A Ramazan Awakening
Waking up every morning before dawn has always been my favorite part of Ramazan. This month, as I’ve awoken for Sahar, amazing childhood memories have […]
Yassir Qadhi in a Porsche
Readers, you are not deceived. That is indeed none other than Al Maghrib icon Yasssir Qadhi behind the wheel of a Porsche Boxster sportscar with […]
Did Malik Faisal Akram Have No Mother?
I am of course heartbroken by the synagogue hostage-taking in Texas. As a Pakistani, it hurts even more that once again our good name has […]
When You Discover You’re Being Watched
I loved Christmas growing up. Even though Pakistan’s small Christian minority had overall been humbled by the dominant Muslim majority, the missionary hospitals and schools […]
Our Un-Elected Kennedys: The Omeish Dynasty Gets the Al Jazeera Treatment
The Omeish clan – formerly of Tripoli, now Virginia – are Muslim-American political royalty, somehow straddling the worlds of traditional Libyan Ikhwani elite and ultra-progressive […]
The Donkey of Kandahar
It’s been a while. My apologies. Sometimes it’s hard to write. Here’s a small item to break the block. Browsing Netflix a few weeks ago, […]
Afghanistan, Eternal Heartbreak
Watching TV reports from Afghanistan feels like getting punched in the gut. Images of the Taliban taking over the entire country as women went into […]
US Islamists Facing Political Setbacks under Biden Administration
The May-June issue of ISNA’s newsletter Islamic Horizons carried an intriguing letter to the editor from Emgage CEO Wael Alzayat warning that “misinformation from within […]
Eid Celebration Tarnished as Sexual Abuse Scandals Go Transatlantic
The British Muslim charity Human Appeal thought it was a good idea to sponsor a tour with Fatih Seferagic, a rising star Bosnian-American Quran reciter, […]
Camel Urine: How I Finally Got My Mother to Turn on Zakir Naik
After a year and a half of not being able to see my parents, I finally flew to see them. It was a gift to […]