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		<title>Man of Steel: The Good, The Bad and The Super</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>irfanrydhan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I watched Man of Steel, the latest Superman flick, and although it was a pretty good movie (way better than the last 3 Superman films); I still rank 1980’s Superman II as my all time favorite.  But here is my take on all that was good and bad about this latest one made for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Umar Lee: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>irfanrydhan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/almihrab/?p=775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For those who don’t know, former Muslim convert Umar Lee, is (or should I saywas) a well known blogger in the “Islamic” blogosphere.  I must admit, I do not know “Mr. Lee” personally, but I have read some of his writings and heard about him from those who know him personally. First of all, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An American [Werewolf] in Lahore – Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 08:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>irfanrydhan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/almihrab/?p=744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year, I went to Pakistan after 25 years and to Lahore for the first time ever.  My father was from Karachi, but since most of my relatives are here in the U.S. now, we did not have much reason to visit Pakistan.  My wife’s family is from Lahore, so since we both had the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inteview with the Founders of &#8220;Noor Kids&#8221;: From Harvard Business School Project to Full Time Job</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>irfanrydhan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/almihrab/?p=736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I interviewed Amin Aaser, 24 and Mohammed Aaser, 27 &#8211; the Business school graduates and founders of &#8220;Noor Kids&#8221; books for Muslim children. They talk about how their passion, desire and hobby for creating an alternative educational book for their own children has turned into a full time job. 1.      Why did you start [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How I Could Just Kill a Goat!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>irfanrydhan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/almihrab/?p=718</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, my wife and I had our first child, a baby boy we named Mustafa, on Nov. 20th, 2012. In the Islamic faith it is custom, but not a requirement to perform an Aqiqah or sacrifice of a goat(s) to thank God for the blessing of a new child in the family. In our tradition, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Plan to Vote for President Obama Again…as an American Muslim</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 02:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>irfanrydhan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/almihrab/?p=705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There have been a lot of discussions going on lately online among Americans, including American Muslims on whether to vote in this year&#8217;s presidential elections.  Many people, especially Muslims feel that President Obama has disappointed them, thus they will not vote to help re-elect him for a second term. Still others believe that it is no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Before You Blame Obama for the Problems in the Middle East &#8211; Read this Book!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>irfanrydhan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I read Fawaz A. Gerges’ latest book, “Obama and the Middle East: The End of America’s Moment?” (2012). Gerges is a professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics &#38; Political Science.  I must admit, that I was skeptical at first, and did not think there would be anything new, but after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Qur&#8217;an: With or Against the Bible?&#8221; &#8211; A Book Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>irfanrydhan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Islam and Muslims have been in the news often over the past 11 years. Ever since the tragic  events of Sept. 11th, 2001, the US Media has been fascinated to know what the Qur’an – the holy scriptures of Islam, actually teaches and instructs it’s followers to do. Many Muslims, as well as Non-Muslims, unfairly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EID Day Recipes &#8211; Enjoy!</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/almihrab/2012/08/eid-day-recipes-enjoy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>irfanrydhan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some good recipes for EID day. These came from Cooking Fanatic Nyela G. in Mississauga, Canada.  She can be reached via email at maplemasala16@gmail.com Sheer Korma (&#8220;Milk with Dates&#8221; in Urdu &#8211; it is a popular sweet dish eaten on the Morning of Eid) Ingredients: 5 cups milk 1/2 packet vermicelli noodles 1 cup [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An American Ramadan, Circa 1955</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/almihrab/2012/07/an-american-ramadan-circa-1955/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>irfanrydhan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does the first experience of Ramadan begin the same for everyone? It all depends on the time and where this all takes place. Consider the time to be during the year 1955 or early 1956, and the place was Oakland when I experienced my first month of fasting. I don’t remember for sure just what [...]]]></description>
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