By Steve Downs Source: Counter Punch The law should apply equally to everyone. The 14th Amendment guarantees to all Americans the “equal protection of the laws”. But when we go to war this guarantee is often violated. War means designating an “enemy” to be defeated using every available means including the law. We call this “lawfare” when the law, instead of …
Dr. Sulayman Nyang: A Great Islamic Scholar Passes Away
The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) offers its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Prof. Sulayman S. Nyang who passed away today after a long illness at United Medical Center in Washington, DC. He was 74. He suffered a massive stroke on March 16, 2016, from which he never fully recovered. He was a great Islamic …
The Founding Fathers on Islam and Muslims
Description: Our founding fathers considered Muslims when they were establishing the United States of America. They were confronted with issues surrounding freedom of religion to the point that they specifically discussed the possibility of the hypothetical Muslim citizen. They also were very critical of the religious teachings they had received, so much so, that they questioned and sometimes denied the …
