Picture: American Muslim Praying

Masjid Imam Husayn Video from a recent Cairo trip. Remembrance of the martyred grandson of the Prophet, Imam Husayn.

All news outlets today in the US issued an apology for calling Muqtada as-Sadr a cleric. The lack of clerics in the Islamic tradition clearly makes such a title incorrect. In addition, as-Sadr has no official standing in the hierarchy of Ithna’ashari religious scholars, making any title inappropriate and granting him an unwarranted level of legitimacy. If only the press would bother learning to read. Rhetorical question: Can one write without knowing how to read?

Dang! Josh Marshall puts the Kerbala attacks in an interesting perspective. Dang!