I was recently tagged on a Facebook post discussing Ahmadiyya Muslims in the USA, in the world generally and relations between Ahmadiyya Muslims and other Muslims. This post is me chiming in, as I don’t believe Ahmadiyya Muslims were fairly characterized. I encourage you to read the full post. I will quote excerpts that I […]
Memes Missing References: The ‘True Islam’ & ‘Muslims for Peace’ Campaigns
I often see memes from Ahmadi Muslim outreach campaigns on Twitter that aim to convey Islam in a progressive light. The statements are meant to break stereotypes about Islam. The memes are often provocative in that way. This post is part critique and part advice for those creating such memes. The trouble is that often—even […]
Placing Douglas Murray’s Article Referring to Ahmadi Muslims in Context
This post is a follow on to some friendly Twitter conversation regarding Douglas Murray’s latest article, Here we go again – but this time, Je suis Berlin. What I did take from Douglas Murray’s latest article is that some elements of the liberal media do wish to present Muslims in a positive light, almost as […]