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February 2010

February 15, 2010

Domestic violence: Remembering Aasiya Zubair

Last year the tragic beheading of Aasiya Zubair jolted a dormant Muslim American community to...

February 10, 2010

Civil liberties: Another red scare?

Most people would agree that adopting violence to propagate a political agenda is radical and...

February 03, 2010

Homegrown radicals: Complacency is not an option

The American Muslim community should not brush aside facts by either taking a defensive posture...

January 2010

January 27, 2010

Semantics: Let God be God

Many Muslims erroneously believe they have monopoly over the use of the word Allah, asserting...

January 25, 2010

Civil liberties: How our lawlessness strengthens our enemies

The strategy that could most effectively hamstring violent extremism abroad is the same one that...

January 22, 2010

Terrorism: Technology is not the problem, human relations are

What we need in this time of uncertainty is not more technology, but more human...

January 20, 2010

Treaty of Lisbon: Helping solve Europe’s identity crisis

Although the recent ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon, which aims to protect civil, economic,...

January 18, 2010

Islam4UK ban: Free speech martyrs

Banning the extremist group Islam4UK does not refute the organization’s twisted beliefs and, worse still,...

January 15, 2010

The Burj Khalifa: Behind the glitz

The very dynamics of the architecture of the tallest towers and their historical symbolism suggest...

January 11, 2010

Islam and cinema: Visions of light

When a movie takes my in-exile self into new worlds within the human heart, showing...

January 01, 2010

Interfaith: Prophet Muhammad’s promise to Christians

There exists in the Sinai a document written by the Prophet of Islam that clearly...

December 2009

December 28, 2009

Interfaith: “He was the best of the Jews”

If Muslim Imams told the story of Rabbi Mukhayriq to their congregations in America and...

December 25, 2009

Christmas: A Muslim Christmas greeting

I am very happy to wish my Christian friends and neighbors a hearty "Merry Christmas",...

December 23, 2009

Muslim Americans: Confronting radicalization online

The best possible antidote to extremist thought online is to propagate a compelling Muslim American...

December 16, 2009

Education: Teaching faith in America’s schools

Although the roots of Judaism, Christianity and Islam are briefly studied in both middle and...

December 14, 2009

Elected Muslims: Hard work and an easy smile

Two contrasting examples in America's November elections show that Muslims can either overcome fear and...

December 07, 2009

Pakistan bombings: The real martyrs

Although the suicide bombers who attacked a Rawalpindi mosque on Friday believe they will be...

December 04, 2009

Sustainability: The eco-halal revolution

A growing number of Muslims are calling for a more transparent and environmentally sound approach...

December 02, 2009

Swiss minaret ban: The case of the Swiss minarets

This week's ban on minarets in Switzerland, approved by 57 percent of voters, is a...

November 2009

November 25, 2009

Eid and Thanksgiving: A beautiful juxtaposition

Thanksgiving should be spent in giving thanks to our Lord for all the blessings and...

November 18, 2009

Tunku Varadarajan's "Going Muslim": Normalizing hate speech

In his essay "Going Muslim," NYU professor Tunku Varadarajan seems to be asking the government...

November 16, 2009

Race, class, and religion: Remembering Imam Luqman Abdullah

The political rhetoric sometimes employed by Imam Luqman Abdullah has led his detractors to argue...

November 13, 2009

Diplomacy: A monumental task for American Muslims

After the recent tragedy at Fort Hood, American Muslims need to realize the enormous political...

November 11, 2009

Journalism: When does a gunman become a terrorist?

Scriptural references, when taken out of the widely varying religious contexts in which they're understood,...

November 09, 2009

Biopics: The pitfalls of filming Muhammad

Unfortunately, the Matrix producer Barrie Osborne's planned biopic on the life of the Prophet Muhammad...

November 06, 2009

Fort Hood killings: Fort Hood has enough victims already

Whatever was in the mind of shooter Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who reportedly gunned down...

November 02, 2009

Kashmir: Faith after the quake

"Islam doesn't tell anyone to kill on the basis of religion," Shaukat bhai said. "Extremism...

October 2009

October 30, 2009

Imam Luqman Abdullah killing: Condemn that which is condemnable

Whatever conclusions people make about the killing of Imam Luqman Abdullah, they should do so...

October 23, 2009

Discrimination: India’s invisible minority

Persistent religious discrimination against Muslims and recurring communal violence have marred India’s ideals and values....

October 19, 2009

Foreign Policy: A new approach to US aid in the Muslim world

While America tries to improve its image in the Muslim world, it is slowly realising...