The Kind of Muslims You’ll See Featured on the News
American mainstream media will feature the Ayan Hirsi Ali's, the Zuhdi Jasser's, the Asra Nomani's, and the Irshad Manji's. And to balance them out,...
Attention Whore in Chief
George W. Bush was (rightly) criticized relentlessly for the amount of vacation time he took as president. I wonder how much time Obama has...
Only the Feelings of Liberals, Feminists, and SJWs Matter
Sometimes I get feedback that I am too blunt in my critiques of modernity, feminism, liberalism, etc. I get asked to be more sensitive...
The Dark Side of Our Attention Whore in Chief
I can't smile and feel all warm and fuzzy when I see President Obama in one of his photo ops, playing with little children,...
The NYTimes’ Creepy Obsession with Muslim Sex Lives
The NY Times has been publishing a lot of trash lately about Muslims and sex. What is their fascination with Muslim sex lives?
The problem...
Innocent Until Proven Guilty… Unless the Government Accuses You of Terrorism
The Rights of a Muslim Accused of Terrorism
Muslims who are accused of terrorism by governmental agencies are still Muslims. Even Muslims convicted of terrorism...
Dress Codes are Sexist, Apparently
The Hypocrisy of Feminist Outrage: Part 3
School dress codes are sexist, says the Atlantic. Why? Because preventing girls from wearing attire that is distracting...
The Right Kind of Free Speech in Islam
I have often critiqued the notion of free speech in my writing and defended the notion that some speech should be restricted and that,...
Is Liberalism to Blame for “Rape Culture”?
Sexual assault and harassment are big problems, whether on college campuses or elsewhere. I just want to ask this question:
To what degree do larger...
Wrapping Our Language in a Liberal Veneer Gets Us Nowhere
Egypt, Turkey, and the Will of the People
We judge rulers and governmental institutions by their actions and whether those actions conform with justice as...
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The Trickiest Atheist Argument [Video]
https://youtu.be/f50zaO-FCT4
Transcript:
Atheists have a lot of tricky arguments against religion but one particular argument has gotten a lot of traction on social media because of...
9/11 and Covid: Will Muslims Lead or Fall Prey Again?
I think we are way past discussing efficacy of lockdown. Every day, more and more have realized that it was and continues to be...
The Fallacy of “Don’t Judge!” in Islam
“Who are you to judge?” “Worry about your own sins”…, ”It’s not your business what I choose to do with my life”…, ”You don’t...
Let’s Not Forget What China Is Doing to the Uighurs
Back in December 2018, my wife and I were traveling from Indonesia to the United States. It was the happiest day of our lives,...
Reviewing Yaqeen Institute: A Source of Certainty or Doubt?
Note: This is a living document that will in sha’ Allah be updated as Yaqeen continues to publish content for the Muslim community. If...
Toe the Line or Else – Covid Bullying In the Muslim Community
The response of governments to the coronavirus has transformed the world.
Numerous basic freedoms have simply been suspended, removed, or severely curtailed. Were these freedoms...
Pervez Hoodbhoy Fails in Science and in Islam
Pervez Hoodbhoy, the Pakistani secular modernist, has taken this opportunity of "covid crisis" to praise Darwin, Modi, Mohammad bin Salman, and, of course, the...