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The Dove is Dead

Leila Abu-Saba of Dove’s Eye View has returned to her Maker. inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. We come from God and we return to God. Leila was true friend of islamicate. She was one of our earliest commenters, was always available for a good email chat, and was deeply committed to seeing peace become a reality. I pray for her and her family. (first heard from Marc Lynch of Abu Aardvark)

Are Muslims Treated As Outsiders In Their Own Country? : NPR

Are Muslims Treated As Outsiders In Their Own Country? : NPR. I think, you know, it’s funny to me. Whenever somebody says that President Obama is a Muslim, I feel like Jerry Seinfeld should pop out with his jazz hands and say, not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Mainstream Baptists slaps away an Islamophobe

After the arrogant and contemptuous way Mohler and other fundamentalist takeover leaders treated the Mainstream and moderate Baptists in their own denomination, I have exceedingly low expectations for civility from any of them. But, lives are at stake in the Middle East and around the world when people like Mohler persist in fomenting a clash of civilizations. … Frankly, in my experience, I find Muslims more respectful of Christianity than I find Evangelical Christians respectful of Islam. More at Mohler Contemptuous of Islam