Women Empowered… to Obey Men: Thoughts on Lori Haidri & Al-Huda
I have been thinking more about my last post on Lori Haidri the former employee of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) who is engaged […]
Check Out Aysha Khan’s Creeping Sharia
I recently came across a website by religion reporter Aysha Khan called Creeping Sharia. Aysha offers a monthly roundup of news stories related to Muslim […]
A Woman Who Refused to Keep Silent: Lori Haidri Blows the Whistle on CAIR
I stumbled by chance on what looks like a major scandal affecting the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), where the organization is trying to […]
Funny Things Non-Muslims Say
The other night I was sitting with friends and we began laughing about funny things we hear from non-Muslims friends, colleagues, or just meeting people […]
Bahman and Shiva’s Trump Dilemma
The past two weeks have been quite a roller-coaster for Bahman and his wife, Shiva, our Iranian family acquaintances. The couple immigrated to America shortly […]
Textbook: Dating is For Animals
It’s no secret that in our community dating is an issue. We don’t speak about dating with our children, except perhaps to bash it. But […]
Accusing Fellow Muslims of Shirk for Visiting Shrines
Making a pilgrimage to the shrines of holy men (and women!) is something I, like many Muslims, enjoy. It’s something we remember from our childhoods […]
Saudi Textbooks Poison Kids, Delight Islamophobes
The new year holiday is finally giving me time to get up a few more posts on textbook materials shared by readers. Apologies to everyone […]
Merry Christmas to Amir Khan . . . and Mo Salah!
Our Muslim celebrities’ fight against Scrooges who keep exclaiming “haram”!
MAGA Neighbor: Mutual Guinea Pigs & A Clarion Call
My ongoing social experiment with my neighbor Roy keeps on getting more interesting with time. As I wrote previously, our friendship helps me understand how […]