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June 2018

June 06, 2018

More Cakes and Sin

The Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of Jack Philips, the baker who refused to...

June 06, 2018

A Progressive Approach to the Qur’an

The story of the Qur’an begins in Ramadan, 610 AD. Muhammad, who was not yet...

May 2018

May 22, 2018

To Fast or Not to Fast

"It was in the month of Ramadan that the Quran was revealed as guidance for...

November 2017

November 24, 2017

Thanksgiving Angst

Last Thursday, along with millions of other Americans my Muslim family sat down to a...

December 2015

December 16, 2015

In the face of terrorism, love

When my kids were young, Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her parents' home and held...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

And All Things We Have Created in Pairs

Today the Supreme Court struck down state bans on marriage between partners of the same...

July 2014

July 07, 2014

Ramadan and the Purity of Pork

My closest friends have heard me say it before, "I'm counting on pork to get...

July 06, 2014

Ramadan and Poverty

We often hear that fasting in Ramadan makes us understand the plight of the poor...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Islamic State

I wrote a version of this poem some time ago; this revision seems appropriate to...

June 28, 2014

Ramadan and individual responsibility

When I first became Muslim, I figured that I would fast Ramadan every year until...

June 28, 2014

Ramadan Mubarak!

It's that time of year again... the month of Ramadan, a time of joy and...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Islam and the Culture of Rape

Today the White House called on universities to more aggressively combat sexual assaults on campus....

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Standing Against the GLBT Witch Hunt

A Ugandan newspaper has published a list of what it called the country's 200 top...

February 24, 2014

On Gender, God, and Grammar

As we draw close to International Women's Day, I have been thinking about the...

July 2013

July 11, 2013

Ramadan: An Ever-Varied Feast

2013 will mark my 26th Ramadan. If there is one thing I have learned over...