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This article is from the New York Times.  Reading it makes me realize the needs of a growing population of elderly Muslims in the West but it makes me sad as well. Maybe it is a blessing in disguise that we don't have Muslim elderly homes, so children continue receive ... Read More »

Photo: Surinder Singh Our condolences to the family of two Sikh elders gunned down in Elk Grove, CA. Sikhs are frequently mistaken for Muslims in The U.S. because of their beards and turbans. This suburb is not to far from where my in laws live. My husband's 90 year old ... Read More »

By Ryan J. Reilly Published in TPMMuckraker A group of anti-Sharia protestors who planned to counter-protest the planned pro-Sharia rally by the radical provocateur Anjem Choudary in front of the White House on Thursday found themselves without an opponent to debate. The counter rally planned by Frank Gaffney in response ... Read More »

Romantic love is not the only joie de vivre. It takes time spent with your sisters to feel the delight of simple connections. I am replenished, rejuvenated. The spontaneous burst of laughter, finishing each others thoughts and sentences, the ‘not’ needing to explain a phrase. Masha'Allah, after 4 whole years my gorgeous sisters and I were in one place. We bemoaned how much like our mother we had become and then thanked Allah for a mother like her. Read More »

Raining what bombs? bullets? Indeed this image of the evil clown resonates when it comes to his man, reality is scarier than fiction. His cartoon-ish image augmented by his buffoonery had lulled the world into thinking that he was not capable of this level of mass murder. According to Human Rights Watch more than 300 people have been killed in Libya . Read More »

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians take to the streets all over Egypt, protesting the oppressive regime and its tyranny. People demonstrated with the utmost civility, shops were still open, and no looting or violence was reported! Demonstrators clearly stated their political demands: freedom of expression, free elections and rule of law. Reports of police officers joining demonstrators. Read More »

"I've hired some of the best Islamic scholars in the region - pious, good and brave men," he says. "They know this is for the benefit of Afghanistan and they insist they will stay working with me despite the dangers." As I said goodbye, he was planning to travel to Jalalabad on the local bus. We talked about the possibility of him being attacked and he admitted he could easily be killed. But when I asked if he was scared, he brushed me off with a shrug. "You only die once. I could get hit by a bus tomorrow." Read More »

Somewhere inside us we have that ability to live up to the lofty maqam of a khalifah. Look at the example of Prophet Muhammad, he slept on the ground close to the earth on a bed made of palm leaves, wrapped in his shawl. He sat on the floor to eat simple, wholesome food. He repaired his shoes and urged us to wear out our clothes until they had patches on them. Read More »

I am reminded of Prophet Yusuf’s (AS) trial and his term served in the prisons of ancient Egypt. I pray that as Allah’s mercy intervened for him, it too will intervene for Aafia. As he was rewarded for his patience and constant faith, may she also be elevated in her ranks. How could I make this comparison, if I was not a witness and have no idea to her state of mind. Read More »

By RACHEL ZOLL Businessweek.com In the ballroom of an upscale hotel a short train ride from New York, advertisers, food industry executives and market researchers mingled — the men in dark suits, the women in headscarves and Western dress. Chocolates made according to Islamic dietary laws were placed at each ... Read More »