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February 2019

February 02, 2019

The Sins of the Child

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is facing calls to resign from both the right and the...

January 2019

January 24, 2019

NY and The Abortion Debate

When does a person become a person? There are a lot of different answers to...

January 16, 2019

Out Beyond Fear and Loathing

Our country is mired in the grips of obdurate ideological warfare. The ongoing government shut...

August 2018

August 13, 2018

China’s Beleaguered Muslims

I embraced Islam in China some 30 years ago. The Chinese Muslim community embraced me...

July 2018

July 18, 2018

Trump and Putin

The Qur'an (as always) has a verse for the Trump-Putin situation. Loosely translated it says: ...

June 2018

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 10, 2018

American Muslims Uneasy Relationship with the LGBT Community

The Public Religion Research Institute’s 2017 American Values Atlas, published last week, revealed that for the...

April 2018

April 18, 2018

Starbucks Arrests: Time to End to Racial Profiling

By now you've probably heard about the two black men who were arrested while waiting...

March 2018

March 24, 2018

Who’s the Terrorist?

We can argue whether Mark Anthony Conditt is a terrorist or not. Certainly his 3...

March 20, 2018

Systemic Racism and Personal Responsibility

Six months ago, I began driving for Lyft. It didn’t take me long to learn...

March 16, 2018

The Personal Politics of Hijab

Several years ago I stopped wearing a headscarf after some 25 years of observing hijab....

February 2018

February 27, 2018

Book Review: Toward a Qur’anic Understanding of the Divine

I picked up "Toward a Qur'anic Understanding of the Divine," authored by Abdur Rab, Farouk...

February 13, 2018

Just Say No to Genital Mutilation!

We hear a lot about female genital mutilation, and the challenges of eradicating it from...

February 07, 2018

Haram at the Haram: Sexual Harassment on Hajj

So there you are, standing in front of the Ka'bah for the first time in...

January 2018

January 23, 2018

Of Arrogance and Sin

Today, I bring you a story of arrogance and sin: Your Lord said to the angels,...

January 15, 2018

Listening on MLK Day

I have been feeling I should post something profound today in honor of MLK, in...

January 05, 2018

Embracing Diversity

I have one rule of thumb for unfriending folks on facebook. If you make a...

December 2017

December 22, 2017

The Imaginary War on Christmas

Ok, let's all be honest with each other. There is no war on Christmas. And...

December 12, 2017

My Love Affair with the Hot Take

This month the writers of the Patheos Muslim Channel are opening up about their feelings...

December 05, 2017

Of Cakes and Sin

Tuesday the Supreme Court heard the case of a Jack Philips, a baker from Denver who refused...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

Reality Matters – Fake Tweets and the “Muslim Threat”

White House Press Secretary Sara Huckabee Sanders would like us to believe that it doesn't...

November 16, 2017

Moorality

Roy Moore. What a guy. One with some really creepy habits. In the late 70's when he...

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 Mubarak!

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

April 2014

April 10, 2014

Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the Challenge of Progressive Critique

The news that Brandeis University cancelled the honorary degree it was planning to give Ayaan...

March 2014

March 17, 2014

Women’s Leadership in Islam

Editors' Note: This article is part of a Public Square conversation Women in Religious Leadership. Read...

September 2013

September 15, 2013

Syria

Duma. Irbin. Hammurah. Siqbah. Jisrayn. Zamalka. Ayn Tarma. Jawbar. Mulayha. Kafr Batna. Mu'addamiyah. Darayya. They...