‘IMAM OF PEACE’: ANTISEMITISM IN THE U.S. IS A ‘THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY’
(The Jerusalem Post): The Iranian-born Australian Shi’ite imam and founding president of the Islamic Association of South Australia, Mohamad Tawhidi, also affectionately known as the “Imam of Peace,” condemned antisemitism and the rising attacks of Jewish people in America in a video on Twitter earlier this week. The imam in his statement presented the…
ISRAEL’S IMAGE NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED
The communities and societies in which I was raised, in both the Middle East and the West, maintained a very negative stance against Jews. Now that I have developed into a reformist Muslim, I am finding it difficult dealing with the current narrative surrounding Israel and the Jewish people, simply because I believe we…
Is Jerusalem a Sacred Islamic City?
Jerusalem is home to around 400,000 Muslims, but is it a sacred city according to Islam? This is a question the majority of Muslims within the political and academic world try to avoid, simply because it opens a rather uncomfortable discussion. In fact, a Muslim asking such a question could face serious consequences; such…