News around the Muslim World on Tuesday 16 December 2014

"Even the children are dying on the frontline in the war against terror. The smaller the coffin, the heavier it is to carry. ... It's a very, very tragic day."

Silence of the lambs - murder of Pakistani school children.

Source : CNN

This expectation we place on Muslims, to be absolutely clear, is Islamophobic and bigoted. The denunciation is a form of apology: an apology for Islam and for Muslims. The implication is that every Muslim is under suspicion of being sympathetic to terrorism unless he or she explicitly says otherwise. 

Sydney v Peshawar

Source : www.virtualmosque.co.uk

NEWS

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