Do Muslims Have to Be Democrats Now? – The New York Times

Islam’s `Night of Power’ and the terror alert – CNN Belief Blog – CNN.com Blogs. During Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims, there is a night that I look forward to every year. This night is called Laylat ul-Qadr, which translates as the “Night of Power” or the “Night of Destiny.”

I was recently on Huffington Post Live, talking about lots of stuff, except religion. Nice change of pace, and a great session.  

Break This Down: Q & A with Hussein Rashid on Pop Culture, Ramadan, and Islam’s Diversity | Barnard College. In Muslim traditions, you have heroes who are super not because of an innate position but through relationship with God. By developing spiritual wisdom and maturity, the hero is granted superpowers by the Divine. So in writing my article, the hyphen in “super-hero” shows that the person may always be a hero, but is not always super. That super quality is a gift granted by God, which may be earned but is not a permanent condition.