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The First Time I Realized I Was Black

  Watching this CNN series of short vignettes about the first time a variety of individuals realized they were black…

Gay and Muslim? The Advice You Should Have Received

I read with dismay the purported advice (really just a continued dig at me) to a fellow Muslim woman seeking advice about…

Advice, gay, homosexuality, Islam, lesbian, LGBT, Muslim

Making Mistakes & Respecting My Parents

Just some thoughts swirling around in my head this week: Not blogging much these days Someone recently asked me why…

Moving Forward Amid Disagreement about Gay Muslims

I finally got around to reading Scott Kugle’s Islam and Homosexuality as well as its recent companion book, Living Out…

Faith, gay, homosexuality, lesbian, LGBT, Muslim, scripture, sexual orientation, transgender

Gay Muslim Survival Guide

A number of people have asked me to explain or clarify issues raised in my coming out post, Yes, I…

bisexual, gay, gay marriage, Gay Muslim, homosexuality, lesbian, Lesbian Muslim, LGBT, LGBT Muslim, Marriage, transgender

Yes, I Am

Rachel Maddow: “I think the responsibility that we have as gay Americans to the extent that we can — and…

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In Praise of a Simple Ramadan

All praise and thanks are due to Allah alone, the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens and earth, the Turner…

Fasting, Hadith, Quran, Ramadan

Leaving the Theology of Bullies Behind

I used to wonder how people, especially converts, could after finding Islam later leave the faith altogether. I’ve been thinking…

What I Learned in Nursing School

Shall I be sentimental or should I keep it real? Or is this one of those dreaded multiple-multiple select all…

Hamza Yusuf, Jonathan Brown, Yahya Rhodus | Value of Liberal Arts Education | ADAMS Center

As the Friday evening rush hour set in around the DC beltway, I and hundreds of other Muslims battled through…

ADAMS Center, Dr. Jonathan Brown, Education, Hamza Yusuf, Liberal Arts, Qurtuba Institute, Yahya Rhodus, Zaytuna College

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