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Politics

Joe the Republican

islamoyankeeOctober 30, 2008

Received the following via email. Thought it was appropriate. —– Joe gets up at 6 am and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for reasonable water quality standards. With his first swallow of water, he takes his daily medication. His medications are safe to take because some stupid commie liberal fought to ensure their safety and that they work as advertised. All but $10 of his medications are paid for by his employer’s medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid…

Politics

McCain Supporters Defend Islam and Hate Black People [Updated]

islamoyankeeOctober 21, 2008

Really, it’s true. Aziz has a good post, including video, of how McCain supporters got rid of an Islamophobe from amongst them. However, The Poor Man shows us that bigotry is still part of the McCain clique. The fish stinks from the head. Update: Aziz updates his post that one of the “good guys” at the rally is prohibited from talking to the media. Abdul-Halim posts something similar. Election 2008, McCain

Web/Tech

Test Post

islamoyankeeOctober 20, 2008

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Inter-faith Politics

Obama and anti-Semitism

islamoyankeeOctober 15, 2008

I’ve been watching the subtle anti-Semitism directed against Sen. Barack Obama. First there’s the constant reference to his name that he shares with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barack, and now he is being tied to a rabbi, a cousin of his wife’s. We’re now understanding how deep this anti-Semitism runs with the revelation that Gov. Sarah Palin did a little religion baiting in her last race and believes all Jews should be converted. We wouldn’t stand for this attack on a people if they were Muslim or Christian, and we shouldn’t stand for it when it directed to Jews.…

Politics

McCain in Tonight’s Debate

islamoyankeeOctober 15, 2008

See Ezra Klein. h/t TPM. Election 2008, McCain

Art Books

Event: Art of the Qur’an

islamoyankeeOctober 12, 2008

For those in the NY area, the Asia Society is host an exhibition on the art of the Qur’an and on calligraphy. Asia Society link. New York Times review. Qur’an, calligraphy

Current Affairs Legal

First They Came for the Muslims

islamoyankeeOctober 11, 2008

Here are a series of news articles on how we are all terrorists now: All your laptops are belong to us The surest way to a terrorist watchlist is to exercise your rights You have no expectations of privacy on the phone war on terror[ism][ists], civil liberties

Politics

Where credit is due

islamoyankeeOctober 11, 2008

John Bracken points me to this article on John McCain where he seems to be putting a lid on the racist rhetoric his campaign has been hinting at. Over at TPM they have video of the exchange and some analysis of what is going on now. Regardless of why, I’m glad McCain said what he said. Haroon seems to be a bit more bitter about this. I think he’s reading too much into it, but he is a smart guy, so who knows. Election 2008, McCain

Books Inter-faith

On “The Jewel of Medina”

islamoyankeeOctober 10, 2008

There’s a controversy over the historical novel called “Jewel of Medina,” about one of the Prophet Muhammad’s wife, Aisha. If you are unfamiliar with the controversy, the links below provide good background. I believe that Sherry Jones should publish the work. We should have people like Gordon Newby knocking it down. It’s bad history and bad writing. That’s the marketplace of ideas. More importantly we should have better people writing. Muslim or non-Muslim, it doesn’t matter, they just have to be good. I would never recommend Martin Lings’ excellent biography of the Prophet as a casual read, but I would…

Inter-faith

Bene Israel in India

islamoyankeeOctober 9, 2008

A good article in the NY Times about Indian Jews. It’s a bit short, but the book it discusses, The Girl from Foreign, sounds interesting. Check out the recipe as well.