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I am a Shi’ah Muslim. Just wanted that out in the open and up front before beginning the post. This ‘blog is not limited to a particular school of thought, nor does it wish to exacerbate differences amongst the schools of thought. However, I have noticed a tendency, even amongst liberal/progressive/intellectual Muslim sites to marginalize Shi’ahs in their discussions. This statement is not meant to be an indictment, but a statement of fact that allows me a chance to get into a discussion.

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A religious stereotype not true?! Wait, you mean all Muslim men are not waiting for their 72 virgins? Some just want raisins? Muslims give America the blues. If you trace the history of American music you know that it also eventually gives us hip-hop, in multiple ways. For those of you haven’t heard yet, some Iraqis appreciate that they can play soccer, but are also willing to fight in Fallujah. How can you face your God is a question that runs both ways. Of course, I love the fact the administration tried to spin the interview. These players’ answers are…

Social Justice

This issue is about social justice. Every Muslim in the US should be stepping up and saying until the community is fed, until parents can spend time with their family instead of working 20 hours a day for necessities, until the sick are cared for, until hope is only an aspiration and not a refuge for the desperate, until … Until then we cannot be bought with cheap talk of family values. Until then our faith with remain pointless. Until then the promise of America will remain unrealized. It’s not like there’s no precedent for this sort of talk in…