This is a review of the 2007 CBS 60 Minutes Program "The Trials of Darryl Hunt" about Darryl Hunt, an African-American man wrongly accused of rape and murder in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Hunt conveted to Islam in prison, and with the help of local Imam Khalid Fattah Griggs and other supporters, was freed.
Hope. The Prophet had hope for the future. The Prophet also remained optimistic about the situation and the future. Let us remember that if we look only at what is today, we don't consider what could be in the future with the Will and Help of Allah.
If there is any group of Americans that understands what Muslims have gone through post-9/11 in the United States, it's Japanese-Americans. The parallels are striking.
About 50 Iraqi Muslim scholars representing the country's Shia and Sunni communities met on October 19, 2006 in Makkah and signed an edict (Fatwa) making attacks on Muslims in Iraq a sin.
Shia-Sunni violence has been on the rise in the last few years, particularly in Iraq and Pakistan. Every month, it seems, scores of Shias and Sunnis are killed in a vicious tit-for-tat between extremists on both sides. Many of the victims are killed as they pray or are in mosques.
It is imperative that the Muslim community in the United States actively and methodically engage in critical dialogue and education concerning Shia-Sunni Dialogue to Save Lives.