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September 2005
September 28, 2005
The Mehlis Countdown
By Bilal El-Amine Four Generals It astounds how much political drama a country as tiny as Lebanon is capable of producing, with consequences not only for the region but the world (and we haven’t a drop of oil!). There were,...
September 25, 2005
The lessons of Katrina
By Pamela K. Taylor We have all been horrified by the events surrounding hurricane Katrina – the scenes of death and destruction, the ineptitude of the government’s preparation and response, the self-righteous and self-justifying comments from the Bush administration....
How the American Empire Used Islam; Review of Mahmood Mamdani’s new book Good Muslim, Bad Muslim; America, the Cold War and the Roots of Terror
By Sadik Kassim Except for the purpose of conquest, “Islam” is not what it is generally said to be in the West today. Edward Said The aim of literature, according to the 19th century critic Matthew Arnold, is to...
September 23, 2005
American Degrees
By Amel Ahmed It's politics man and they are playing games and they are spinning it. They are out there spinning for the cameras. ...The government is feeding the people a line of bull. Mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin....
September 15, 2005
Waiting for Ramadan
By Pamela K. Taylor Sweet Ramadan Eagerly we await your approach Our noses itch With anticipation Of your perfume Sandalwood smoke curling in the musallah Biryani steaming in the oven Bread frying in the skillet Our tongues curl Tasting...
September 14, 2005
Race Has Nothing To Do With It...Right?
By Najad Abdul-Aziz Undoubtedly, an array of articles will be published politicising the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, using it against the Bush administration. Bring it on. That is because this disaster should be politicised, analysed, stripped bare exposing the...
September 13, 2005
Invasion of the Taqwa-Punks: The 2005 ISNA Convention
By Michael Muhammad Knight Malcolm X’s grandson had told me to go read God’s Unruly Friends by Ahmet Karamustafa, which dealt with medieval Sufi groups that “real” Islam has swept under the rug: butt-balling Qalandars, genital-piercing Haydaris, boozing and...
September 7, 2005
ISNA Thugs
ISNA asserts that it is the “only representative of Muslim Americans from all walks of life” but fails drastically short of representing anyone but a fringe of the Arab community and an even smaller percentage of the South Asian one.
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