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January 2006
January 28, 2006
A Mountain Out of a Molehill Over Danish Cartoons
By Mona Eltahawy Can we finally admit that Muslims have blown out of all proportion their outrage over 12 cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad published in a Danish newspaper last September? In the latest twist, both the Organization for the...
January 25, 2006
Why I Don't Buy the Concept of Identity Politics
By Najad Abdul-Aziz 1. Because I really couldn’t give a rats arse as to who exactly is conservative or progressive. Yes, labels do suck, but so does the notion of dividing lines when it is these times we should all...
January 21, 2006
Why I’m A Progressive Muslim
By Abu Fatoush 1. Because I wasn’t baptized (bless my atheist sociologist father for that one), so I guess I never got pushed out of my original Muslim-ness. Go figure. 2. Hussein Ibish.* 3. The genius of Tarek Fatah....
January 20, 2006
The Five Year Old Terrorist
By Mohammed Askari Chandoo Meet Faizan Sayeed, the five year old terrorist. A threat to our homeland. Someone who, if left without the supervision of a babysitter, might kill thousands of Americans. Welcome to George Bush's America. On a...
January 18, 2006
Why Muslim Canadians should vote for the NDP
Traditional leaders are playing games and trying to please all parties By Jehad Aliweiwi & Tarek Fatah On Monday, millions of Canadians will go to the polls to elect a new parliament and a new Prime Minister. Muslim Canadians...
January 17, 2006
Why I am not a progressive Muslim
By Mohja Kahf 16. Labels suck. They don’t do us complex humans justice. (And you’ll note that I use them anyway, just like you do, so shuttup.) 15. Hussein Ibish. 14. Mean-butt personal attacks on Hina Azam, Muqtedar Khan, and...
January 12, 2006
Elections and Security Certificates…Rhetorically Speaking
By Shahid Mahmood "One cannot choose amongst various rights - I assure you that I will protect minorities." Prime-minister Paul Martin During any election campaign politicians are involved in a feeding frenzy devouring and disgorging all manner of political rhetoric....
Minorities and the Allure of Materialism
By Pamela K. Taylor With Christmas still fresh in our minds, American Muslims are looking forward to our own holiday, Eid ul-Adha, a three day celebration that marks the successful completion of the Hajj, Islam’s annual pilgrimage to Mecca. For...
January 10, 2006
Al Mujib (The Responsive)
By Pamela K. Taylor Let me be a wild camel Running in the desert Charging after my destiny Sand in my toes Wind in my hair Like Hajr I will seek out my God I will beseech Allah Fulfill Your...
January 8, 2006
Hajj Season for Those who Stay Home
By Pamela K. Taylor Did you hear that Hajj is starting today? Probably that’s the last you’ll hear of it, too, unless you tune in to al-Jazeera or there’s a catastrophic loss of life, in which case every mass media...
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