country. Mohsen Haredy Tuesday, 21 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Jalees Rehman http://www.islamicity.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=AM1104-4629 Choosing an outward appearance that is compatible with one's faith is a personal decision. Jalees Rehman Monday, 20 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Charles Le Gai Eaton http://www.islamicity.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC0609-3117 The task should become easier with the passage of time. It becomes more difficult. Explaining Islam in all its dimensions to westerners .. Charles Le Gai Eaton Sunday, 19 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Robert C. Koehler http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IV1305-5453 America's know-nothing security team - community and police in partnership against terrorism - succeeded in thwarting the non-threat of three Muslim students driving through Georgia, but completely failed to notice or be concerned about, and perhaps even participated in, actual threats of violence against, good God, a hospital. Robert C. Koehler Saturday, 18 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Ramzy Baroud http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IV1305-5452 Unlike other acts of boycott, sometimes dismissed by Israeli officials as insignificant, this one was manifestly shocking for Israel. Yigal Palmor, spokesman for Israel's Foreign Ministry was quoted by the New York Times saying "never has a scientist of this stature boycotted Israel." Ramzy Baroud Friday, 17 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Amadou Shakur http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=AJ1305-5451 In the Islamic Diaspora, an unprecedented historical experience unfolded based upon the Diaspora of Enslavement. The European slave trade recon-figured African continental kinship dynamics and refocused the paradigm in the African Diaspora from ethnic consciousness to racial consciousness. Amadou Shakur Thursday, 16 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Dr. Spahic Omer http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC1305-5450 Establishing, building and utilizing mosques call for establishing a delicate balance between sophistication in mosque architecture and avoiding some major transgressions often associated with the built environment. Dr. Spahic Omer Tuesday, 14 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Irshaad Hussain http://www.islamicity.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC1106-4733 In a world dominated by pragmatic realities, ideological loyalties, and political manipulation what, indeed, is truth? Irshaad Hussain Tuesday, 14 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Dr. Ahmad H. Sakr http://www.islamicity.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC0305-1965 A child should respect and appreciate his or her parents every day throughout the year. Allah has asked human beings to recognize their parents after recognition of Allah Himself. Dr. Ahmad H. Sakr Sunday, 12 May 2013 7:13:31 PST IslamiCity Staff http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC0505-2688 Contrary to popular belief, Mother`s Day was not conceived by the card maker Hallmark .. IslamiCity Staff Sunday, 12 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Ramzy Baroud http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IV1305-5449 Images of the devastation dominated the news for days after the eight-storey building collapsed on top of nearly 3,000 cheap laborers who were already trapped in another sense - in the endless poverty and exploitation of factory owners. Ramzy Baroud Saturday, 11 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Robert C. Koehler http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IV1305-5448 We can, however, raid their homes, take out their leaders with drone strikes, rattle our symbolic sabers at defiant heads of state and maintain a gulag of bad, bad people, who have virtually zero rights. Robert C. Koehler Friday, 10 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Dr. Nazir Khaja http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC1305-5447 For a long time now the worldview of Muslims has remained warped by the kind of lenses they are being made to see through .. Dr. Nazir Khaja Thursday, 9 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Dr Jafer Ajanur Palaki http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC1204-5077 If people are judged by their talents, physical attributes, charm, grace and level of accomplishments, certainly they are unequal; a desiccated and wrinkled tribal woman is equal to a glamorous blonde and a well accomplished scientist is on a par with an illiterate herdsman only ... Dr Jafer Ajanur Palaki Wednesday, 8 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Dr. Spahic Omer http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IV1305-5446 The mosque seemed to be accommodative of every beneficial activity concerning worship ('ibadah), education, politics, security and social relations, which enabled the nascent and ambitious society to make some civilizational headway. Dr. Spahic Omer Tuesday, 7 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Ahmad Thompson http://www.islamicity.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=A21305-5440 Safiyyah was the daughter of a great chief. The only person who could save her from becoming a slave after having enjoyed such a high position was the Prophet. Although her father had planned to assassinate Muhammad, it was characteristic of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of God be upon him) that he did not bear any grudges. Ahmad Thompson Monday, 6 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Shahid Athar http://www.islamicity.