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September 2016

September 19, 2016

NYC Bombings, Being Muslim and Forgoing the Fear

The Monday morning routine is the same as always: Alarm rings, I turn it off....

September 08, 2016

Eid-ul-Adha and the 15th Remembrance of 9/11 – How Should Muslims Proceed?

Many Muslims probably breathed a sigh of relief when the start of the Islamic month...

August 2016

August 26, 2016

Burkini Ban has been Overturned in France: 5 Lessons to Know and Remember

Muslim women and allies let loose a cheer today when France’s highest administrative court, the...

August 15, 2016

Unapologetically Muslim, Unapologetically Human

Back in the late 1980s, when I first started fasting, I was the second kid...

August 09, 2016

Best Inspirational Moments (IMHO) from First Days of Rio Olympics

Hello. Lifelong Olympic junkie here, getting my kicks from the big-name and little-known athletes whose...

August 02, 2016

The Most Epic 6 Moments (Thus Far) from the Khizr and Ghazala Khan Story

The Khans vs. Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump is the battle that just keeps...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

7 Good, Bad and Ugly ‘Muslim Moments’ from the Republican and Democratic National Conventions

American Muslims – discussions about, insults and accusations, praises, accolades and acceptance – were a...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

Adnan Syed Granted a Retrial, ‘He’s Not Convicted Anymore.’

From one of the first blog posts Rabia Chaudry wrote about her childhood friend, Adnan...

June 12, 2016

‘I Will Love Until My Own Pulse Stops’ – Multiple Reflections on Orlando Shootings

To witness the world of beauty and oneness around the funeral of the people’s champ,...

June 10, 2016

In Life and in Death, Muhammad Ali Proved to the World You can be Unapologetically Black, Muslim and American

Today the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, is holding a political rally in my...

June 08, 2016

How Muhammad Ali’s Janaza Prayer is His Last Gift to Muslims and the World

Tomorrow our beloved champ, G.O.A.T. and one of the most influential American Muslims of our...

May 2016

May 25, 2016

Ask Your Doctor About ‘Islamophobin’!

Do you suffer from fear of Muslims? Bigotry? Worse? This new drug might be the...

May 24, 2016

“Speechless” – ABC’s new Fall Comedy Focuses on Disability

I'll admit, this one got me kind of excited and laughing. As ABC is rolling...

April 2016

April 20, 2016

It’s Not “Just Autism”

Ali Family Autism Truths #20 - April 20, 2016 I pretty much don’t have to...

April 18, 2016

On Block Formations and Autism Negativity

Ali Family Autism Truths #18 - April 18, 2016 More than twelve years ago, a...

April 08, 2016

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream. There’s the (Autistic) Rub

Ali Family Autism Truths #8 - April 8, 2016 At 5:30 a.m., my phone rang....

April 06, 2016

It Takes a Village to Live this Autism Life

Ali Family Autism Truths #6 - April 6, 2016 In the span of three weeks,...

March 2016

March 22, 2016

Where We Mourn

A writer and peace seeker recently said to me (paraphrasing), "There should be a 48...

March 17, 2016

Why Brandon Stanton’s Letter to Trump Means the World to Muslims, to Humans

Let's pause. Let's pause in a time of frenzied information and sharing of videos, news,...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

#OurThreeBrothers – Mourning the Loss of Three Innocent Lives

Say their names: 23-year-old Mohamedtaha Omar, 20-year-old Adam Mekki and 17-year-old Muhannad Tairab. Shot, execution...

February 23, 2016

Dalia Mogahed’s TED Talk – How Do You See Me? (VIDEO)

Several years ago, Dalia Mogahed , then Gallup's executive director of Muslim studies, co-authored a...

February 02, 2016

Adnan Syed’s (of ‘Serial’) Appeals Trial Begins with a Show of Global Support

There have been too many times in the last 17 years that I thought, we...

January 2016

January 30, 2016

Taking On Anti-Muslim Rhetoric: President Obama to Visit U.S. Mosque for First Time in his Presidency

Brace yourselves - you conspiracy theorists and birther-lingering-on'ers - President Barack Hussein Obama for the...

January 19, 2016

Jesus for Muslims – A Sermon by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Irelan

Editor's Note: The following is a guest post submitted to me by my friend, Maha Elgenaidi,...

January 18, 2016

‘Spotlight,’ the Institute for Islamic Education: Sexual Abuse Cases Across Faith Communities

When you’re a poor kid from a poor family, and when a priest pays attention...

January 12, 2016

Religion, and Islam, Up Front and Center in Pres. Obama’s Last State of the Union Address

He's got nothing left to prove, nothing left to lose. I don't know about you,...

January 07, 2016

A Blow to Christian-Muslim Interfaith Unity – Wheaton College Moves to Fire Prof. Larycia Hawkins

I am flummoxed and flabbergasted by the events of the last two weeks. - Professor Larycia...

December 2015

December 24, 2015

The 2015 Top Viewed Posts on Patheos Muslim – Perhaps Not What You Think They’d Be!

In the last five years of managing the Muslim Channel at Patheos, I’ve tracked and...

December 21, 2015

Please Do (If You Want) Wear the Headscarf in the Name of Interfaith Solidarity

My sister-in-law called me up out of the blue last week, talking to me for...

December 16, 2015

Wheaton’s Big Misstep in Muslim-Christian Show of Solidarity

Is the question really about whether Islam and Christianity can identify with each other? Or...