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Conver(t)sations | My Journey to Islam | AUDIO

Many thanks to Ayesha & Asma Ahmad and the George Mason University MSA for inviting several Muslim converts including me…

Conver(t)sations, converts, George Mason University, GMU, MSA, Muslim Women

Yesterday, I Wept at the Courthouse

Yesterday, I wept at the courthouse. Not because I had to miss class to contest a speeding ticket nor because…

Car Accident, Courthouse, death, Fatality, Negligent Driving, Speed Limit, Speeding Ticket

Arsalan Iftikhar | On the Need for Islamic Pacifism | ADAMS Center

This past Sunday, I attended an interfaith event at the ADAMS Center in Virginia with Arsalan Iftikhar, a writer and…

ADAMS Center, American Muslims, Arsalan Iftikhar, Islamic Pacifism, Islamophobia, Mohamed Magid

Q&A | The LGBT Community from an Islamic Perspective | Part II

VIDEO The LGBT Community from an Islamic Perspective | Part I  The question and answer session provided some interesting and unexpected…

Ahmad Azzaari, barriers, gay, homosexuality, lesbian, LGBT, partitions, PGMA

VIDEO | The LGBT Community from an Islamic Perspective | Part I

VIDEO: Part 1 and Part 2 Earlier this month, the youth group at the Prince George’s Muslim Association (PGMA) mosque…

bisexual, down low, gay, homosexuality, lesbian, LGBT, Muslim, PGMA, story of Lot, transgender

What All American Muslim Women Eat | Burgers, Fries, & Milkshakes

We don’t always eat like a “heart attack on a plate” but last week, nearly a dozen friends and I…

All American Muslim, Burger 7, burgers, Good Stuff Eatery, halal, milkshakes, zabiha

Remaking America | From Poverty to Prosperity

Last Thursday, I went to the Remaking America: From Poverty to Prosperity event presented by Tavis Smiley at the George Washington…

Barbara Ehrenreich, Cornell West, Majora Carter, Michael Moore, Remaking America: From Poverty to Prosperity, Roger Clay, Suze Orman, Tavis Smiley, Vicki Escarra

Thanking My Elementary School Teachers – Part II

Part I: Thankful for my Teachers at Brockport Central School District | Mrs. Steinebach & Mr. Follman Second Grade: Mrs. Nowaczyk Mrs. Nowaczyk,…

Brockport Central School District, Elementary School, Teachers, ThankaTeacher

Thankful for my Teachers at Brockport Central School District | Mrs. Steinebach & Mr. Follman

Friday was the StoryCorps National Day of Listening also known as Thank A Teacher Day. Reflecting on my early education,…

Brockport Central School District, Ginther School, National Day of Listening, postaweek2011, StoryCorps, ThankaTeacher

Penn State & Workplace Ethical Dilemmas | Why We Behave Contrary to Our Morals

The unfolding scandal amid allegations of sexual abuse involving a former Penn State coaching assistant has led as it should to…

ethical dilemma, ethics, homelessness, Joe Paterno, morality, postaweek2011, sexual abuse, work

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