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Imams issue fatwa against terrorists ‘We Stand Together’; Clerics view attacks as affront to Muslims
January 12, 2010 – 5:18 pm | No Comment
Imams issue fatwa against terrorists ‘We Stand Together’; Clerics view attacks as affront to Muslims

By Charles Lewis
Twenty imams have issued a “fatwa” against any Muslim who would attempt to commit an act of terrorism in Canada or the United States.
Syed Soharwardy, an imam at the Al-Madinah Calgary Islamic …

Settlement reached in Six Imams case
October 21, 2009 – 7:29 am | No Comment
Settlement reached in Six Imams case

By STEVE KARNOWSKI
MINNEAPOLIS — Six imams who were removed from a US Airways flight in 2006 after passengers reported what they considered suspicious behavior have reached a tentative settlement of their discrimination lawsuit, one of …

Imams unable to grasp needs of Western Muslims: report
February 26, 2009 – 4:19 pm | Comments Off
Imams unable to grasp needs of Western Muslims: report

MARINA JIMÉNEZ
February 26, 2009
Imams are out of touch with the needs of Western Muslims, and divorced from the struggles their congregants face in secular society, according to a new report from a leading Canadian scholar.
Many …