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The 2015 Top Viewed Posts on Patheos Muslim – Perhaps Not What You Think They’d Be!

December 24, 2015 By Dilshad Ali

In the last five years of managing the Muslim Channel at Patheos, I’ve tracked and produced articles and op-eds on the biggest issues Muslims in America and beyond are discussing, living, engaging in and battling over. That comes on top of nearly 10 years before that of working as a journalist and editor on the “Muslims in America” beat for other websites and publications. So, I have a fairly good idea of what stories and issues will be big, what… Read more

Please Do (If You Want) Wear the Headscarf in the Name of Interfaith Solidarity

December 21, 2015 By Dilshad Ali

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My sister-in-law called me up out of the blue last week, talking to me for 20 minutes in a breathless catch-up of things going on in the nation, in the world, about the current climate for Muslims and Muslim women, about what I was hearing and covering through work, about our daughters, about something that just had happened to her that day: A friendly colleague where she worked (she’s a teacher and just joined a new school a few months… Read more

Wheaton’s Big Misstep in Muslim-Christian Show of Solidarity

December 16, 2015 By Dilshad Ali

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Is the question really about whether Islam and Christianity can identify with each other? Or if Allah is the same as (or similar to) the God? Or if a political science professor at a private liberal Christian evangelical college has the right to don the hijab (head scarf) for Advent in solidarity with Muslims? Or if wearing that hijab is the right demonstration of solidarity with Muslims and Muslim women? Let’s backtrack a bit. Professor Larycia Hawkins, a political science… Read more

VIDEO: Discussing Faith in Times of Fear on Al Jazeera’s “The Stream”

December 8, 2015 By Dilshad Ali

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Most days I get the kids up, make their lunches, drop them at the bus stop/take them to school, come back home and get on my laptop to start my day’s work as the Managing Editor of Patheos Muslim, one of the faith channels at Patheos.com. It’s all largely behind the scenes work – watching what the latest news stories are, covering the issues Muslims in America are facing, facilitating discussions, talking with the writers and bloggers on my channel,… Read more

World Disability Day – A Blip On Our Screen as We Get On with Our Autism Living

December 7, 2015 By Dilshad Ali

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It seems like every day is a “Designated Day,” marked so as to draw awareness to a cause, illness, culture, group of people or what have you. Sometimes they scroll by so fast on my news feed that I miss things, like December 3 was World Disability Day. What does that mean? World Disability Day? According to Daysoftheyear.com: Disability Day, or the International Day of People with Disability, is a day that has been promoted by the United Nations since 1992. The aim… Read more

Rabia Chaudry Writes a Book about Adnan Syed’s (of “Serial”) Captivating Case

November 23, 2015 By Dilshad Ali

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This was the logical next step. Rabia Chaudry, the most vocal and dedicated advocate for Adnan Syed (sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 death of Hae Min Lee), has written a book that will be out in September of 2016 about Syed’s case. In an exclusive article in EW.com: Rabia Chaudry, co-host of the podcast Undisclosed, and the person who initially brought Syed’s case to the attention of Serial’s Sarah Koenig, has written a book called Adnan’s Story: Murder, Justice, and The Case That… Read more

Lead with Love

November 19, 2015 By Dilshad Ali

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The whole week’s been a rather downward spiral, starting with the horrible attacks in Paris and Beirut. The continued violence in Syria, Iraq, Myanmar and so many places around the world. The evil known as Daesh, or ISIS. And the ensuing, predictable yet scary, Islamophobia that has followed. All on top of a huge backlash against Syrian refugees. But that’s another post. But life keeps on moving, and the things we commit to — our families, jobs, children, activities, volunteer… Read more

Terrorism Has No Religion

November 14, 2015 By Dilshad Ali

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There really is nothing one can write that will adequately express what we are feeling. Everything is wrong. Everything. Nothing is right in this moment. As the details pour out and the reactions and analysis flow forth in a steady stream, we start with anguish, sorrow, hurt and prayers (if you are the praying sort) or strong thoughts for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris. We condemn wholeheartedly these terrorist acts committed by Daesh (ISIS) and their horrific… Read more

Virginia’s Former First Lady Argues Basement Entrance for Disabled People

November 13, 2015 By Dilshad Ali

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Over in the great state of Virginia where I live, I was angered to read this news today about the ruckus being raised by old Virginians over Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s plan to build a wheelchair ramp at the Virginia Executive Mansion. When people say that installing a wheelchair ramp is tantamount to defacing a historical building, when former first ladies argue that a ramp will “needlessly threaten” the historical look of a mansion – well that’s a major problem. Since… Read more

Maryland School Board Designates Muslim Holiday a Day off from School

November 10, 2015 By Dilshad Ali

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Almost a year ago to the day, the “Grinch” decided to remove Chrismas, Easter and Rosh Hashanah from the Montgomery County Public Schools calendar (still leaving it as a holiday, but not designating it by its religious name) instead of adding the Muslim holidays of Eid ul Adha and Eid ul Fitr to the calendar and giving students those days off. Now, the Montgomery County Board of Education voted 6-2 in support of a measure to schedule a professional work… Read more