Zakat Support for Madrassas
Madrassas have been in the news quite a lot lately, mostly associated with a ludicrous speech given by Congressman Andre Carson praising these Islamic schools as a model for education in the US. The reality, naturally, is far different. In the Islamic world, particularly in the Middle East and southwest Asia, madrassas are widely used […]
A report published by the London School of Economics asserts that the Pakistani intelligence agency not only funds and trains Taliban fighters in Afghanistan but is officially represented on the movement’s leadership council, giving it significant influence over operations. Research in support of the report strongly suggested support for the Taliban was the “official policy” […]
Islamabad Marriott Bombing MCC denounces terrorism; Jihadi apologists promoting conspiracy theories http://www.MuslimCa nadianCongress. org TORONTO – The Muslim Canadian Congress (MCC) has strongly condemned the truck bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, labelling it as yet another act of terror aimed at destabilizing the nascent democratic forces in the country. While evidence is […]
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