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Inter(ned) Faith
Inter(ned) Faith by Professor A.L.I. Thomas Munro had a vision of Raghavendra Swami, Just as I had a dream of my own Samadhi, For a piece of my heart is buried deep in Shirdi, And another is covered...
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Islamophobia
When Abdul Jamil Kamawal, a 68-year-old Afghan-American was bludgeoned to death, last year in Oregon, it was my brother Jaideep Singh, who so eloquently stated that Islamophobia was dead. Many believe...
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RIP Nabra Hassanen
Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajioon Nabra Hassanen is no longer with us. Her light in this world was extinguished and her last moments on this earth were exceptionally brutal. No one should...
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An Open Letter to ISIS
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” — Emerson To ISIS/ISIL aka DAESH, Stop with your bulls—. Just stop. You may pull the wool over the eyes of downtrodden, simple-minded, and...
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Stop Using Islamophobia
Why not Islamophobia? The original definition of this term, coined in the 1970’s was not one that invoked the notions of uncontrollable fear, but one that spoke to systems of oppression; however, over...
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The Test of the American Muslim
Dear Daughter, I have something I want to share with you, which I have never explained to you before. When I was a young man, I made a decision that would change the course of my life and ultimately...
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From Iran, With Love
FROM IRAN, WITH LOVE, by K. ALI BALAVEN I just returned home from Iran—where I spent a significant amount of time in thought, writing curriculum for my Middle Eastern History class, in deep-spiritual...
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Islam Today: Husayn’s Legacy
The story of what happened on Ashura, in Karbala, so long ago, reverberates today, not because it is singularly unique. Mass murder is a common occurrence and so too is the disenfranchisement of women...
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Children of Karbala
The story of three children brutally killed at Karbala. They were grandchildren of Fatima and great grandchildren of the Prophet Muhammad. The young teen, Qasim ibn Hasan, was stomped to death by...
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A Lamb Slaughtered
Prologue In the 660’s CE, the wicked caliph, Muawiyya, a usurper and despot, would gift lambs to the children in Damascus, the capitol he controlled, and once these innocent youth had developed...
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