islam doesn't speak, muslims do | "the ink of the scholar is worth more than the blood of the martyr" – Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
This will be the last convergence of the holidays for a few years, so celebrate and make the best of it. I’ve been sitting on this post from Rachel for a few weeks now because I thought this was the day to highlight it. In the name of God…
Courtesy of the Boston Globe. Really wonderful set of photos. My only small criticism, it’s only from a select area of the world. Still, fantastic.
Nick Kristof had an Op-Ed that echoes what I, among others, have been saying. To call Obama Muslim is the new and acceptable way of “nigger.”
This is a decent article in the NYT about Arabs, specifically Muslims, and modernity. I’m saddened that they only focused on males, because there is another half of the population. Also, it seems like the issues they are investigating would benefit with a comparison as to what is happening in the US and how we are negotiating the same issues.
Financial Times has a nice informal piece on the Aga Khan in London.
A reader by the name of “Concerned” comments: I’m not sure what these anti-McCain and Palin missives have to do with the stated mission of your website which is to discuss issues surrounding Muslims and Islam I think it’s a fair enough question. Part of the answer lies in the origins of this blog, which is part of the post-9/11 narrative in this country and coincided with the rise of Gulf War II rhetoric. Inevitably, the discussions on this blog focused on US foreign policy, which is inherently tied to politics. The pattern was set. Second, the US is part…
Chris Rock gets how to send a message. Vote for the guy with one house, he’s afraid of losing it. Obama