Yesterday was yet another day in a long list of days that will forever live in infamy, or at least until the next major hot button issue arrives, due to another act of Israeli aggression toward any who would dare attempt to see the Palestinians as equal human beings. People are “outraged”, tired, and fed [...]
I am deeply saddened and pained by the news that at least 80 Muslims from the Ahmadiyyah sect were murdered in Pakistan by terrorists during Friday prayers. This great loss of humanity should reverberate throughout the Muslim world, however it won’t likely even be mentioned. Unfortunately, due to great ignorance and hypocrisy, my fellow Muslims [...]
I actually wrote this rebuttal on a message board I frequent when this article was posted. I felt I had to share it with my readers because it could be of some use when analyzing that disturbing trend(s) ever present in our modern politic especially sensationalized writings being presented as facts or news.
Here is my [...]
I haven’t had the bandwidth to really contribute to my blog, but I wanted to share some great articles that I found today that address some hot button religious topics. Enjoy.
The Mosque by Ground Zero: A Lesson from the Crusades
by Kamran Pasha
What Did Jesus Do?
by Adam Gopnik
Miss USA Scrutiny Indicates Weird [...]
Is Islam under attack?
May 5
“The Believer who mixes with people and is patient in the face of their offence is preferable to the believer who does not mix with people and is not patient with their offence.”
“A Muslim is the one from whose hands and tongue other Muslims are safe.”
“If you see Haram get rid of it with [...]
Talk about sensationalizing an issue! OK we get it, a Pakistani American did a piss poor job at trying to terrorize Americans in front of The Lion King play (that alone proves he’s evil!) and now we get to read about his exploits 24/7 until something else makes headlines. Maybe another Tiger Woods mistress will [...]
I haven’t been blogging regularly, no surprises there, nor have I been hosting my weekly online podcast either, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t follow current events and don’t have opinions about them. In the past before I became super busy with my personal life, I would use this blog or my show as [...]
Show Your Religion
Apr 13
We live in a world that is dominated by those who believe in a deity of some form or another. The Abrahamic traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) alone account for the largest share of humanity that believes in a Supreme Being. However, along with this common concept of belief comes the inevitable differences between religions and [...]
My blog posts have been sporadic lately, and I even wondered if I would continue blogging at all as it has become more of a challenge than it has been in the past. Knowing that I could not avoid blogging forever, I thought about about the topic of my next post, ignoring much of the [...]
A phobia (from the Greek: φόβος, phóbos, meaning “fear” or “morbid fear”) is an intense and persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, animals, or people. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive and unreasonable desire to avoid the feared stimulus. When the fear is beyond one’s control, and if the fear is [...]
Minister Farrakhan gave a 4 hour lecture at this year’s annual Savior’s Day Address that he didn’t even get to finish and what did the media report? Three out of context remarks about white-Right wingers wanting to make Obama a one-term President, a vision he had in the 80’s, and his commentary about being [...]
Sheila Musaji at The American Muslim (TAM) posted a wonderful piece entitled “Haiti and the “Heartless” Muslims?” where she exposes lies that seem to have no limits as it relates to Muslims and our Haitian Relief efforts. If there were ever a time to stay away from grinding the proverbial religious/ideological axe it should be in [...]
Why a Muslim blog?
Jan 28
I haven’t been regular in my blogging these days or my radio show for that matter, the Obama Administration’s Stimulus hasn’t caught up with me yet, the recession has hit home, etc. etc. yadda, yadda, yadda During my time of reflection, I decided to share my thoughts concerning the creation of this blog [...]
Ever get that feeling that sometimes it’s just best to stay silent? That’s how I have been feeling lately so much has happened especially since the beginning of the new year, that I felt it prudent to just lay off the online ranting for awhile, however as of this posting, it’s obvious that it didn’t [...]
Last night a couple of friends and I began discussing religion and politics. This of course, was after my wife made us into human pretzels with a torturous yoga session. (did I mention my wife was a Yoga Instructor?) Eventually, after my long winded rant about the merits of Islam versus other religions (more on [...]
This morning I had a funny conversation with my wife about the possibility of beatifying Michelle Duggar that I felt I had to share with my readers, you know take a break from my serious “sky is falling” type rants.
Like most mornings I picked up my iPhone (shameless plug) to check out the headlines on [...]
CAMPBELL BROWN
President Obama’s War Doctrine; American Terrorists in Pakistan?
Aired December 10, 2009 – 20:00 ET
I woke up to an email mentioning these comments this morning, and at first I was going to ignore the video link and go on about my day. I already believed that Franklin Graham was the type of guy who [...]
I’m going to be brief for a change. I’m not sure how big this story is at the moment as I just saw the AP article on Yahoo 5 minutes prior to this posting. I’m certain Islamophobes and others will be all over this thing looking to once again stir the pot and [...]
We have all heard the news by now. The swiss voted and passed legislation that would ban the construction of minarets on Mosques. Some are calling this decision racist, some are calling it a violation of human rights, some are calling it another sign that Islamophobia is spreading throughout Europe, and I’m calling it a [...]
Hot Debate: Is a Mosque next to Ground Zero offensive? Additional Commentary…
Jun 8
Posted by rsalaam in Commentary | 6 Comments
A little background first:
Yesterday afternoon after a 9 hour day of serving my country in my private capacity, stuck in DC traffic on my way home, I received a phone call from the President of the American Muslim Interactive Network (AMIN), of which I am a board member and co-founder, asking me to be a [...]
Tags: American Islam, Cordoba Initiative, Pamela Geller