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Eid Forever
By
Aziz Poonawalla
Eid al Fitr mubarak! I spent literally the last 15 minutes of Ramadan, furiously reading Qur’an at top speed, trying to eke out as much of the barakat amplification factor as I could before the azaan sounded and the last longest day of the shortest month ended at last. So much left undone, so much…
The American Islamophobia Industry exposed
By
Aziz Poonawalla
I’m proud to share with you today a report that my friend Wajahat Ali has been working on for more than 6 months with the DC-based think tank, Center for American Progress, entitled “Fear Inc., The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America.” The report can be downloaded from here: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/08/islamophobia.html Wajahat Ali was lead…
Zakat – in God we Trust
By
Aziz Poonawalla
This is a guest post by Aamer H. Jamali. By now, the regular reader of this space knows that Ramadaan is about a lot more than fasting. Prayers, purity, and the reading of the Quran all play a role. But Ramadan is also about another of the “pillars” of Islam: Zakaat (alms to the poor).…
Congratulations to David Ramadan
By
Aziz Poonawalla
David Ramadan has won the Republican primary for the 87th District in Virginia. David is a conservative Republican and I probably disagree with him on most issues, but he deserves kudos for his victory especially in the light of a vicious opposition campaign by Jo-Ann Chase, whose entire platform was one large smear campaign accusing…
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