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September 2008

September 25, 2008

Some reflections on the tenor of criticism of W.D. Mohammed’s alleged “errors”

There's been an interesting debate over on HAhmed.com between Imam W.D. Mohammed's defenders and his...

September 18, 2008

The mullah and the reality TV show

Via Austrolabe ...SBS - Special Broadcasting ServiceDave Zwolenski is 26 years old and likes girls...

August 2008

August 31, 2008

Nun beauty pageant called off….Darn!

Talk about a PR disaster waiting to happen, no matter what the father's intentions really...

August 24, 2008

Richard Silverstein on McCain’s hypocrisy on Syria

A good piece by Richard Silverstein in Comment is free on the McCain campaign's hypocrisy...

August 24, 2008

Handy list of Jewish terms

Don't know how many of you regularly read Jewish blogs, but if like me you...

August 18, 2008

Ramadan’s almost here

Gulp ye coffee while ye may, for Ramadan is but 2 weeks away.As is the...

August 12, 2008

Yeah, those liberals don’t understand the economy…

It's the never~~seen~~a~~taxcut~~for~~the~~rich~~they~~didn't~like Republicans who get it.As Republicans demonize government and promise that the all...

July 2008

July 26, 2008

The unsung moderation of US Jews

Anyone with many Jewish friends or much exposure to the Jewish community will find this...

June 2008

June 05, 2008

My piece on the Obama “apostasy” campaign

I have an article on the apostasy controversy at Religion Dispatches entitled "Who's smearing Obama?"Here's...

June 01, 2008

Trapped in a restaurant full of drunks

It's 3 AM on a Saturday night, the bars have vomited their patrons, I have...

May 2008

May 26, 2008

Supporting our troops

On this Memorial Day let us ponder a scandal which ought to drive war mongering,...

May 26, 2008

Technical problems

Not sure what happened with the titles of the last few posts. Maybe there's a...

May 25, 2008

Alice Walker’s daughter lashes out at mother and her beliefs

Rebecca Walker, the daughter of feminist icon and author of The Color Purple Alice Walker,...

May 24, 2008

Isaac Asimov as orientalist

Just thought I share with you sci-fi heads a stimulating observation I just came across...

May 22, 2008

“You know you’re Muslim if…

...you find your Mormon neighbors' attitudes towards dating overly liberal."A few weeks before we set...

May 14, 2008

Lou’s passing

Louis Cantori has returned to his Maker. Lou was a friend, a brilliant scholar of...

May 13, 2008

US Court blocks long distance triple talaq

A Muslim tries to pull a long-distance triple talaq and rightly gets shot down by...

May 11, 2008

A church in the works in KSA?

Baby steps towards some semblance of religious freedom in in KSA.BBC NEWS | Europe |...

May 09, 2008

Who needs the gym? Just move often.

14 hours to pack a still fairly unpacked house before the movers arrive at 7...

May 01, 2008

Our trail of tears begins

We're off to parts western in connection with the Missus' job (she's starting a tenure...

April 2008

April 24, 2008

Merry Pesach

A belated Happy Pesach to fellow Abrahamic dissidents on that whole Crucifixion & Resurrection thing....

April 08, 2008

People pray in the darnedest places

From an email circulating. At least wudu is a snap. (Or is it? Do you...

April 06, 2008

What knowledge is for

As I franticly slave away on my masters thesis (which is on Sufi notions of...

March 2008

March 23, 2008

Happy Easter

A Happy Easter to my Christian readers/accidental visitors. Speaking of Easter, I'm really in the...

March 21, 2008

I miss old school hip-hop

Don't do its debased contemporary forms, but every now and again, I really, really miss...

March 17, 2008

John Oliver strikes in Qatar

Finally, I've discovered a contribution by Ali G to Western civilization. It's to pave the...

March 13, 2008

Frontier Gandhi II

A rather unexpected protest to the Danish cartoons in Afghanistan. Danish cartoons: one Afghan's peaceful...

March 13, 2008

$130M donated anonymously

Masha'Allah, it's not often you see this kind of money donated anonymously. God bless this...

March 12, 2008

My latest at Religion Dispatches: “Christian Radio, Muslim Radio…”

Snippets from my latest at Religion Dispatches. Religion Dispatches - Christian Radio, Muslim Radio... I...

February 2008

February 26, 2008

Juan Cole on the Serbian attacks on the US embassy

Someone brought this kindred observation on the Serbian riots by Juan Cole to my attention....