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The Nation of Islam is keeping the peace on the streets of Baltimore #BlackLivesMatter
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Aziz Poonawalla
No news agency is bothering to cover how thousands of peaceful protestors are expressing their right of free speech in Baltimore, over the killing of Freddie Gray. Instead, the big story is the violence of the few rather than the righteousness of the many. One aspect of the untold story is how the Nation of…
the Sikh shooting in Wisconsin: call to dua
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Aziz Poonawalla
Today there was a shooting at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee, and early reports are that seven people are dead. This details of this horrific tragedy are yet to emerge in full, but is is possible that the Sikhs were targeted for their visual similariity to Muslims. Since this is Ramadan, and the power of…
Islam’s appeal is a post-racial identity in a still-racial world
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Aziz Poonawalla
Apologies for the lack of posts this month – I am in Stockholm attending my annual conference. Since Stockholm isn’t Hawai’i, I am here alone, which means I am overly diligent about attendance to compensate for missing my wife and kids. And they charge you to use public toilets here, too. Being immersed in academia…
AirTran Flight 297
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Aziz Poonawalla
UPDATE: Todd Petruna lied, not just about what happened on the flight, but about being ON the flight at all! This hilarious email, about what supposedly transpired on AirTran Flight 297 last month, is currently making the rounds amongst right-wing conservatives: 11 Muslim men got on the plane in full attire… In the back of…
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