As I sit and read the history of Arabs in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia, I can’t help but notice how similar it is to what they are going through today. It is interesting to see that the history of Arabs is to some degree not very different from their present. One might […]
As We Mourn The Burning Of Notre Dame, China Destroys An 800 Year Old Mosque
With a broken heart we watched the Notre Dame cathedral burn down, we watched as a symbol of French Catholicism, architecture and history evaporates in front of our eyes. As we all watched, we all wondered if this destruction was another terrorist attack. Every Muslim was hoping it is not someone with an Arabic sounding […]
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Dear Fellow Muslims…Think Before You Speak
Amidst the tragic situation in New Zealand last Friday, some Muslims seem to have found a way to express their anger . Unfortunately the manner in which some of them chose to express their frustration was not only wrong but unislamic. Painting all Christians with the same brush reflects an ignorance of Islam. Bashing Jews […]
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The Founding Fathers and Islam
While many Americans today openly express their disfavor of Islam and Muslims, and While many politicians today argue whether serving in office should extend to Americans who are Muslims, the idea of American Muslim citizens is not new. So, what did the founding father thought of Muslims? and what is the future they saw for […]
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Things You May Not Know About Islam
Islam is a religion that gets a lot of attention in the media. Unfortunately, much of that attention is negative or portrays Islam as an evil religion. Terrorism, oppression, war, are all images that come to one’s mind when Islam is mentioned. This post discusses some of the things you may not know about Islam: […]
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The Flaws Of American Foreign Policy
There is no doubt that our foreign policy shapes the way we deal with the rest of the world as well as the way the world interacts with us. Through foreign policy we set standards of interaction with other nation states. American foreign policy, however, has been criticized for mishandling its affairs with the rest […]
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Misconceptions And Myths About The Israeli Palestinian Conflict
The Israeli Palestinian conflict is always present in the media, but how much do you know about it? Everyone usually has an opinion about the conflict, but most people in the west know very little about what really is going on in that part of the world. In order to understand the problem we have […]
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Violence In The Bible And Why The Old Testament Counts?
“Islam is not a religion of peace.” You probably have read this on Facebook, seen it on YouTube, or even watched a movie depicting Muslims as terrorists. But, what you probably never read before is all those gruesome verses in the Bible about what I call “Biblical Jihad”. Anybody that reads the Bible will find […]
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9 Things The Bible Teaches That Only Muslims Practice
There is no doubt that the Bible is one of the most widely read books in the world. Many Christians as well as Jews consider it to be an absolute authority in guiding their life. However, many if not most Christians today take on the label of the religion, but not the practice.