Panelists Rameez Abid of ICNA CSJ and Imam Dawud Walid of CAIR-MI discuss how practicing Muslims can engage in social justice issues without compromising their religious values. The session is based on Imam Dawud Walid’s book Towards Sacred Activism touches some crucial aspects related to Islamically compliant activism such as what are its parameters according to the sacred law, and …
Over 35,000 People Protested in Washington DC in The National March for Palestine
The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the largest coalition of major national, regional, and local Muslim organizations held a National March for Palestine in Washington, D.C. over the Memorial Day weekend to show support to the Palestinian diaspora in the United States and their families who have experienced colonial annexation of their land and racism. Partners of the National …
Approaching Palestine, BLM, and Kashmir Through Common Links
After weeks of violence by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories, a ceasefire has been announced. The ceasefire comes at a time where Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed at least 243 Palestinians, including 66 children. With the escalation of violence by Israel and the recent categorizing of Israel as an apartheid state that has committed ‘war crimes,’ there has …