Islam is not a set of empty rituals; Islam teaches us to think outside the box to rediscover ourselves and to realize an immutable path to contentment. The Qur’an is indeed the ultimate psychology handbook. In enjoining us to reflect inwards vis-à-vis the concept of wealth – “if you try to count the blessings of God, you will not be able to calculate them” – the Qur’an revolutionizes the very process of how we assess our wealth portfolios. Since God’s blessings are infinite, everyone is wealthy if they only knew it.
read morePresident Obama has so far exhibited unprecedented ambition on the part of a sitting US president to recalibrate the precepts of America’s relationship with Muslims around the world. My hope is that this means venturing beyond oil, conflict resolution and counter terrorism initiatives and into beginning to understand the genuine challenges and aspirations of most citizens in Muslim-majority countries.
read moreAhmed Rehab appears to accept the mainstream Muslim perspective of President Barack Obama’s outreach to the Muslim world as being “genuine”. He reasons that President Obama is “the first American president to have had significant experiences in the Muslim world”. “I believe that, unlike previous presidents, he is not limited, despite himself, to the notion that Muslims strictly represent the “other” and is able to appreciate the humanity and nuance in Muslim life,” Rehab told Al-Ahram Weekly.
read moreSay what you will about the recently exposed Bronx Terror Plot, but please, do not go about weaving fantasy scenarios of how Islam is somehow to blame for criminalizing the terror suspects who were already career criminals long before their conversions — and who displayed only a rudimentary understanding of Islam thereafter.
read moreAhmed Rehab on The Alan Colmes’ Liberaland radio show, a nationally-syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Fox News Radio, to discuss the Bronx case.
read moreListen to Ahmed Rehab, debate Conservative Talk Show Host, Jesse Lee Peterson, on Obama, Islam, Judeo-Christian values and what it means to be black.
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Ahmed Rehab is the Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago. Rehab is a specialist on American-Muslim relations, civil rights, community development, media relations, and immigrant & refugee affairs. Rehab, whose Op-Ed’s are published widely, is a frequent guest on TV and cable news programs and radio stations.