What time was it? Louis had been dreaming that he was riding in a personnel carrier in the southern suburbs of Baghdad...
That next Friday afternoon, Kadija called. Louis could not have been more surprised if she had leaped onto the roof of his cab and done a...
Red-What? Whether you’ve heard of Reddit or not, chances are your kids are spending time on it. In some casesโupwards of a couple of hours a...
October 2008 San Francisco, California Louis wondered if the Muslim woman with the sky-blue scarf would call for a ride that day, and if heโd manage...
By Adnan Majid ย Bismillahโl-Raแธฅmฤnโl-Raแธฅฤซm As the Qurสพฤnโs first verse, the invocation above (known as the basmallah) is our gateway to divine revelation and our...
We watched an episode ofย Anthony Bourdain: No Reservationsย on โฤชd day, it was playing in the background at my in-laws’ place, after the presents had been opened...
There is no place on Earth as venerated, as central or as holy to as many people as Makkah. By any objective standard, this valley in...
Every single conference. Every single lecture. Every single guest speaker. Every single gathering of friends… …Every single time, a halal meat discussion. Is it halal? Is...
In recent days, the incident of Malala Yousafzai shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls has flowed across all media outlets.ย ย It was the story...
As Hurricane Sandy heads our way and people all over the East Coast prepare to bunker down, this verse from the Quran comes to mind: ...