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The Sufi and the Jihadi: The Dangerous Good Muslim/Bad Muslim Trope
In a recent op-ed from New York Times (“Muslims in the Middle,”August 16th) contributor William Dalrymple writes that “many of our leaders have a tendency to see the Islamic world as a single, terrifying monolith,” unable to discern between the varying “complexities and nuances” rampant within a community of faith that envelops..
Ramadan …?
To all of you – Muslims and lovely infidels alike – a very, very…
Barack Obama’s BBQ
More often than once in awhile, College Humour will produce something of pure comedic genius. Aside from the brilliance of the Jake and Amir shorts, the site produces great analogies ranging from…
The ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Has a Place in NYC
The article highlights an oft-ignored part of the greater discussion rampant today in the United States, specifically New York, regarding the role of Muslim Americans in American society at large and within the individual communities.
Muslim Schoolgirls and General Bad-Assery
Muslim school girls from St. Maaz high school practise [sic] Chinese wushu martial arts inside the school compound in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, July 8th 2008….
ACLU on Obama: Normalizing Bush’s Radicalism
The American Civil Liberties Union just released a report on the performance of the Obama administration on issues relating to national security, civil liberties, and human rights. While the report highlights some progress on the part of the administration, characterized early on by Obama’s quick action on “categorically [prohibiting] torture and [limiting] all interrogations, including…
Occupation of Kashmir – A Deteriorating Condition
To give you a bit of a background, on June 11th, the Indian occupying
forces (referred also as the army in this email) killed a young
17-year-old boy, named Tufail, who was walking home amidst a routine
protest in downtown Kashmir.
Chuck Schumer Should Resign
Recent remarks from Helen Thomas – deplorable as they were in and of themselves – forced the 89-year old White House Press Corps legend to resign from her post. Sen. Chuck Schumer without hesitation supported the ‘economic strangulation of Gaza’ given their election of Hamas and their lack of “Jewishness”. Of course, there needs to some humanitarian aid so they don’t starve to death (further).
UC Irvine’s Suspension of the Muslim Union
In response to the disruptions made by a select few Muslim students, belonging to the UC Irvine Muslim Union, back in February at U.C Irvine during a speech given by Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren. The incident caused much outrage – from all ends of the spectrum.
The Curious and Unfortunate Case of Nikki Haley
Half Hindu, Half Sikh, totally Gay Punjabi born in NYC and now working for the US congress, he voraciously retorted at the title of the NYT article, All Her Life, Nikki Haley was a Different One, that “she was so different that she had to change her name, her religion and join a part whose majority still espouses anti-immigrant rhetoric.”
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