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Being a Moslem in the West

The Philadelphia Weekly has a good long piece on being Muslim in non-Muslim societies. While short, I think the author outlines some of the key issues facing Muslim immigrants and why they might turn to a hateful understanding of Islam. Technorati Tags: Islam in the West

On Talking About Traditions

Via Faith Gambler, I found this interesting piece on talking about Jesus to Muslims. It seems like a good way to recognize and talk about difference while remaining true to one’s own beliefs. This conversation wasn’t about conversion, and it wasn’t about watering down the traditions to make them palatable. Rather, it was a respectful discourse on a serious point of contention between the two traditions. Much respect. Rachel has a post about a missing dot and Jerusalem. One of the joys about writing is that one can always ignore authorial intent, which pretty clearly laid out her post, and…