In his April 11 show, "The Arab Underground," conservative political activist Ezra Levant interviewed a former Israeli army officer to highlight the imparting of homophobia in the government funded Edmonton Islamic Academy.

He aired a video clip, which showed the Imam of the Al Rashid Mosque expressing...

Recently, San Francisco public officials and queer community leaders expressed concerns that the anti-gay bus ads backed by political activist Pamela Geller would denigrate the city's Muslim community. Indeed, by emphasizing the outrageous comments of controversial Muslim leaders, these ads incite fear and demonize...

Notwithstanding prejudice from Muslim circles, society at large and even within the queer community, queer Muslim activists continue their work on holding annual retreats, having family oriented action based projects, countering homophobes and collaborating on workshops.

Against many odds...

In February, U.K. based Muslim MP Sadiq Khan received death threats for voting in favour of same-sex marriage. Ignoring Muslim voices that condemned these threats, many commenters generalized and stereotyped the entire Muslim community.

The 'best rated' comments included gems like 'violence seems to be the only...

Professor of religion Dr. Omid Safi expressed hope for the New Year that religious faith becomes a force for justice, since religion has been a divisive force in recent history.

Notwithstanding severe criticism, many Jewish people have shown how religious faith can indeed...

At the interfaith vigil in Connecticut, U.S. President Obama, fighting back tears, expressed overwhelming grief, as a parent, on the killing of 20 innocent little children.

In contrast, columnist George Monbiot noted that President Obama has remained silent over the 168 children killed...

The UN's Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs indicated that of the 158 Palestinians killed in the November Israeli assault on Gaza, an overwhelming 103 were civilians. At least 30 were children and 13 were women.

Undeterred by false anti-Semitism charges, many queer activists...

A YouTube video from the Muslim Society of an Australian University showed how two traditional Muslim leaders prescribe permanent celibacy to queer Muslims despite making erroneous statements.

Specifically, one indicates that "homophobia is an irrational fear of race or gender," whereas the other expresses disbelief on queer...

Progressive Muslims have always supported Ontario's Bill 13 against bullying in schools. However, with the passing of this bill, some conservative Muslim leaders, like their Christian counterparts, are disseminating a letter expressing the right of parents to withdraw their children...

Recently, a queer Turkish teenager was murdered by his own father for shaming the family. The 17-year-old had earlier sought refuge at a friend's place after experiencing family violence.

A single murder or suicide of a queer youth is way too many. Fortunately, across the globe, both...

Recently, queer anti-Zionist activist Professor Judith Butler wrote against false accusations of anti-Semitism. She presented herself as defending a Jewish ethical tradition that taught her to not remain silent in the face of injustice and to respond to the suffering of others.

Reverend Dr. Nancy...

A faculty member at an elite educational institution in Pakistan mentioned in his recent Express Tribune blog piece that more than 80 per cent of his students replied in the negative on the question of Mother Teresa's entering Heaven. The overwhelming majority of students reasoned that despite saving...

Recently, the Toronto Sun reported on a book sold in...

Pakistan has recently been in the news for the persecution of its many minorities. With an ineffectual government, religious fanatics foment ignorant mobs to kill Shia Muslims, persecute Ahmadi Muslims, forcibly convert Hindu girls, and harass an 11-year-old Christian girl, who is...

In June, a prominent Australian Muslim cleric dismissed any discussion on same-sex marriage, stating that for Muslims the issue was scripturally clear. Likewise, in a recent live fatwa session, Toronto's Sheikh Kutty told a 16-year-old gay youth, who identified himself as a former Muslim, that the...

Around May this year, the Pakistani media addressed the issue of forced conversions of Hindu girls to Islam. Pakistani human rights activist Marvi Sirmed highlighted the plight of a 19 year old girl, Rinkle Kumari. Comments in the Express Tribune suggest that several people are more...

Dr. Bilal Philips, an influential Islamic scholar, will be speaking at the Canada Day long weekend conference hosted by the Muslim Council of Calgary. He is well noted for his literalist approach in prescribing the death penalty for "homosexuals" under Sharia law....