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How To Avoid a Rick Perry Texas-sized Debate Gaffe

I cringed as I watched the online replays of Texas Governor Rick Perry’s brain freeze in this week’s CNBC debate.…

CNBC, Debate, Gaffe, oops, postaweek2011, presidential debate, public speaking, Rick Perry

How Muslims Don’t Express Condolences

I’ve always had an awkward relationship with death. I didn’t attend my first funeral until after I became Muslim. I’m…

condolences, death, grief, mourning, postaweek2011, rev. fred shuttlesworth, steve jobs, Wangari Mathaai

African Women | Nobel Peace Prize Winners | Role Models of Courage and Grace

I’ve grown up surrounded by strong successful African women (and men). Many of these women including my own mother left…

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Prize, postaweek2011, Wangari Mathaai

Anwar al-Awlaki’s Death and the Park51 Controversy

I was not  at all sympathetic to the recent messages coming from Anwar al-Awlaki. Neither when he questioned how my…

anwar al-awlaki, park51, postaweek2011, sharif el-gamal, umar farouq abdulmuttalib

Dr. Sherman Jackson | We’re American Muslims, Can’t Be Anything Else

If an American who’s awake and socially aware converts to Islam, he or she will encounter the cultural and intellectual…

American Muslim, convert, Dr. Sherman Jackson, identity, postaweek2011, UnitedforChange

The New York Times | Andrea Elliott on Generation 9/11

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott profiles 3 young American Muslims, including me, in her most recent article, Generation 9/11, about…

American Muslims, Andrea Elliott, convert, Generation 9/11, Pray-ins, The New York Times, young

Forgiving Ourselves for Not Being Perfect

I’ve had the opportunity to meet with Muslims who’ve experienced spiritual crises of faith, which caused them to reconsider their belief in…

forgiveness, human frailty, imperfection, mistake, postaweek2011, repentance, sin, wajahat ali

Eid al-Fitr 2011 | A Convert’s Eid | Fun with Friends

Early on the morning of Eid al-Fitr, the celebration marking the end of the month of Ramadan, I was awakened…

bowling, convert, Eid al-Fitr, Jr. Memorial, Lake Artemesia, Martin Luther King, postaweek2011, RamadaninDC, sushi

Eid Mubarak! Praying Outside Washington’s FedEx Field

Eid Mubarak to all! Wishing everyone a very happy and blessed day even as we feel the pangs of the…

Eid al-Fitr, FedEx Field, RamadaninDC, Redskins' stadium

Ramadan in DC | Tarawih Prayer at the University of Maryland at College Park

The Dar us Salaam community in College Park, Md has lost the use of its musalla for large events like Friday prayer, Eid, and tarawih.…

College Park, Dar us Salaam, postaweek2011, RamadaninDC, Reckord Armory, tarawih, University of Maryland

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