Here are some events for the year end and the opening of the new year. We ask you to read the invitation to support, or even join, an intentional community being formed in Detroit. The email we got from a friend who is also a member of the community is reprinted at the end of […]

The sweet embrace of freedom. A triumphant rescue of human dignity. A jubilant homecoming.

Contact: AIUSA media office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) Vienna Colucci, Amnesty International USA senior policy advisor, issued the following statement in response to the passage of National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 6523) by the U.S. Senate and House.  The Act blocks prosecution of Guantanamo detainees in U.S. federal court. “Today’s vote will only serve to further […]

http://dawudwalid.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/khilaaf/ With Allah’s Name, the Merciful Benefactor, the Merciful Redeemer The Praise/Thanks belongs to Allah, who there is nothing comparable to Him, and may His prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his purified family, his righteous companions and those who follow them in excellence and what follows.

t TEDWomen, Tony Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don’t “act like a man.” Telling powerful stories from his own life, he shows how this mentality, drummed into so many men and boys, can lead men to disrespect, mistreat and abuse women and each other. His solution: Break free of the “man box.” 

Lifestyle Factors May Alter Genetic Traits, Study Finds: http://www.npr.org/130703719

December 1, 2010 Dear Friends, I talked with Senator Bishop’s office in Lansing again yesterday, and was told they will be in session Wednesday, Thursday, and possibly Friday, and then will be off for the rest of the year. If the Relative Placement Bill we have supported doesn’t get a vote now, it will have […]