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Hajj ends – Zabihat and Jamarat
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Aziz Poonawalla
Eid is by tradition a happy affair, but in India it is muted this year, in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. In addition to forgoing the slaughter of cows for the sacrifice (out of respect for the sentiments of the Hindu majority), Indian muslims are wearing black armbands this week as a mark of…
the Day of Arafat: renewal
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Aziz Poonawalla
Today is the Day of Arafat, where the pilgrims arrive and engage in prayer while standing and facing towards the sun. Then in the evening they will depart for muzdalifah in time for Eid ul Adha the next day. The Day of Arafat is a critical one, because it is at this point that the…
giving aid and comfort to terrorists
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Aziz Poonawalla
Rod Dreher approvingly quotes Steve Emerson about what an outrage it is that the various news channels omitted the adjective, “Islamic” from all descriptions of the extremists who terrorized Mumbai last weekend. Emerson argues that the omission is “craven” and “politically correct”: It is time to stop caving in to the PC crowd. If we refuse to…
The terrorists must not win
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Aziz Poonawalla
This is a guest post by Zeba Iqbal, a real estate development advisor who lives and works in NYC. In her free time she is active in supporting and promoting causes that are close to her heart. As a Muslim American with deep ties to India – she has no dearth of causes! The terrorist attacks…
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