A friend today asked me to take a look at an article at Salon.com.
My friend wrote: “The whole Clinton angel is not as interesting as the author’s view of the Mumbai attack. Why do Muslims burn embassies over a cartoon, but say nothing over this egregious attack on civilians?”
Personally, I’ve seen some pretty clear-cut condemnations of […]
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In the past 8 years, we have seen the uncomfortable pairing of religious extremism and political power not only in the Middle East and the Islamic world, but in the halls of power in Washington D.C.
Gov. Sara Palin may not look the part, but her views seem about as close to an American version of the […]
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Not too long ago, a constituent sent me an e-mail asking about my worldview. This week with the Republican Convention and the typical GOP focus on certain issues, I thought this would be a great opportunity to post those questions and my answers.
I realize there are areas where some may disagree, but I hope that despite these differences, we […]
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After his speech at the BUPAC meeting last month, Jack Tymann and I spoke about fear, terrorism, Islam, partisan politics, and the concept of moderates. We also manage to throw in the Golden Rule for good measure.
Be sure to check out the raw footage of the full speech: Part 1 and Part 2. Also, the raw […]
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This past week has been a busy one, and we have a few videos to prove it.
Sunday, we attended the second meeting of the Student Progressive Alliance of FGCU, and the raw video, part 1 and part 2, is up now.
Tuesday we went out to Immokalee and talked with Jordan Buckley about the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Raw […]
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Peace on Earth, Goodwill towards men, and may all the other wonderful sentiments of this holiday, the day that commemorates the Birth of Jesus, be yours.
I’ll be spending tonight and tomorrow with family, but we will be back up next week, and maybe with a few surprises for the new year…
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Today is the start of Eid al-Adah, the four day that Moslems commemorate Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael for God, and it coincides with the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. I wish all my fellow Moslems a Happy Eid. It is particularly joyous when the holiday occurs so close to Christmas and Hanukah as […]
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Ramadan Mubarak to all my Moslem Brothers and Sisters in America and around the world, and Happy Rosh Hashanah to all our Jewish Brothers and Sisters as well!
When these these two important religious occasions coincide, the start of the Islamic holly month of Ramadan (1428), and Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish New Year […]
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This week an important study was published that shows Muslims ‘well integrated’ in US . As a Moslem this really only reinforces my experience from the past four years as an active member of the American Moslem community, but it its great to see it in print.
People here in the U.S. have a number […]
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