"It is with great sorrow and sympathy that we respond to the grief of the families connected to the tragic event at Fort Hood, Texas. The shock of unsuspected violence and death can bring about trauma in the lives of the living that is difficult to make sense of let alone bear." -- Shaykh J. Hashim Brown, Tabah Foundation More…

The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Muslim American Society (MAS), the Muslim Public Affairs Council-DC (MPAC-DC), the Islamic Society of North America Office for Interfaith and Community Alliances (ISNA) and the American Muslim Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Council (AMAFVAC) and many others have denounced the shooting at Ft. Hood, Texas as a barbaric act of violence. More…

Ali Abunimah is a Palestinian American journalist and co-founder of Electronic Intifada, a not-for-profit, independent online publication about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Abunimah is also the author of the book, One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, which bravely proposes to revive the idea of one state shared by Palestinians and Israelis as the only solution remaining. More…

On April 3 2009, a fact finding mission was established by the President of the UN Human Rights Council to investigate all violations of international human rights and humanitarian law that might have been committed by both Israelis and Palestinians during the IDF's Operation Cast Lead, which lasted from December 27, 2008 to January 18, 2009. More…

Prophet Muhammad, upon him peace and blessings said, “For every people there is a feast and this is our feast.” More…

The fourth pillar of Islam is Sawm, or fasting in the month of Ramadan. Fasting is also practiced in many other religions and is mentioned in the Torah and Bible as well as in Hindu scriptures. Observant Christians fast during Lent by giving up a particular food. Hindus fast on certain days of the week or on holidays, and for Jews, the most important day of fasting is on Yom Kippur, which lasts a little over a day. More…

In this email interview, Katrina Plotz, a human rights activist, discusses her trip and her motivation to travel to Israel/Palestine. Her belief that oppression must be witnessed and the Palestinian community must not be isolated, instigated her to act to communicate to Palestinians under occupation that "most Americans do care about people who are suffering, and they want America to be a force for good in the world." More…

"Since 2003, Somali-born photographer Abdi Roble has documented the forced dispersal of the Somali population from their traditional homeland. The black-and-white photographs in this exhibition document the transition of Somali communities from Africa to the United States. The exhibition includes images of Somali communities in Minneapolis; Columbus, Ohio; and Maine—three of the largest Somali-American communities. Another photographic series traces one family's journey from the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya to their arrival in California and subsequent resettlement in Maine." --Allan Henden More…

Senator Joe Lieberman rushed all the way to Israel to meet the fascist and anti-Arab Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's new foreign minister, and invited him to the US but he has refused to meet a community that he is leading a terrorism investigation on. This is not ethical and calls into question Lieberman's qualifications in the current missing Somali men investigation. We need to demand that those holding Senate hearings are doing so in the spirit to promote safety and cooperation and not for political reasons. More…

I believe faith should be brought into the public sphere for discussion and reflection. An honest discussion on faith allows us to holistically challenge the voices of extremism that flourish in the private sphere. This is also an important step if we are going to build a strong foundation for coexistence. More…