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January 2013

January 24, 2013

Jabba the Turk?

Lego (about which I occasionally blog lovingly) has been accused of racism for alleged similarities...

July 2012

July 16, 2012

New York Times op-ed on hijab

There's an unexpected signed op-ed in The Gray Lady defending hijab. Indian Muslim woman's rights...

May 2012

May 08, 2012

The latest gem from the Creeping Sharia Brigade

Get a load of this piercing insight into constitutional law by phony-ex-extremist-Muslim-of-the-month Kaleem Saleem. Roe...

April 2012

April 12, 2012

Tikkun Daily: The NT as “Jewish” lit and reading scripture in historical context

I just posted something new on Tikkun Daily.

February 2012

February 05, 2012

Skewering racism on public radio

For those who are French-enabled, I thought I'd share a great radio skit that's stirred...

February 02, 2012

All-American: 45 American Men on Being Muslim

The collection of essays by American-Muslim men that I mentioned before—and to which I myself...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

Insights into diversity within the Muslim Brotherhood

Came across a helpful if a bit sketchy overview of the schools of thought within...

January 28, 2012

The Transformers face a truly eldritch horror!

This has no relevance to Islam, American politics or the price of fish, but as...

January 24, 2012

Beware the peaceful decoy Muslims!

A very timely report from the trenches of the War on Terror. Al-Qaeda's most insidious...

December 2011

December 31, 2011

The Ta’leef Collective

Followed a link from someone's Facebook page to the Taleef Collective website and watched some...

December 05, 2011

On the likelihood of mistaking a pile of kale for a chicken sandwich

A disturbing example of a small business getting sued by a corporate giant over ridiculous...

November 2011

November 20, 2011

Muslim leaders need to put the lot of religious minorities high on the agenda before it’s too late

The rapid decline in the security of Christian communities in the Middle East in recent...

November 18, 2011

Why Occupy Wall Street deserves respect, even from conservatives

A lot of the criticism directed at Occupy Wall Street--even from the Left--concerning their lack...

October 2011

October 23, 2011

Sage advice for new Muslims

There's a great guest post on Imam Suhaib Webb's website with advice for new Muslims. ...

October 23, 2011

A TED talk on, umm, the Quran, infidels and houris.

Self-described agnostic Jew Leslie Hazleton--who blogs at The Accidental Theologist--reflects thoughtfully on her encounter with...

September 2011

September 17, 2011

A meth lab gets busted in the Shire

I don’t care how irrelevant it is it, I simply must share this delightful photo....

September 04, 2011

Iris scans and citizenship in India

Here’s a some interesting news about a technology project in India. What I find most...

August 2011

August 04, 2011

Leadership

It's hard to tell from the repugnant posturing of most of their would-be presidential candidates,...

August 04, 2011

Profound insights on multi-culturalism from an Islamophobe

Via Haroon Mughal, I came across an interesting post on Little Green Footballs--a pro-Israeli blog...

July 2011

July 25, 2011

FAIR on the rush to pin the Oslo bombing on Muslims

FAIR has an excellent analysis of the rush in the MSM to declare the shocking...

July 24, 2011

Podcasts for health and profit

I periodically whine about the baleful consequences of my longish commute from the employmentally arid...

July 20, 2011

HBO documentary: “KORAN BY HEART”

An upcoming HBO special to air on August 1st that follows several young students of...

July 16, 2011

New post to Tikkun Daily: “What passes for anthropological analysis in the MSM”

I have a new post on Tikkun Daily: What passes for anthropological analysis in the...

June 2011

June 16, 2011

Who’s ISNA-bound?

Will be at ISNA this year, insha'Allah. Lurking friends, well-wishers and polite ill-wishers that are...

May 2011

May 22, 2011

Has Zam Zam been polluted?

A very interesting development involving the water of Zam Zam. After smuggling some out and...

May 22, 2011

Paper: “Loving Compassion in Islam and Buddhism: Rahma and Karuna”

An interesting paper on the place of compassion in Islam and Buddhism by Dr. Reza...

May 11, 2011

The Klan to Rev. Jones: Dude, you’ve jumped the shark.

I'm reminded of the "you know you're a redneck if" jokes. ILLUME :: Ku Klux...

May 10, 2011

New on Tikkun Daily: ” Osama bin Laden’s messy (and debatable) demise”

I have a new post on Tikkun Daily about Osama bin Laden's death.

May 10, 2011

New crime: Airbrushing while Muslim

Here's an interesting case of religiously motivated censorship. Religious paper apologizes for erasing Clinton from...

April 2011

April 26, 2011

“Winter’s Bone”

If you like good movies, you need to see this amazing film.