This is a video from 1994 at a time when hardly anyone watched what Islamists were doing as they spread their poison ivy across the Muslim diaspora in the West. Here, Dr. Mohammed Malkawi, a.k.a. “Abu Talha,” is speaking at…
What can Muslims do to reclaim their ‘Beautiful Religion’? As people observe beheadings and savagery by ISIS, female genital mutilations and honor killings, the abduction of girls by Boko Haram, the execution of innocents in Iran, the slaughtering and…
“I belong to an 800-member Yahoo! Group called the Toronto Freelance Editors and Writers. On Friday, I posted a version of this short essay titled, “Islam vs. Islamism,” which some members said they found helpful. For general readers the takeaway…
Just another day in the life of some women in the Arab World. Don’t ask me what is being said. Take it to an Inter-Faith industry expert and ask him or her to shower their insight on this brutality. Start with…
Fitnah – Movement for Women‘s Liberation is a protest movement demanding freedom, equality and secularism, and calling for an end to misogynist cultural, religious and moral laws and customs, compulsory veiling, sex apartheid, sex trafficking, and violence against women. We…
“On Monday, a day after an Israeli missile killed 18 family members of the Hamas police chief in Gaza, Iraqi men in Baghdad slaughtered 28 Iraqi women. There was plenty of fury over the dead family, almost none for the women,…
In this debate between a Pakistan Army officer and a Taliban leader, the Pakistan Army officer literally is begging the Taliban to take back their fatwa to kill Pakistan Army soldiers. While the Taliban speaks with calm confidence, the Pakistani reveals panic in his voice. This debate was broadcast right across Pakistan Army radio and on two-way handheld radio communication.
The documentary titled “Islam vs. Islamists,” was produced by ABG Films with $675,000 in public funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was originally slated to run as part of PBS’ “America at a Crossroads” series. However, after viewing…
McDonalds ka Burger Kaafir; Darwin ka Bandar bhi Kaafir from Tarek Fatah on Vimeo.
English translation of a selected verses:
! am a Kaafir (infidel), you are Kaafir.
The fragrance of these flowers is Kaafir.
The magic of words is also Kaafir,
This is Kaafir, that is Kaafir.
Faiz was Kaafir, as was Manto Kaafir,
The singing of Noor Jahan too was Kaafir.
Eating at McDonalds is Kaafir.
Burger is Kaafir as is drinking Coke Kaafir.
Laughter is heresy,
Cracking jokes is Kaafir.
The Tabla is Kaafir, so is the Dhol Kaafir
As are two words spoken in love, Kaafir.
[…]
My son’s school bag is Kaafir,
Daughter’s dolls are also Kaafir.
To cry or laugh is trading in Kuffar,
If Sadness is Kaafir, is happiness Kaafir too?
Jeans are Kaafir, the Guitar is Kaafir,
Wearing one’s shalwar below the ankles is also Kaafir.
Universities are Kaafir,
Brother Darwin’s monkey is Kaafir.
! am a Kaafir, you are Kaafir.
November 20, 2013 Finding Islam in the Hindu heartland Tarek Fatah The Toronto Sun More than 700 years ago, a Muslim saint was born in India, who laid the foundations of an Indian Islam. Today, that faith seems to be…
A conversation with the great Egyptian philosopher Nasr Abu Zayd (1943-2010) in which he speaks of his childhood in Egypt, his education, his life as a professor and his battle for a liberal Islam. Part One: Part Two:
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Jackie Long of Channel 4 News debates the niqab with a panel including writer writer Douglas Murray and broadcaster Yasmin Alibhai-Brown opposing the Islamic facemask while niqabis Shalina Litt, Sahar Al-Faifi and Khola Hasan defend the most offensive attire human…
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Spokesman of the al-Qaeda affiliate ‘Jabhat al-Nusra’ chants the same jihadi battle-cry painted on the Toronto mural as he refers to defeating Syrian government forces in Daraa. and the promise of Allah to be victorious over the enemies of Islam.…
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