Thursday, April 2, 2009
Dr. Cornel West, Professor of Religion and African-American Studies at Princeton University, spoke to a packed crowd Foellinger Auditorium on Thursday, April 2. The event was entitled, “Has the Dream been Realized,” referring to Martin Luther King Jr’s, “I Have a Dream” speech. The Black Law Students Association and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity along with funding from the Cultural Resources Fee as well as the Student Organization Resource Fee organized the event.
Known for his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement, West’s work focuses on race and class in American society. During the event, he discussed the way popular culture has skewed Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy saying, “Martin wanted you to be love struck rather than colorblind.” To deny someone’s color or their differences from oneself is to trivialize their struggle, he continued. The key to Martin Luther King Jr’s dream was to love people and embrace their humanity while taking into account their color and personal experiences. (more…)
It is a fundamental feminist conviction for a woman to have control over her own body, and a fundamental American one to protect the freedoms of others, including the freedom of religion. A Muslim woman’s choice to wear a scarf on her head as a way to practice her faith is no exception to either principle.
Do Not Be Fooled by Al Zawahiri
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009http://www.cairchicago.org/inthenews.php?file=hp05092009
By Ahmed Rehab
Apparently, Al Qaeda No. 2, Ayman Al Zawahiri recently sent out an audio message warning Muslims not to be fooled by Obama.
I think I speak for most Muslims around the world and certainly most Muslims in the United States when I say, “Mr. Al Zawahiri, we really don’t care what you think.”
What level of delusion does it take for someone who has brought nothing but fear and destruction to the world to still think that the world wants to hear from him? The only word I want to hear from Al Zawahiri is “guilty” pronounced in a court of law before he is hauled away to serve multiple life sentences.
I have a message for the few Muslims who actually might care what Al Zawahiri has to say: “Don’t be fooled by Al Zawahiri.” What has he done for you lately? What have the Al Zawahiris of the world who claim to fight in defense of Islam actually done for Muslims or Islam? What have they done to educate the illiterate, feed the hungry, heal the diseased, or boost the quality of life anywhere in the Muslim world? (more…)
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