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The Sins of the Child
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is facing calls to resign from both the right and the...
January 2019
January 24, 2019
NY and The Abortion Debate
When does a person become a person? There are a lot of different answers to...
January 16, 2019
Out Beyond Fear and Loathing
Our country is mired in the grips of obdurate ideological warfare. The ongoing government shut...
August 2018
August 13, 2018
China’s Beleaguered Muslims
I embraced Islam in China some 30 years ago. The Chinese Muslim community embraced me...
July 2018
July 18, 2018
Trump and Putin
The Qur'an (as always) has a verse for the Trump-Putin situation. Loosely translated it says: ...
June 2018
June 06, 2018
More Cakes and Sin
The Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of Jack Philips, the baker who refused to...
June 06, 2018
A Progressive Approach to the Qur’an
The story of the Qur’an begins in Ramadan, 610 AD. Muhammad, who was not yet...
May 2018
May 22, 2018
To Fast or Not to Fast
"It was in the month of Ramadan that the Quran was revealed as guidance for...
May 10, 2018
American Muslims Uneasy Relationship with the LGBT Community
The Public Religion Research Institute’s 2017 American Values Atlas, published last week, revealed that for the...
April 2018
April 18, 2018
Starbucks Arrests: Time to End to Racial Profiling
By now you've probably heard about the two black men who were arrested while waiting...
March 2018
March 24, 2018
Who’s the Terrorist?
We can argue whether Mark Anthony Conditt is a terrorist or not. Certainly his 3...
March 20, 2018
Systemic Racism and Personal Responsibility
Six months ago, I began driving for Lyft. It didn’t take me long to learn...
March 16, 2018
The Personal Politics of Hijab
Several years ago I stopped wearing a headscarf after some 25 years of observing hijab....
February 2018
February 27, 2018
Book Review: Toward a Qur’anic Understanding of the Divine
I picked up "Toward a Qur'anic Understanding of the Divine," authored by Abdur Rab, Farouk...
February 13, 2018
Just Say No to Genital Mutilation!
We hear a lot about female genital mutilation, and the challenges of eradicating it from...
February 07, 2018
Haram at the Haram: Sexual Harassment on Hajj
So there you are, standing in front of the Ka'bah for the first time in...
January 2018
January 23, 2018
Of Arrogance and Sin
Today, I bring you a story of arrogance and sin: Your Lord said to the angels,...
January 15, 2018
Listening on MLK Day
I have been feeling I should post something profound today in honor of MLK, in...
January 05, 2018
Embracing Diversity
I have one rule of thumb for unfriending folks on facebook. If you make a...
December 2017
December 22, 2017
The Imaginary War on Christmas
Ok, let's all be honest with each other. There is no war on Christmas. And...
December 12, 2017
My Love Affair with the Hot Take
This month the writers of the Patheos Muslim Channel are opening up about their feelings...
December 05, 2017
Of Cakes and Sin
Tuesday the Supreme Court heard the case of a Jack Philips, a baker from Denver who refused...
November 2017
November 30, 2017
Reality Matters – Fake Tweets and the “Muslim Threat”
White House Press Secretary Sara Huckabee Sanders would like us to believe that it doesn't...
November 24, 2017
Thanksgiving Angst
Last Thursday, along with millions of other Americans my Muslim family sat down to a...
November 16, 2017
Moorality
Roy Moore. What a guy. One with some really creepy habits. In the late 70's when he...
December 2015
December 16, 2015
In the face of terrorism, love
When my kids were young, Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her parents' home and held...
June 2015
June 26, 2015
And All Things We Have Created in Pairs
Today the Supreme Court struck down state bans on marriage between partners of the same...
July 2014
July 07, 2014
Ramadan and the Purity of Pork
My closest friends have heard me say it before, "I'm counting on pork to get...
July 06, 2014
Ramadan and Poverty
We often hear that fasting in Ramadan makes us understand the plight of the poor...
June 2014
June 30, 2014
Islamic State
I wrote a version of this poem some time ago; this revision seems appropriate to...
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