Many American Muslims are on the fence about what the response/reaction should be in regards to the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Do we condemn terrorism – again? Do we keep addressing the misconceptions and stereotypes about Muslims and Islam that still exist and are growing? (Creeping sharia, anyone?) Do we try to push the conversation forward? Do we work on rewriting our American Muslim narrative? The Muslim Portal at Patheos (disclosure – I am the managing... Read more
Bismillah-nir-rahman-nir-raheem and Salaamualaikum! More than 15 years working as a journalist, 10 years working in web/online journalism, and the past five years getting on the blog/social networking bandwagon, and I’ve managed to avoid writing/editing my own blog – until now. I don’t know why I held out so long, when so many colleagues and friends encouraged me to keep a blog. I think it was the commitment (though I’ve got no problem being committed to marriage or my kids!) –... Read more
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