Tag: Islam
Muslims and Jews: The ‘original grudge’ theory
In 2013, Princeton University Press published “A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations: From the Origins to the Present Day,” the first encyclopaedia on the history of relations between Jews and Muslims from the birth of...
The Intercultural Fusion and Conflation of Islam and Judaism in Morocco
Morocco is one of the most culturally rich countries in the world due to its extensive history; one major reason for its rich cultural heritage is due to the fact that numerous empires controlled...
Linda Sarsour: ‘Muhammad was a human-rights activist’
On Dec. 2, American political activist Linda Sarsour spoke at the 2018 Salam Annual Banquet, which was held at the Salam Community Center in Sacramento, Calif. She criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for moving...
More than 2 million Muslims begin annual hajj to Mecca
The annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia began on Sunday, with more than 2 million Muslims from around the world expected to arrive to circle the black Kaaba rock.
The hajj—very similar to...
The internal struggle for the soul of Islam
Since Sept. 11, 2001, whenever there has been a terrorist attack in the West (and there have been many), the question everyone asks is: “Where are the moderate Muslims?”
Well, we are here, but our...
Netanyahu gets impromptu visit from head of Indonesia’s largest Muslim organization
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got an impromptu meeting with the leader of Indonesia’s largest Muslim organization.
Yahya Cholil Staquf, secretary general of the 60-million member Nahdlatul Ulama, visited with Netanyahu at his office in...
Militant Islam’s continued war against the West
Only a small fraction of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims support Islamism’s war against the West. But Islamist ideology is based on mainstream Muslim thinking and behavior, and Islamism is important because of its...