Today is Yom Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, the day that marks the martyrdom of Imam Husayn. It looks like violence and bloodshed caused by Muslim on Muslim crime remains the order of the day.
Related Posts
World AIDS Day 2008
More. AIDS
Not your father’s Beastie Boys
Check out this article about Jewish-Latino hip-hop. Breakin’ some serious stereotypin’.
Teaching in NY
For those of you in the NYC area, I’m teaching two courses at St. Bart’s Center for Religious Inquiry that may be of interest. Arabic Immersion Day Readings in the Qur’an Hope to see you there. teaching islam