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The Depths of Vanity(13)
A few weeks ago I was scheduled for endoscopic sinus surgery and a septoplasty. Since moving to Houston I have suffered from chronically clogged sinuses and allergy symptoms and finally decided to see an ENT specialist, who ordered a CT scan and on the next visit showed me the films, pointing out the ghostly impression […]
Who Speaks for Islam? Part 3b: Jihad, Religion & Politics
To most Muslims, jihad implies honor and sacrifice for others, even when interpreted military, it comes with many conditions, including the writ against targeting civilians. Using jihad and terrorism as synonyms is wrong and counterproductive, and the meaning of Jihad to Muslims is much more nuanced than what many Western commentators invoke.
Grad Season = Fitnah Season
It’s that time of the year again - sunshine, spring fever, allergies and oh yes, the hype of graduation for high school seniors! Few students can deny dreaming of the moment that they’ll walk across the stage in their graduation gowns and caps, ready to receive their diploma to the applause and pride of their family and friends. (Parents look forward to it too, although not so much when they get a whiff of how much tickets cost!) However, graduation also means something else - presents and parties! And we all know what the biggest party of all is… the (for Muslims) dreaded P-word. Prom.
Who Speaks for Islam? Part 3a- What Makes a Radical?
Against the backdrop of this bleak world situation, the West desires stable, secular democracies in the Muslim countries it deems as “supporting terrorism”, believing this to be the ultimate measure of victory in the “war against terrorism”. But a number of challenges exist in this battle of hearts and minds, and data is ever-important to understand the people we wish to move.
More in this category:
- Who Speaks for Islam? Part 2- Democracy or Theocracy
- Unable to Appreciate
- Who Speaks for Islam? Part 1
- One Special Moment of Mercy
- Who Speaks for Islam? Introduction
- Homeschooling: On NY Times’s Stereotyping
- Literacy Tests for White Voters
- Hard to Say Good-Bye to Yesterday
- Women Only Gyms: What’s all the fuss about?
- The World I Live In : Reflections on Gaza
- Keeping it Real: Student of Knowledge Superstars
- Authority of the Sunnah Part-2: Hadith=Revelation Q&A
- The Royal “We”
- My Challenge to the Houston Chronicle’s Editors
- Musharraf Grilled (’Pwned’) by Confident Islamic Student in Open Forum
- Thoughts on Death
- Roger Clemens and the Meaning of Life
- The Muslim Woman’s Achilles Heel - the Second Wife
- Just For Laughs
- Letter from Ismail Royer to all MM Readers; Feedback Requested
- Romney: Some Beliefs are More Equal than Others / Bye-bye Giuliani
- Question Yourself
- The Boy and the Tree
- Vote for Me!
- BUBBA responds to possible “Honor Killing” in Dallas
- The Immortal “If”: Musings on Rudyard Kipling’s Poem
- Faces Unveiled
- British Muslims & their Leadership
- Consolation
- The Hijab Story - Tragic Murder of Aqsa Parvez
- Islamophobia Part-1: It Exists
- The Lost Art of Contemplation
- 422 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
- Even if the Pain: Review of “Poems From Guantanamo: The Detainees Speak”
- “NeO” to Giuliani — United Against a Presidential Nightmare
- Misogynistic Women: Reinforcing Gender Injustice
- (Canadian) Muslim Writers Anthology of Short Stories
- Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini
- The Literary Beauty of the Qur’an
- Thoughts and Observations on Ramadan 1428
- A Day in the Life of an ‘Eid Party Volunteer
- The 27th Night of Ramadan at al-Masjid al-Aqsa
- US Congress Passes Historic Ramadan Bill / Keith Olbermann on “Islamofascist” Week
- The Power of Prostration
- An Inspiring Story: Rwanda Turning to Islam
- The Three R’s of Ramadan
- A Tribute to My Father and Grassroots Activism
- Shaykh Salman al-Oudah’s Ramadan Letter to Osama Bin Laden
- On Veils, Voting, and More
- Response to Bin Laden 9/11 Video and Other Reflections
- Line Up!: A New Measure of Muslim Unity
- Much Ado, But Not Always About the Cartoon
- It’s Ego-Busting Time!
- Unity Based on Renewal & Guidance
- What to Make of Mother Teresa’s Crisis of Faith?
- In a Place Allah Has Made
- UPDATE! Blogosphere Tid-bits / Last Breath & Meeting Allah
- Can Spirituality Be Taught?
- 2 UPDATES! Suhaib Webb’s “Departure” from “Traditionalism”
- UPDATE! Intifida in “Little Israel”, “The Israel Lobby” and Fighting Back — Take ACTION Now
- Coming of Age Traditions
- The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf - Book Review
- The Ruins of Traditional Islam
- Heart Wrenching Letter from a Sister
- Be Like the Bee
- The Migrations of Faith
- Women and the Wall
- Wisdom Behind Calamities
- Forgive Me… A Heart-Wrenching Nasheed
- Muslim Women & Activism
- The Ethical Role of Religion in Promoting Peace - Part 3
- Reclaiming The Masaajid
- The Ethical Role of Religion in Promoting Peace - Part 2
- Does My Head Look Big In This?
- Of Mice and Men - The Cheese Factor
- The Lal Masjid Fiasco - Thoughts & Questions
- The Ethical Role of Religion in Promoting Peace (Part 1)
- Countdown Special: Bush/Cheney Should Resign
- Speaking Religion
- The Farmocracy Experiment
- A Short Gem from “Love for Allah,” a Lecture by Sh. Hussain Abdul Sattar
- Setting Aright Our Affairs
- Signs of Bliss & Misery
- Tipping Point - How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
- Letter from Ismail Royer
- A Blue Ocean Strategy for Islamic Organizations
- The Adolescence Myth
- Sign up for CAIR Today! Unless you like Washington Times…
- What do Teachers Make?
- The RAND Plan in ACTION
- Ma`rifah: Being Acquainted with Allah
- Are We Doomed?
- Death: More Than Just an Individual’s Life Being Taken Away
- Quranic Incoherence? 2 Miracles Respond
- What Do We Do?
- Some thoughts on the US Muslim Population
- Muslim Americans- Pew Survey & the Media Twist (Background & Update #1 & #2)
- An Example for Parents
- Muslim Man’s Guide to Style
- Mother or Aunt or Both? A Lesson in Perversion
- When Intellectualism Meets Arrogance and Mockery
- What We Have Lost
- Sarkozy, Muslims, and the New France
- What’s In a Name?
- Niqab (Face-Veil) in the West…
- And Now For Something Completely Different
- A Return to Modesty: Book Review
- Am I Teaching Contempt?
- The Big Questions, Part II—The Purpose of Life
- Quotes & Stories: The Day Imam Malik Laughed…
- The Status of the Companions in Light of the Qur’an
- The Big Questions (Part I of III) - On Atheism, God & More…
- Around the Blogosphere (4.28.07)
- Moderate in the Extreme
- Letter from a Student at Virginia Tech
- My Redemption
- To Cope with Death Upon a Passing
- Interview with Dr Bilal Philips
- Poetic Treat!
- Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
- Sage Advice… Reminiscing Childhood Memories
- How significant is the risk of terrorism?
- Madinah: A Sky-View