Huffington Post — March 30, 2017 The movement is focused on fighting racism, casteism and Islamophobia and promoting LGBTQ rights. SADHANA.ORG“The right-wing Hindus have done a fantastic job in organizing. Why can’t we?” NEW YORK — Revelation came to Sunita Viswanath one summer morning six years ago, as she set down to read the newspapers …
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf: The War Is Between Extremists And Moderates Of All Religions, Not Just Islam
Huffington Post — Feb. 22, 2017 To fight radical religious views, Muslims in the U.S. must create an “American Islam,” says the former leader of a planned mosque near ground zero. NEW YORK — There’s a Qur’anic scripture on one of the walls in Imam Feisal Rauf’s office, showing Arabic letters stylized in the shape …
In An Era of Polarization, The Women’s March Was A Reassuring Reminder That Democracy Can Work
Huffington Post — Jan. 25, 2017 It’s easy to feel pessimistic these days, but on Saturday I saw Americans fighting for the same values women in every country, including my own, fight for. THE WASHINGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAGES It may just be one march, but it demonstrated democracy at its finest. WASHINGTON ― As my …
The Istanbul Nightclub Attack Finally United A Divided Country
Huffington Post — Jan. 5, 2017 Perhaps there’s something Turkey and the West can learn from this tragedy: “the opposite of life is not death but indifference.” YASIN AKGUL VIA GETTY IMAGES After a violent year, Turks had hoped for normalcy. Instead, a nightclub attack rang in 2017. The routine is now eerily familiar for Turkish …
The Assassination Of The Russian Ambassador Was An Anomaly Even For Grief-Stricken Turkey
Huffington Post — Dec. 23, 2016 Regardless of who did it or why, there is only one loser. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES The Russian ambassador’s death is complicated and troubling for the future course of events in Turkey. Even by the standards of recent tragedies experienced by my country, Monday’s assassination of Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to …
Cloaked in Secrecy: How the Saudis’ $110 Million Gift to UN Counterterrorism Is Being Spent
PassBlue — Nov. 21, 2016 NEW YORK — The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Center was set up in 2011 with money from Saudi Arabia to combat terrorism worldwide. Some experts, however, now question the center’s ability to eliminate terrorist threats. There are also questions about whether the money that the Saudis donated, a whopping $110 million, is being spent …
Mr. Trump: As a Muslim Immigrant Mother, I’m Terrified by What Your America Means for My Son
Huffington Post — Nov. 11, 2016 I want to believe that when you are sworn in as president of the United States, you will not banish us from this country. ANDREW KELLY / REUTERS As a minority mother, I have a hard time trying to make sense of your America. Dear Mr. Trump, Election night …
Turkish Justice Minister On Fethullah Gülen: ‘The U.S. Will Not Choose A Terrorist Over Turkey’
Huffington Post Oct. 29, 2016 Bekir Bozdağ, who was in the U.S. to push for the exiled cleric’s extradition, also told The WorldPost Turkey’s post-coup purge isn’t “100 percent over.” Photo credit: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Turkey’s justice minister recently met with his American counterpart, Loretta Lynch, in Washington to discuss the extradition of …
Turkey Criticizes World Leaders For Lack Of Syrian Refugee Response
Huffington Post — Sept. 25, 2016 In his speeches at the U.N., President Erdogan called on the international community to do its part to share the burden of the conflict. Photo credit: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters UNITED NATIONS ― Turkey has lambasted the international community for what it feels is an inadequate response to the Syrian crisis and for neglecting …
In a Coastal Town in Muslim-Majority Turkey, Turks Are Divided on France’s Burkini Ban
Huffington Post — Aug. 23, 2016 Photo credit: Stringer/Reuters IZMIR PROVINCE, Turkey — As the sun set on a hot Saturday at Marika Beach Club in the popular seaside town of Urla less than 30 miles from Izmir in western Turkey, Rabia Arslan finally decided to call it a day. Donning a purple “hashema,” the …
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