About 25 Muslims attended a rally Friday at the Statehouse urging Gov. Sam Brownback to veto a bill banning “foreign laws” that they say is a thinly veiled attack on Islam. Faizan Syed, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ St. Louis branch, said...

“The way in which the most prominent American Muslim civil rights organization has been marginalized and demonized should be cause for alarm not only for Muslims, but for civil rights advocates, and even for those in the law enforcement community who rely on strong local relationships....

Greece on Thursday swore in 300 legislators for just one day before it dissolves Parliament and calls new elections, among them 21 lawmakers from Golden Dawn – arguably the most far-right party to be involved in a European national legislature since Nazi-era Germany. Formerly a shadowy...

In 2008, a poll regarding the public’s view of then candidate Obama’s religious beliefs, found that 1 out of 10 people believed him to be a Muslim – despite him stating the contrary. This perception came about, in large part, due to an Islamophobic Network that has been exposed...

Settlers from Yitzhar torched a car in Einabus village in the Nablus district. Fanatical religious settlers who believe God gave them the land have been attacking Palestinians who they hope to intimidate into moving away. Settlers Torch Car in Nablus NABLUS (Ma’an) — A...

The Golden Dawn sure are making a name for themselves and I bet the Islamophobes love their antics. (h/t:HSMoghul) The parliament that was elected on May 6 also convened for a brief session on Thursday, when lawmakers from the far-right Golden Dawn party marched into parliament for the...

Turns out EDL leader Tommy Robinson likes to abuse young 15 year old Muslim on Twitter. What a hypocritical scumbag: EDL Leader Tommy Robinson outed as child sex pest (EDL News) With the current obsession with paedophiles which seems to occupy the EDL’s every waking minute, you...

By Bint Farouk Bismillah One day a muslim woman was passing through the market of the Banu Qaynuqah (a Jewish tribe).Some Kufaar men wanted her to uncover her face, however she refused. A man amongst them decided to play a hurtful trick on her. He tied her lower garment to her headpiece so...

By Lotifa Begum Original Source Recently I was shocked to learn that ‘According to the Economist, beauty spending–on make-up, diet and exercise, fragrances, skin care, hair products, and cosmetic surgery–adds up to a $160 billion-a-year worldwide.’ [1] It seems women worldwide are no...

Guest writer Azlin Ahmed continues her discussion regarding the assumptions associated with wearing the hijab. Image courtesy of Mihai Tamasila I’m still a newbie at this; at a stage where the wardrobe malfunctions have been reduced, but not quite at the stage where I’m used to the slight...

A very good and long overdue article on the right-wing witch-hunt against CAIR. The conspiracies and vilification of CAIR have been incessant over the years. For instance, in 2009, Newsweek labeled the idea that “CAIR was sending Muslim spy interns into the halls of...

Zimmerman targeted a co-worker of Middle Eastern decent (h/t:Dawud Walid): AUDIO: Witness Says George Zimmerman Repeatedly Bullied Him At Work, Targeted Him With Racist Jokes (ThinkProgress) Among the evidence in the Trayvon Martin case released by the Florida state prosecutor...

Pearl couscous is a wonderful salad couscous and quite different from what is normally found in restaurant dishes or alongside North African tagine dishes with meat. When cooked, t is more plump and chewy  than it’s smaller semolina-derived counterpart. The word couscous is actually a...

Continuing on in the summer weather vein from the past few weeks, let’s look at tunics today. I think most hijabis would agree that tunics are a really good, modest option for the summer. They’re long, and you can find thin ones with long sleeves. They also don’t need much...

Three people were arrested as far right-groups were accused by police of using diversionary tactics to promote their message. The British National Party organised simultaneous protests in Rochdale and Heywood, Greater Manchester, over a child sex grooming case. Police said around 10 BNP...

A reward is being offered in connection to a fire that destroyed a Wichita mosque. Authorities said last week that an Oct. 31 fire at the Islamic Association of Mid-Kansas was intentionally set. The fire caused an estimated $150,000 in damage. Capt. Stuart Bevis, Wichita Fire, said the fire...

The battle lines have been drawn. Steam Summer Sale 2012 you say? Amazons out to take some (a lot of?) market share in the digital game download market. These prices are seriously good! For example Square Enix pack with Just Cause 2, Kane and Lynch 2, Lara Croft and the guardian of light,...

This piece was written by Sarah Farrukh, and originally posted at altmuslimah. Written by Tahmima Anam, The Good Muslim is the story of an educated, “modern” woman who loses her brother to Islamic fundamentalism. And perhaps this storyline is why the book has garnered so many rave reviews...

Many Muslims are distrustful of the police because of their profiling actions: Distrust lingers over NYPD surveillance for some North Jersey Muslims (NorthJersey.com) A Paterson mosque backs out of a meeting with an FBI official, saying the timing is “too sensitive.” A community...

Early on in Muslim Gamers life I posted about an artist I came across called El-Seed. I thought it would be good to revisit him again to see what he has been up to. Same as last time, I wasn’t disappointed as he has uploaded some great new images of his latest work. According to this...

I jumped on board the Project Cars band wagon a few months ago and I can say that already this early into the development of the game it looks fantastic. Not only is it looking great but it is also playing great too. I made a video a little while ago and posted it on [...] Other recent...

We have been going on about Project Cars and World of Mass Development on Muslim Gamer a bit lately. We like the idea of giving back to gamers that support the game and we like good sim games even more. If you’re still unsure about how the game might turn out, check out the latest...

I came across this mod and thought the Skyrim players in the community might want to try it out. It claims to give an incredible boost to graphics without hitting frame rates too hard. Apparently its playable at 60 FPS on a decent machine. The mod is an overhaul of Skyrims graphics using the...

In a recent Question and Answer session, the leads from Piranha Games revealed a bunch of new details about the upcoming free to play Mech game, MechWarrior Online. You can see the full details of the MWO Q&A here. While there was some great news announced there were also some...

Ok so this is the second of what I hope is a series of different Muslim’s memories of growing up in Albany, NY. I’d love for more people to write about their early memories of going to ICCD as kids (or other area Mosques as kids) and their experiences. Kind of so we can preserve...

Amazon is great for everything from socks to the latest digital game downloads. As the competetion between Valve’s Steam and Amazon heats up, and as the Steam Summer Sale and Steam’s famous winter holiday sales for 2012 get closer, I thought I would make a post on how to buy...

Twenty years after the war in Bosnia, there are still refugees living in makeshift camps that lack basic necessities, such as running water. Many of the refugees are elderly women, who are often widowed because of the war, and have nowhere else to go. A Filipino newspaper published a picture...

It’s not rocket science, if you are going to employ tactics in which you kill 10s or 100s of more civilians for each terrorist then you are not going to be liked. Reuters seems to have figured this out: But many say U.S. drone attacks, which have often killed civilians and are...

Everyone knows the Taliban are just the Afghan version of the Pat Robertson’s of the world, right? Pat Robertson was asked on air by a concerned Christian named “Jenny” about a moral quandary she had relating to her roommate’s “Buddha statue.” Jenny:...

By Glip Bismillah Who are you? Who are you and what significance do you have on the face of this earth? What do you have to offer to those around you? While these phrases may come off as quite harsh or belittling, they are not intended to be the former, nor the latter, but simply to provoke...