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June 2016

June 19, 2016

Muslims and guns

In the wake of Orlando, let's talk about guns, rights, and social policy. Rights are...

June 14, 2016

The media should boycott Trump

Trump has cancelled the press credentials of the Washington Post: Donald Trump said Monday that...

June 09, 2016

I’m with her, I suppose

and here's the car magnet I made to say so. Want one? Only $4.99 from...

June 08, 2016

Thoughts on Bernie fighting on

What an amazing speech by Bernie Sanders. What struck me the most was that he...

June 06, 2016

No, Hillary Clinton did not clinch the Democratic nomination today

The news media is filling with stories about how Hillary has officially clinched the nomination...

June 04, 2016

Muhammad Ali’s jihad

I have seen so many amazing photos, videos, and quotes from Muhammad Ali in the...

March 2016

March 03, 2016

Marco Rubio: compares moderate Muslims to Nazis

How is Trump any worse than the "establishment" Republicans? Consider Rubio's interview on This Week...

February 2016

February 11, 2016

Sorry, Mummy and Abba. I’m feelin’ the Bern.

This is a guest post by Fatema Biviji. Sorry, Mummy and Abba, I know I...

January 2016

January 15, 2016

the long game

Muslima Jedi and Brass Crescent Award winner Linda Sarsour has sage advice about the long...

December 2015

December 14, 2015

The GOP’s epistemic implosion

Nancy LeTourneau at Political Animal illustrates the impotence of the RNC, in no small part...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

The Vizzini Cabal: Syria according to Cruz and Rubio

This classic clip from The Princess Bride is surely familiar to everyone: The punch...

November 23, 2015

Muslim Americans should be single-issue voters

This is a guest post by Aamer Jamali. Four years ago, I wrote a piece...

October 2015

October 11, 2015

Sustenance for the Soul: The Global Food Initiative of His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin

The spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslims, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, will conduct Ashara Mubaraka...

June 2014

June 28, 2014

there debate about moonsighting – and the validity (and ubiquity) of calculations

Every year the debate about moonsighting begins anew as Ramadan approaches. I'd like to highlight...

April 2014

April 10, 2014

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is an Islamophobe who hates all muslims

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a brave woman and I respect her intellectual decision to leave...

March 2014

March 16, 2014

Dawoodi Bohra women speak about home science

In my last post I defended my community, the Dawoodi Bohras, from accusations of Mr....

March 07, 2014

No schism, just sadness: A Dawoodi Bohra responds

Introduction Shireen Hamza has written an oped here at Patheos alleging that there is a...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

the silence libel: do muslims condemn?

Fellow Patheos blogger Dan Peterson has a moving and well-intentioned post in which he exhorts...

July 2013

July 24, 2013

The #WhiteHouseIftar controversy

Ramadan Kareem everyone - This blog is still under hiatus until the next election cycle,...

November 2012

November 06, 2012

a few words about third parties #MuslimVOTE

Many Muslim Americans, disgusted with Obama's policies on drones and repelled by Republican islamophobia, will...

November 06, 2012

a few words about drones #MuslimVOTE

I have received many negative comments for my support of Barack Obama, mostly along the...

November 05, 2012

2012 Election prediction: Obama 303 to Romney 235

My prediction for the election tomorrow is pretty straightforward - I'm using Nate Silver's model...

November 05, 2012

Why should Muslim Americans vote for President Obama? 10 reasons to get out the #MuslimVOTE

Let's recap. President Obama has banned torture and tried to close Gitmo; he is committed...

November 04, 2012

537 votes are more important than 538 electoral votes

Only two more days until the election is over. Last night (Saturday) I got three...

October 2012

October 15, 2012

a Muslim American meets Paul Ryan

Last week, I met Paul Ryan at an apple farm. I was attending a kids'...

September 2012

September 26, 2012

Decoupling religious identity: A Muslim Response to Brian McLaren

This post is part of an inter-faith discussion on Brian McLaren's new book Why Did...

September 11, 2012

transcript: President Obama’s remarks on 11th anniversary of 9-11

Today marks the 11th anniversary of the attacks on September 11th. I've written about my...

September 11, 2012

Presidential religion

This tweet by Blake Hounshell deserves highlighting: So, despite the conspiracy theories, Obama is the...

September 10, 2012

A Muslim for Obama

I have long argued that as muslims, we must avoid allowing ourselves to declare an...

August 2012

August 27, 2012

government and moral authority: “Of, By, and For”

The rhetoric of the past 30 years of the Conservative Era has led to a...