June 8, 2013 Top Books about Islam Need to know more about Islam than simply the date of a holiday …. we have the essential information about one of the world’s…
April 25, 2013 Islam and Conversion A good article from the Economist on Muslim attitudes toward conversion This article shows how Islam regards conversion and how troubling it is for the…
August 1, 2011 A View from Paris Seeing One’s Own Land and Faith From a Distance A View from Paris: The Photography of Dorthea Lange and the Lessons of Islamic Art
December 28, 2010 God4Sale God4Sale Now that the Internet has become a marketplace as much as a medium of communication, there’s a gold rush in progress, as people…
December 15, 2010 Popular Spirituality “I’m spiritual but not religious.” This contemporary mantra or new-age creed means different things to different people. I’m charting and tracking the ebb and…
December 6, 2010 What is the date and Meaning of Ashura? Ashura is the Islamic holy day observed on the 10th of the Islamic month of Muharram. Shi’ite Muslims regard it as a major festival…
November 21, 2010 What is the Date and Meaning of Al-Hijra? Al-Hijra is the Muslim New Year. In 2010 it falls on December 7. Read more …
November 3, 2010 What is Eid ul Adha (10 Dhul-Hijja) Eid ul Adha is “the festival of sacrifice” This is a four-day public holiday in Muslim countries. The festival remembers the prophet Abraham’s willingness to…