Are Muslims the Third Most Islamophobic Group in America?
I have always liked data. Numbers and facts are an important way to anchor my thinking on the world. So I was excited to read […]
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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 […]
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, […]
Life and Death Dilemmas
Nasser, an old university friend of mine, lives on the outskirts of Gaza City. One of the things we bonded over back in the day […]
Old-Guard Muslim Organizations Struggling in the Biden Era?
Donald Trump is gone from the White House, but let’s face it: The Donald was good for business for the Islamist groups who claim to […]
Mediations on Death
What funerals in Pakistan looked like