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 [...]
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Let me clearly state a few notable facts that I hope will guide those that may come to this blog with critical commentary as a result of the inevitable ruckus my post may create: 1. I am NOT a Scholar of Islam, nor have I ever claimed to be, I’m just a friendly neighborhood American [...]
Only Democrats could screw this up! A popular Democratic President, the Majority in the House and the Senate, probably 2 more picks for the Supreme Court when all said and done. Yet, why does it appear as if “change we can believe in” was just a cute slogan for we are not George W. Bush? [...]
Was my text alert from my AP iPhone app this morning. I had to look again because I didn’t believe it. Jokingly, I stated, will he turn water into wine next? That was a great morning chuckle. What really got me laughing this morning is when I thought to my self “Boy, the we only [...]
I had the unfortunate experience of receiving an email from my dear sister Sheila Musaji at The American Muslim (TAM) who received an email from one of the purveyors of hate against Muslims, Brigitte Gabriel. In this email, Ms. Gabriel took the opportunity to use the death of a soldier as a means to raise [...]
Now a couple of days ago, I gave a scathing commentary that in essence pretty much stated that a good sizable chunk of the GOP’s “base” that are anti-Obama everything have ulterior motives outside of what they say in public, chief among them the racial 800 pound gorilla in the room. I truly do not [...]
Obama and Racism part II
Sep 8
It’s been a little over two years since my first “Obama and Racism” post, and today well actually several days ago but I’m just getting a chance to blog about it, I felt it appropriate to vent my thoughts concerning the current “political” reality the President (still has a good ring to it) is faced [...]
Granted, I’m not a registered Republican, however I do believe our government would be more effective if political views and decisions weren’t so partisan. I believe the Republicans are just not interested in having their views represented in the Government. Several weeks ago I blogged about a dream I had, where I was a Republican [...]
Hannity Attacks Obama For Putting Mustard On His Burger So I’m listening to XM radio’s 169 The Power and Joe Madison plays this clip from Fox “News” where Sean Hannity is making fun of President Obama because he ordered a hamburger with spicy mustard….. Normally, I would just shake my head, but we should be [...]
It’s the weirdest thing and I haven’t shared this dream with anyone just yet (well I guess I am now) but last night I had a dream about the Republican Party last night. I dreamed I was a Republican strategist! What is weird is that I’m not a Republican and probably would never be one, [...]
And who should we blame if anyone? According to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll, 55 percent of those polled said they are without a basic understanding of the teachings and beliefs of Islam, and most said they do not know anyone who is Muslim. About half, 48 percent, said they have an unfavorable view [...]
I have wanted to blog on this subject for quite sometime now and I couldn’t decide if it should be one posting or two. Since the audiences I want to target are similar I decided in the end to just do one. J There you have it, an unnecessary preface to a blog posting! [...]
Mumbai attacks: Jews tortured before being executed during hostage crisis Israeli hostages killed by Islamic terrorists during the attacks on Mumbai (formerly Bombay) were tortured by their captors before they were bound together and killed, according to officials in both countries. Why can’t we just uniformly come up with a system that outcasts these so-called [...]
I believe this is a question that many of us have been thinking about for some time now, however we have been secretly trying to hide our urges to ponder these thoughts by overwhelming them with optimism. There have been several documented instances throughout the 2008 campaign that made us leery as a community, such [...]
Here’s yet another issue I never touched in public. What got me “inspired” today was yet another article about some Catholic Bishop equating one’s vote for a Democrat as somehow “Satanic” because of their pro-choice stances. Let me state for the record that as a Muslim I too do not believe in abortion, I believe [...]
Ordinarily, I don’t speak on GBLT issues. It’s not that I don’t have an opinion, but I never figured how it could pertain to my blog’s intent, however, I have changed my attitude and included my scope to include any and all issues out there. Which brings me to this prop 8 ruling. I have [...]
History was indeed made last night. After months of the never ending election it finally closed with Barack Hussien Obama as the President Elect of the United States of America. But now what? With jubilation there is also despair. Even though he wasn’t the candidate of choice for everyone he is now the leader of [...]
I truly want to gloat, but I won’t. Those who have been reading my blog over the last year will be able to see how I felt and what I thought was going to happen even when it wasn’t popular. However, what I wan’t to focus on is the next step. Now is the time [...]
I have been saying it for months now that President Obama (that’s right) was going to win. When you look at it, you didn’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure it out. How Obama won is really quite simple when you think about it, there are several factors that led to his amazing [...]
Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a Representative Government?
Dec 29
Posted by rsalaam in Commentary, Current Events, Politics/Policy/Law | 3 Comments
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 [...]
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