Following the exuberant scenes of celebration after Pakistans win at the
Twenty-20 cricket, we see again the periodicals casually flinging cricketing
stori...
(written by Maya Angelou on the occasion of Michael Jackson's death)
We had him
Beloveds, now we know that we know nothing,
now that our bright and shining...
It’s not exactly a love and the masjid moment but this article gave me a lot
to think about. Is There Hope for the American Marriage? Caitlain Flanagan
The...
With yet another PBS documentary under its belt, American Islam would seem
to be on the up and up. There are a number of hip-hop artists affiliated
with Is...
a lot of students i know have been here for years without having gone home
to see their families; others are separated from their spouses and perhaps
child...
One of the most disturbing characteristics of the Muslim community is its
ability to cling to baseless rumors long after they have been proven to be
false...
The past year has definitely been a whirlwind journey and so much has
changed for me personally and professionally. These changes have clearly
influenced m...
The 2008 Presidential election was marred by accusations that Barack Hussein
Obama was a “Mooslim,” “Mohammedan” or an “Islamic.” In response to the
accus...
Born and raised in New York, he became a Sunday school teacher as at a young
age, then later went to Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) where he studied
biol...
Sister Brooke has called for posts on the topic "White Privilege and the Ummah: what does it mean to you, them and us?" for a blog carnival. The subject of r...
Blogging! As some of you know, I am a musician of sorts, coming from a long
line of musicians in my family. So I’ve started to make records again and
will ...
This was an e-mail I recently sent to a professor of mine. I was looking
over the opening scene from the English patient where Arabic is being
written. The...
Tubes winding everywhere like snakes coiled on rocks sunning themselves.
The mysteries of colour coded tubes. We learned the language of red
numbers, (di...
I’m going in a different direction… Tomorrow morning, at about 9:00am (EST),
this blog will no longer be accessible. As of NOW, I have a new blog. I am
in ...
So Long by Walt Whitman 1 To conclude—I announce what comes after me; I
announce mightier offspring, orators, days, and then, for the present,
depart. I re...
Assalamu ‘alaykum dear readers. It’s been a long time since I first began
blogging (or as it was known back then - diarizing). In 1999 I began to put
my th...
In December 2007, the British broadcaster, Channel4, released a three-part
documentary called "Make Me A Muslim", where a group of non-Muslims was
asked to...
I finally figured out why I should buy my lentils from the international
grocery store: they don’t have the skins on. My WalFart lentils are all
covered wi...
Ibn as-Samáānī says: I have read [a letter] in which Imām Ghazali wrote to
Abū Ĥāmid Aĥmed ibn Salāmah in Mosul, wherein he wrote:
*I do not see myself wor...
Imam Zaid Shakir delivers an inspirational reminder about our heritage as
American Muslims. Invited by the Ihsan Foundation, Imam Zaid showcases
importan...