Entries from December 2008

December 21, 2008

Operation Iraqi Freedom = Christmas Celebrations???

I know that under Sharia non-Muslims are allowed to worship and celebrate their religious holidays in peace (although there are some stipulations that I’m not going to go into), and that Christians were unjustly oppressed under Saddam. At the same time Iraq is not, has not, and won’t be under proper and fair Sharia anytime [...]

December 21, 2008

What’s Love Got To Do With It?

 

I read this post by Abu Eesa on his blog and I wanted to share it. Masha’Allah its a very good article about the realities of pre-marriage and post-marriage life for ‘practising’ Muslims. Here is the link to his blog and below is the actual article. 
 
 
And as we know from before, Tina Turner put it even [...]

December 12, 2008

Barack Obama: Letter on his Muslim Heritage

As Salam Alakum And Hello

There has been a lot made in the recent weeks about the Muslim history of my family. Some of the things that have been said are true, others are false, so I am writing this letter to clear up the misunderstandings on this issue.
Yes, it is true that I have a name that [...]

December 12, 2008

NY Columnist Says Kill ‘Innocent’ Muslims

 
This is the most ridiculous thing I’ve read in a looooooong time. Lawrence Kulak, as well as the editors of 5 Towns Jewish Times, need to be a little bit more smart in expressing their bigotry and outright homicidal desires in public. Below is what he wrote and has obviously been removed from their website [...]

December 9, 2008

Mujahid Abdullah: Point Of No Return

This is a great poem written by one of my best friends that I grew up with. Masha’Allah Mujahid is steppin’ up his game and is becoming a lyrical miracle with his deep reminders and poetic awakenings. 
 
As I look around… I see oddly shaped figures… which I cannot distinguish, match nor recognize.
These creepy looking silhouettes… [...]

December 3, 2008

Sh Hamza Yusuf: Hijab