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Merry Muslim Christmas!
By
Aziz Poonawalla
Today is the day all believers honor the birth of the prophet, Isa AS, son of Mariam, whose virgin birth is narrated in the Qur’an (19:17-21). And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not. — John 1:5 And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the…
self-portrait: masjid
By
Aziz Poonawalla
Taken one year ago, during my first Ramadan in Los Angeles.
The Fourth and the First
By
Aziz Poonawalla
This evening, just prior to sunrise, members of my mosque in Los Angeles gathered round to raise the flag of the United States of America. Due to fortuitous timing, just as the flag was unfurled, a squadron of planes flew overhead in formation, cast in rose hues from the setting sun. 30 minutes later, as…
the State of the Ummah, 2014/1436
By
Aziz Poonawalla
I tuned into President Obama’s 2014 SOTU for a while last week – mainly because my daughter was tasked to watch 15min minimum for school, a limit to which she adhered to precisely – and was struck by how futile the speech seemed. It isn’t Obama’s fault any more than it was Bush’s fault during…
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