She grew up in the college town, traveled the globe as a journalist and returned home seeking comfort in the familiar to raise her newborn son. But when former Wall Street Journal reporter Asra Nomani tried to pray in the main hall of Morgantown, West Virginia's new mosque, she was forcefully told she couldn't.
Women had a separate prayer section. They also had their own entrance. Then she started hearing disturbing messages being preached during prayer services.
Women had a separate prayer section. They also had their own entrance. Then she started hearing disturbing messages being preached during prayer services.
"The West is on a dark path."Had this happened at a different point in her life, Nomani may have reacted with indifference. But two seminal - yet overlapping - moments in her life prompted her to take a stand. The first was the kidnapping and murder in Pakistan of her friend and Wall Street Journal colleague Daniel Pearl. During the crisis that resulted, Nomani learned she was pregnant with her son. Her boyfriend broke up with her, leaving her a single mother. Read more ...
"To love the Prophet is to hate those who hate him."
Source: IPT News
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