November 2010
8 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-11-28) →
Classical Arabic Orchestra of Aleppo, Mohamad Maksoud (2)
Mehmet Gencler (2)
Classical Arabic Orchestra of Aleppo, Ahmad Hariri (2)
Moustapha Ismael (2)
Khaled Jubran (2)
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Kickstarter - BILAL'S LAST STAND: Inspire &... →
Donated to my first kickstarter project today. Love the idea of the project and love the idea of kickstarter.
How do followers of Islam explain...
My answer to the perception of oppressive norms in Muslim societies from the perspective of a Western observer.
What are Muslim women's head wraps called?
My answer giving background on the different manifestations of the Muslim head scarf across Muslim cultures world wide.
How is a person's Muslim faith verified before...
Ever wonder how the Saudi Arabian government enforces the policy of only allowing Muslims into the holy city of Mecca?
“In Chinese [in 140 characters] you can seduce a girl or write a constitution....”
– Ai Weiwei, China’s most famous and most political artist, describing Twitter in an FT article as the first chance in a thousand years for the people of China to exercise their personal freedom.
The Sermon Rules
An unfortunately common lament across the American Muslim community is the substandard quality of the Friday sermon (or khutba), a criticism I share. The tragedy of this state of affairs is the fact that the most critical and probably only touch point the Mosque has with its congregation on a weekly basis has become the opposite of the inspiration it is meant to be. Most attendees leave these...
