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In my last article, I mentioned the importance of the attribute of justice as a Muslim when it comes to not generalizing about other groups of people, particularly Jewish people. Although a number of Jews are Zionists, Zionism as a cause and ideology is distinctly different from Judaism as a religious identity ... Read More »

**Don't forget to check out the gag reel at the end of the post** This was my first foray into a full on "field recording" type of interview. For a few months now I have been looking into recording tips and hardware. This post will highlight the set up that we used to conduct and record the interview, trying to get as high quality of a recording as possible. Read More »

So many lessons in history. If we could only learn from them. Sound familiar? Read More »

In this picture story, proclaiming a thousand words, the “Islamic Republic of Pakistan's” latest and most regretful leader, the shameless Mr. 10%, the jaahil (ignorant), crook, the bane of Pakistan is seen “toasting” at the end of a signing agreement (see picture below sleeve). Of course, it is not alcohol ... Read More »

After my previous article on the financial meltdown, after doing tons of more research (well not really), and using all my finance knowledge I have acquired (hey, the new bailout chief is a 35-year old Wharton 2002 alumni, so I can't be that far behind), I have narrowed down the ... Read More »

Check out this awesome pic by brother nascity on flickr from Dubai. Read More »

This is a poem which I read a while ago and has made its way around the Islamosphere… I thought it'd be great for the MM crowd! Beauty in the Beard by Tushar Imdad-ul-Haque Bhuiya (12th March 2001) I came to eat dinner in my halls of residence one day ... Read More »

And who can extinguish that light? Can someone make out what this brother in Islam in Niger is reading? A student attends a lesson at the Islamic school in Maradi, southern Niger [Photo & Caption Credit: AFP] Read More »

Inshā'Allāh there will be more posts with details of what was actually learned at IlmSummit but here are a few pictures (sorry it is not a lot) from the first of inshā'Allāh many IlmSummits to come.   Related Posts: Everything on IlmSummit  http://picasaweb.google.com/muslimmatters/IlmSummit/ Read More »

He smiled, then laughed and finally cried. Maybe he couldn’t recognize emotion any more, it all seemed the same now. He did recognize though that his life was a hapless journey; a trip through hell into the grapples of death and probably as futile as the dried leaf that falls down and never gets up. Read More »