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC0701-3225 While stress may be necessary for human survival, the excess of it certainly affects our health and productivity .. Shahid Athar Sunday, 5 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Ramzy Baroud http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IV1305-5445 Their once 'politically incorrect' depiction of Arabs, Muslims and the non-western world at large, became acceptable views which were then translated into actual policies used for invading countries, torturing prisoners and flushing Holy Korans down toilets. Ramzy Baroud Saturday, 4 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Robert C. Koehler http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IV1305-5444 President Obama and U.S. multinationals are preparing a new free-trade agreement with Asian nations, but you can be sure there is nothing in it to protect the defenseless workers in Bangladesh and other poor countries. Robert C. Koehler Friday, 3 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Suhaib Webb and Scott Korb http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=NT1305-5443 Representative King and others have it exactly, completely wrong - the American Muslim community has actively and repeatedly, day in and day out, rejected such radicals on religious grounds: they do not know mercy. Suhaib Webb and Scott Korb Thursday, 2 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Qasim Rashid http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=HP1305-5441 Muslims condemned 9/11, we condemned 7/7, we condemned the Fort Hood tragedy, we condemned the underwear bomber, we condemned the Times Square bomber, and now yet again we find ourselves condemning the Boston Bombers on the mere suspicion that they were "motivated by Islam." Qasim Rashid Wednesday, 1 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Muhammad Asad http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC1104-4613 Western equanimity is almost invariably disturbed by an emotional bias. Is it perhaps, I sometimes wonder, because the values of Islam are close enough to those of the West to constitute a potential challenge .. Muhammad Asad Wednesday, 1 May 2013 7:13:31 PST K. Rex Butts http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=KS1305-5439 In the wake of the latest act of terrorism in the Boston Marathon Bombings, perpetrated by a pair of self-professed Islamic Jihadist, questions about the beliefs of Islam are once again under the microscope. That's unfortunate because like us who are Christians, Muslims do not want the actions of one individual or small group to become the definition for what all Christians and Muslims believe. K. Rex Butts Wednesday, 1 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Dean Obeidallah http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=CN1305-5438 Since the Boston bombing has renewed for some concerns about Muslims, I wanted to candidly answer three questions I have been asked repeatedly over the years. Dean Obeidallah Wednesday, 1 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Ani Zonneveld http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=HP1305-5437 Now that the Boston Marathon bomber has been captured and the backstory has come to the forefront, Muslims are again reminded of the problem of radicalism conflated with Islam. We are again caught between radical Muslims and the Islamophobes who are relishing this new act of terror. Ani Zonneveld Wednesday, 1 May 2013 7:13:31 PST Suhaib Webb http://www.islamicity.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=SW1206-5117 Why did Iblees tell Allah all of this? Because he knew that Allah's promise is the truth. When Allah (SWT) told Iblees he was from those given respite he also knew that Allah doesn't break His promise. How about us when we make du'a? Do we feel that Allah doesn't break His promise to us? Are we as confident in our du'a as Iblees, who is the enemy of Allah? How is it possible that Iblees can be more confident in his du'a than us? Suhaib Webb Tuesday, 30 April 2013 7:13:31 PST Sadullah Khan http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC1304-5435 There is no command or teaching in Islam that can be referenced as the direct reason behind an extreme act, and killing. Those who are planning and orchestrating any senseless killings are the worst representatives of their religions and enemies of their communities. Sadullah Khan Sunday, 28 April 2013 7:13:31 PST JoNel Aleccia http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=NB1304-5434 "Accusations of brainwashing are harsh, They cover up the fact that we don't comprehend why people like 'us' want to change and be like 'them.'" JoNel Aleccia Saturday, 27 April 2013 7:13:31 PST Sadullah Khan http://www.islamicity.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC0809-3656 Have you observed, or reflected on the person who falsifies, misrepresents the Deen of Islam, or who undermines the final authority and comprehensiveness of the Final Judgment .. Sadullah Khan Friday, 26 April 2013 7:13:31 PST Juan Cole http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC1304-5433 Contrary to what is alleged by people like Bill Maher, Muslims are not more violent than people of other religions. Murder rates in most of the Muslim world are very low compared to the United States .. Juan Cole Thursday, 25 April 2013 7:13:31 PST Rabbi Allen S. Maller http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC1304-5432 The new discovery is that uncircumcised men harbor more bacteria around the head of the penis than do circumcised men, and the mix of microbial species is decidedly different in the two groups. Rabbi Allen S. Maller Wednesday, 24 April 2013 7:13:31 PST A K M Mohiuddin http://www.islamicity.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IC1301-5375 A second feature of the character of Muhammad (saws) is the combination of tenderness and firmness. Many direct and personal accounts testify that he was a very gentle and shy person. At the same time he was a man of resolve, never lacking in courage and will. A K M Mohiuddin Tuesday, 23 April 2013 7:13:31 PST Ramzy Baroud http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IV1304-5431 Since then the right to credible narration has still largely been reserved for Israeli historians. Most of these historians, whether sympathetic or otherwise, either played no part in that history ... Ramzy Baroud Tuesday, 23 April 2013 7:13:31 PST Dr. Habib Siddiqui http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IV1304-5430 How could people's perceptions be so wrong? Did they truly commit this horrendous crime or were they framed? If they did, what went wrong? Could their Chechen heritage have anything to do with their alleged crime in Boston ... Dr. Habib Siddiqui Monday, 22 April 2013 7:13:31 PST