A Pakistani Writes About Philanthropy

Nothing to Fear: Debunking the Mythical “Sharia Threat” to Our Judicial System | American Civil Liberties Union. There is no evidence that Islamic law is encroaching on our courts. On the contrary, the court cases cited by anti-Muslim groups as purportedly illustrative of this problem actually show the opposite: Courts treat lawsuits that are brought by Muslims or that address the Islamic faith in the same way that they deal with similar claims brought by people of other faiths or that involve no religion at all. These cases also show that sufficient protections already exist in our legal system to…

I don’t know what else to say. So the Republicans have someone in the House chasing young boys. They cover-up. You think bad mistake, learn your lesson. Now it seems that John McCain doesn’t believe children should be taught to protect themselves or report predators. This means John McCain supports predators, doesn’t it? And to make it even better, Sarah Palin fired people who aggressively went after child molesters. So, either the GOP didn’t learn their lesson, or they support child molesters. Are they really trying to court soccer moms with the mantra “no child molester should be punished?” Election…

In “The Promise,” A Reminder That U.S. Apathy to Genocide Endures | Religion Dispatches. Collectively, we are comfortable condemning the mistakes of the past, but never learning from them. As we turn Syrian refugees away, advocates for human decency pointed out that today’s refugee crisis had echoes to the Jewish refugee crisis of the early 20th century. Critics responded that the situation was different: those were Jews and these are not; that was in the 20th century and this is the 21st century. We note every difference to avoid taking action, and always condemn the mistakes of the past in…