What’s Wrong with Fearing God?
Are people still tip-toeing around the notion of taqwa and translating it as "God consciousness," "mindfulness," etc.? C'mon, it's the year 2016! Are younger...
Do You Believe in God? Or Santa Claus?
Following Nietzsche, the Western intelligentsia of the twentieth century presumed God to be dead. By the end of that century and into next, God...
The Price of Silence
Pretty much sums it up.
Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Let not one of you...
Boozing It Up Means Freedom for Muslim Youth
More quality stuff from the NYTimes. See, all Muslims secretly want to be Western. Even in the heart of the most non-Western place on...
Is Islamophobia Our Biggest Fear?
My kids are young. Like all parents, I worry about their future. If I had to estimate, I would say I worry about them...
“Coincidences” in Liberal Islam
Is it a coincidence that the people who are the most preoccupied with others "judging them" are themselves often very judgmental?
Is it a coincidence...
The Rise of Islamic Illiteracy
The next generation of Western Muslims that are coming of age will not, for the most part, be religiously literate. What does that mean?
They...