2019 Consultation Tweet Registration is now open! Click here to register. 2019 COMMA Consultation – Face 2 Face with Muslims but an Eternity Apart The Muslim population of North America is growing! In some pockets it is not uncommon to come face to face with Muslims on a daily basis. Continue Reading
Richard Dawkins to give away copies of The God Delusion in Islamic countries
By Alison Flood Richard Dawkins is responding to what he called the “stirring towards atheism” in some Islamic countries with a programme to make free downloads of his books available in Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and Indonesian. The scientist and atheist said he was “greatly encouraged” to learn Continue Reading
In schools, a growing push to recognize Muslim and Jewish Holidays By Debbie Truong
When her daughters were children, Khadija Athman packed the major Islamic holidays, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, with celebration. They opened gifts and covered their hands in henna. After prayer, they had breakfast at a pancake house before spending the day at the movies and Chuck E. Continue Reading
Riverside imam stirs criticism after sermon calling Jews ‘unjust tyrants’ and praying to ‘destroy them’ By Kate Mather
Another California imam has drawn criticism after delivering a sermon laced with inflammatory remarks about Jews, calling them “unjust tyrants” and praying to Allah to “destroy them.” Imam Mahmoud Harmoush’s comments came during a July 21 sermon delivered at the Islamic Center of Riverside, video Continue Reading