islam doesn't speak, muslims do | "the ink of the scholar is worth more than the blood of the martyr" – Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
The President of Iran blogs. It’s true. Read it here. From here. The blog is here, but only appears in Persian at the moment (and also appears to be down). Keep checking back for more fun from the other head of state who wants to bring about the Apocalypse. Technorati Tags: Iran, Ahmadinejad
Just found out my Air America appearance on State of Belief, is on tonight, Aug. 13, 2006. Check the site for more information, and download the podcast. For more on my thoughts on The New Mecca, click here.
As I’m writing this, I see someone else had a similar idea. So I’m watching CNN yesterday, Aug. 10, and I hear Christiane Amanpour say that many young Muslims in the West believe that 9/11, 7/7, and now the new attacks on planes were plots by Western governments in order to start a war with Islam. O Muslims in the West, are you stupid? Either: 1. The West has the wherewithal to plot such destructive events against their own people, including American and British Muslims, and the ability to keep it secret, but not so secret that we can’t figure…
One of the folks I met at the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow was Abu Eesa, who had this story posted on his blog. Technorati Tags: MLT, Imam Ali
Recently I had the chance to visit, after a 7 year gap, one of my favourite cities in the world, Istanbul. The city is a perfect melange of East and West. For some reason it feels like home to me even though I am not from there or live there, It physicaly represents both my Western and Muslim identities. Its very modern and cosmopolitan, yet steeped in history and tradition. Its been over 5 years since I have actually visited a Muslim-majority city and something did not feel right for the first few days. Then it occurred to me that…
Traditionally I have not commented on the Palestinian and Israeli conflict. As you can tell by Who You?’s and Ghost Dog‘s posts, it’s not a site-wide reluctance. My reluctance has stemmed from the belief that the issue is too emotionally charged to have a meaningful conversation on the issue without having to spend a lot of time cleaning the mud off and fighting the fires from flames. I am not personally invested in the issue; to me, as I would argue to most Muslims, the fight is not between Muslims and Jews. It is between Israelis and Palestinians. I am…