Mumbai Attacks Raises More Questions with Few Answers

Dec 01

Media Monitors Network Terrorism is not new to India. In the last two decades terrorist groups have wrecked havoc all across the country, conducting operations in major cities like Mumbai to relatively obscure areas like Manipur and Mizoram. Muslims, Hindus, Marxists, Sikhs, Tamils, among many others have all been perpetrators, just as Indians of all religious and...

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The Obama Presidency – What Can American Muslims Expect?

Nov 18

AltMuslim Nov 18, 2008 A recent CNN poll shows that 6 in 10 Americans believe that President-elect Barack Obama will change the country for the better. The CNN poll also shows that majority of Americans think, “it’s likely that Obama will improve race relations, improve economic conditions, bring stability to the financial markets, make the U.S. safer from...

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So what if he is a Muslim?

Oct 21

Florida Times UnionMedia Monitors Colin Powell’s endorsement of Democratic Presidential nominee Sen. Obama is certainly big news. In endorsing Obama, Powell did not hide his respect for Sen. McCain. But he underscored two very important points – the narrowing of the Republican agenda and the questionable selection of Sarah Palin. A particular point of...

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Peace is an element of Islam

Sep 11

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/091108/opl_330665084.shtmlBy Special to the Times-UnionOn Sept. 11, 2001, the worst terrorist attack ever to take place on American soil unfolded on live television. That these attacks were committed by Muslim men is one factor behind the popular misperception linking Islam, the faith of over a billion people, to...

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Use common-sense method in war on terror

Sep 11

http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters/story/681517.html Posted on Thu, Sep. 11, 2008On Sept. 11, 2001, the worst terrorist attack ever to take place on American soil unfolded on live television. The United States was not alone in its grief. People across the world held prayer vigils and stood in solidarity with America. No one questioned America’s...

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