When issues of personal religious morality and public policy collide, as they sometimes do in discussions of a constitutional amendment…
Duck Bush, Duck
I can’t say I approve of the Iraqi journalist’s methods. President Bush is a sitting head of state, alhamdulillah on…
Islam & Homosexuality: Muslim Perspectives
In October, I attended a panel discussion at George Washington University entitled Islam & Homosexuality: Muslim Perspectives. The room was…
Observing Ramadan in Pictures
Muslim faithful throughout the world are currently observing the holy month of Ramadan. Observant Muslims participate in fasting (sawm), one…
Dr. Sherman Jackson on the passing of W.D. Muhammad and the split within the Blackamerican Muslim Community
The passing of Imam W.D. Mohammed, may God have mercy upon him and grant him Paradise, has brought the Blackamerican…
No, Not By Any Means Necessary, Please
Joseph Conrad in Heart of Darkness of the station manager: “He was obeyed, yet he inspired neither love nor fear,…
Praying on Mountaintops in New Zealand
I received one of the more interesting responses to the British documentary “Women Only Jihad” and a related post entitled…
A Mosque Grows in Virginia
Who says Muslims cannot integrate into American society, can’t get along with their neighbors, can’t get along with Jews and…
Racial Divide Remains Deep and Solid
This is an editorial by my father Dr. F. Nwabueze Okoye that was published in the Democrat and Chronicle in…
Hijabis for Obama? Maybe Not Anymore
The Obama campaign has apologized to two Muslim women excluded by campagin volunteers from appearing on stage at a campaign…