Did a Muslim Preacher in San Diego Stage a Hate Crime against …
October 16, 2022. Ahnaf Kalam. Focus on Western Islamism. Earlier this year, Uthman Ibn Farooq claimed he was stabbed in downtown San Diego by a man shouting anti-Muslim slurs. Uthman, who posted a video of the confrontation prior to the alleged stabbing, said he filed a complaint with the police and that an assailant had been arrested.
Muslim Preacher Wants to Visit Attacker in Jail; San Diego District ...
Oct 20, 2022 · Uthman Ibn Farooq, the San Diego Muslim preacher who told the world he was stabbed by a white racist in March 2022, has responded to an FWI story indicating that the stabbing never took place. In a YouTube video posted earlier today (Oct. 20), Uthman claimed to debunk FWI’s reporting, but provided no details about the identity of the attacker ...
San Diego Imam Evades MEF's $5,000 Offer for Information about …
PHILADELPHIA — December 6, 2022 — Uthman Ibn Farooq, the San Diego imam who claimed to have been stabbed by an "Islamophobic" attacker on March 23, 2022, has evaded an offer of $5,000 from the Middle East Forum (MEF).
Ahnaf Kalam on Uthman ibn Farooq: Hate Crime Victim or Hoaxer?
Dec 2, 2022 · Kalam believes hoaxers, such as Farooq appears to be, are desperate to convey false narratives to the public and attract supporters to their cause by portraying themselves as the "victimized underdog" in a world of "oppressors." Uthman ibn Farooq. He recounted how, while attending ILMCON, a Salafi convention held in Aurora, Colorado, he ...
Waiting on CAIR’s Explanation of San Diego ‘Hate Crime Story’
Nov 2, 2022 · Tazheen Nizam, executive director of CAIR San Diego (left), and CAIR’s national communications director (right), have not followed through on statements regarding Uthman Ibn Farooq’s claims. It has been more than a week since the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) indicated it was going to issue a public statement regarding an ...
Tampa Mosque Opens its Doors to Hate Preachers
Aug 25, 2022 · Tampa Mosque Opens its Doors to Hate Preachers. August 25, 2022. Ahnaf Kalam. Imams Uthman Ibn Farooq and Karim Abuzaid. (YouTube screenshots.) Two imams with who have preached hatred towards Jews and have advocated for the stoning of adulterers and homosexuals are set to speak at a mosque in Tampa this weekend.
Chicago Deobandi Madrassa Accredited as College
Jul 30, 2022 · Darul Qasim is an institution belonging to the Deobands, a hardline South Asian movement established in the 19th century, whose offshoots include the Taliban. Darul Qasim, an Islamic seminary in the suburbs of Chicago, has announced that the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) has awarded the institution “a license to operate as a ...
Creating the Qur'an: A Historical-Critical Study
4 days ago · By: Stephen J. Shoemaker. Oakland: University of California Press. 2022. 353 pp. $34.95, paper. Reviewed by: Mark Durie. In Creating the Qur’an, Shoemaker, professor of religious studies and Christian studies at the University of Oregon, offers a closely argued account of how the Qur’an came into existence. It is a tour de force.
Jaysh al-Ummah Statement on Gaza: Overview and Analysis
Dec 21, 2023 · Jaysh al-Ummah has now released a statement about the ‘al-Aqsa Flood’ operation launched by Hamas and Israel’s subsequent campaign in Gaza. The statement illustrates that the group participated as a minor faction in the original 7 October massacre and is fighting against the Israeli forces in Gaza (confirming what the group once told me ...
The Conflicting Legacies of Hamza Yusuf - Middle East Forum
Dec 17, 2018 · The Conflicting Legacies of Hamza Yusuf. December 17, 2018. Usaama al-Azami. TRT World. Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, dubbed the ‘West’s most influential Islamic scholar’, turns 61 in a couple of weeks. Since his late thirties, this American convert to Islam has been active as arguably the most charismatic Islamic scholar in the English language.