The Cost of Allying with LGBT
Should Muslim minorities engage in coalition building with non-Muslim groups?
Bismillah.
Let's imagine two concrete scenarios: A coalition between Muslims and a Zionist group and an...
Teaching About Hell is Abusive and Discriminatory
This eye-opening article is about the "Tsunami of Atheism" in Muslim communities.
A lot to be said about this but just a quick point. It...
The Hadith on “Non-Muslim Minorities”
This is a translation of a hadith that is being circulated that requires closer attention:
“Beware! Whoever is cruel and harsh to a non-Muslim minority,...
Watering Down Islam in Order to Preserve Muslim Faith
Story time...
Muslims often speak very definitively about what will or will not alienate other Muslims or what will or will not push other Muslims...
The Fake Tolerance of Liberalism
The Liberal Charge: "You are not tolerant."
The Translation: "You do not tolerate the precise things that I tolerate."
One of the definitions of "tolerance" in...
Don’t Ban Muslims! We’re Great for the Economy!
The argument that Muslims shouldn't be banned because Muslims have contributed to the economy (Steve Jobs, brown tech CEOs, etc.) is well-meaning but keep...
Children: How Gradual Change Can Be Disastrous
There was a gigantic wall that protected a city from outside invaders. Children would play on this wall. They would enjoy taking stones and...
Why Are Progressives Now Defending Sharia?
lol when Muslim progressives who made their careers out of attacking the sharia and undermining its sanctity all of a sudden are standing up...
“Muslim Queer Month” — Coming to a University Near You!
Wake Up Call
I recently received the following message from a sister at a US university. Reading this blew my mind and made me realize...
Dealing with Modern Day Qawm Lut
It is inappropriate to call a modern "gay person" as being akin to Qawm Lut. Why? Several reasons.
First, just because a person calls himself...
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Without guidance from Allah, human beings are so utterly confused and their best ideas are replete with contradiction.
I don't think Bernie is the worst...
How Western NGOs Use Aid to Attack Islam and Re-Engineer Muslim Society
Are NGOs that support poor Muslims a good thing for us?
Last summer, I traveled to Harvard to study the practice of sustainable development under...