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On Egypt: Speaking From Places of Privilege

I sit in the United States and view the world through my American Muslim experience. I know full well the place of privilege I occupy along with the the entitlement that goes along with it. I do assess the world through that point of reference, however, that doesn’t mean that what I might have toContinue reading “On Egypt: Speaking From Places of Privilege”

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Reflections: American Muslims on the Next Four Obama Years

The glitter and glamour is going to be raging all week in Washington DC as inauguration gets under way. Arguably the concerns and challenges facing our nation brought out record number of citizens to re-elect President Obama. While a diverse coalition of communities came forward to vote, what is being framed as a divisive indicatorContinue reading “Reflections: American Muslims on the Next Four Obama Years”

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Friday Roundup Week 10

Friday Khutbah I am always excited to listen to a khutbah Omar Jubran. He’s just so emotionally engaging that its hard to not be personally invested in what he is sharing. I feel khateebs that can bring that to their khutbah have an amazing tool. Their willingness to be vulnerable, without being insincere about it,Continue reading “Friday Roundup Week 10”

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“Argo”- lacking the right kind of #MuslimRage

Argo is a movie about how the CIA took out a group of Americans who hid in a Canadian diplomats house after the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis in Tehran. Que up angry bearded men, yelling- no chanting- “death to America” and “America is Great Satan”, militants brandishing AK-47’s and all the other crazy that goesContinue reading ““Argo”- lacking the right kind of #MuslimRage”

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Syria- The Conundrum of Defining Terrorism

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem’s speech during the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. accused some security council members- France, UK and the US- of supporting “terrorism” in the country. The rebels fighting with the Free Syrian Army on the other hand areissuing a dire warning that as the opposition continues it hasContinue reading “Syria- The Conundrum of Defining Terrorism”