This is an in-depth discussion between Imam Zaid Shakir co-founder of Zaytuna College and (Host) Ustadh Abobaker Mojadidi in regards to the American peoples frustration with the financial and economic disparities and injustices. This program was broadcasted live via Arman Satellite TV – ‘Islam in America’ program throughout the continental United States and Canada.

On October 4, 2011 at the Oscar Grant / Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA., Imam Zaid Shakir speaks about the Occupy Wall Street Movement, Muslim support, offering spiritual guidance, and assisting the protesters.

In observance of Black History Month and theme “Slavery and Its Legacy”, Imam Zaid Shakir discusses the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., The Civil Rights Movement and American Muslims. The International Museum of Muslim Cultures and Tougaloo College held an historic national conference at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi on February 19-22, 2011.

On March 13, 2011, as the keynote speaker, Imam Zaid Shakir advocates accessibility for the disabled at the Campaign 2011 Gala Dinner held in Mississauga, Canada .

On Dec. 10, 2010 at New York University, Imam Zaid Shakir discusses the viability of a building a community in the U.S. for Muslims that reflects the reality of who we are as a people, and how youth have always played a critical role in Islam historically.

Source: http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/56149

Read Imam Zaid’s article about his response to the tragedy at Fort Hood.

From Imam Zaid:

This is my response to the Fort Hood tragedy and events both associated with it and ensuing from it. I begin by expressing my deepest condolences to the families of all of the dead and wounded. There is no legitimate reason for their deaths, just as I firmly believe there is no legitimate reason for the deaths of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi and Afghani civilians who have perished as a result of those two conflicts. Even though I disagree with the continued prosecution of those wars, and even though I believe that the US war machine is the single greatest threat to world peace, I must commend the top military brass at Fort Hood, and President Obama for encouraging restraint and for refusing to attribute the crime allegedly perpetrated by Major Nidal Malik Hasan to Islam. We pray that God bless us to see peace and sanity prevail during these tense times.