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June 16, 2013
Foreword to The Wrong Kind of Muslim by Dr. Atif Mian of Princeton
The Wrong Kind of Muslimlaunches on June 19th and will be available in soft cover and Kindle. Follow Qasim@MuslimIQand subscribe to his email list serve for the launch announcement.
Dr. Atif Mian is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Princeton University. He is well-regarded and recognized as one of the world’s leading economists and public policy analysts. This is the foreword he has graciously written forThe Wrong Kind of Muslim: An Untold Story of Persecution & Perseverance. Enjo...
June 1, 2013
The Man In The Glass
by:Peter Dale Wimbrow Sr.
When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you king for a day
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself
And see what that man has to say.
For it isn’t your father, or mother, or wife
Whose judgment upon you must pass
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.
He’s the fellow to please – never mind all the rest
For he’s with you, clear to the end
And you’ve passed your most difficult, dangerous test
If...
May 31, 2013
A Short Story About Two Babies
In a mother’s womb were two babies.
One asked the other: “Do you believe in life after delivery?”
The other replied, “Why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ourselves for what we will be later.”
“Nonsense” said the first. “There is no life after delivery. What kind of life would that be?”
The second said, “I don’t know, but there will be more light than here. Maybe we will walk with our legs and eat from our mouths. Maybe we will have other senses t...
May 29, 2013
Prophet Muhammad’s Comforting Words at the Loss of a Child
They say the most difficult thing for a parent to do is to bury their own child. Those faced with this painful event are tested with a trial of unspeakable patience.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad(sa) patiently bore the pain of buryingfourteenchildren. His children ranged in ages from infancy to adulthood. The Holy Qur’an reminds us of the prayer,“Our Lord, burden us not with what we have not the strength to bear…” (2:287). Likewise, Allahpromises in the Holy Qur’an, “No soul is burdened beyond its...
April 22, 2013
Do You Even Hear Muslims When We Condemn Violence?
Published in Huffington Post
It took 9,000 officers, five days, and roughly $1 billion in lost revenue for Boston, but suspect one is dead and suspect two is in custody.
So let me start with the standard roll call: As an American Muslim, I condemn all violence in the name of religion. Terrorism has no religion and Islam is no exception. If the Tsarnaev brothers are guilty of the Boston bombings, then I hope they are brought to justice.
Is that condemnation clear enough? Because I’m pretty sure a...
April 12, 2013
April 11, 2013
Huff Post Live Interview on Islamophobia
Al-Jazeera, Salon and The Guardian have launched scathing attacks on the New Atheists because of their criticisms of Islam. Are Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins being unfairly labeled as bigots?
http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/islam-islamophobia-new-atheist-sam-harris-richard-dawkins/51658aac02a76018a30001ed
Filed under: Interviews, Media, Publications and Media, Television
March 12, 2013
God’s Man on Earth
Published in Huffington Post
Feb. 28 came and went, and thus ended Pope Benedict’s short tenure. According to most, no claimant to Divine office remains on Earth, at least until the next pope is elected.
On the contrary, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the world’s only Khalifa and head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, continues his lifelong Divinely appointed tenure to the office of Khilafat.
To put it directly, in Islam a Khalifa is God’s man on earth. He accepts God’s will and ma...
February 26, 2013
Who will take a bullet for Sherry Rehman?
Published in Daily Times
No other logical choice exists but to unite as one community against religious discrimination, oppression of conscience, and violence
Pakistan Ambassador to theUnited States of America, Sherry Rehman’s twitter bio declares: “Will take a bullet for the motherland but hope our children don’t have to.” But what is an ambassador to do when that bullet comes from Pakistan and strikes her in the back? Last week, Pakistan took the unprecedented step and charged their own ambas...
February 9, 2013
My take: What would Mohammed do about U.S. pastor in Iran?
Published on the CNN
When will Iran’s government and clerics stop running from the truth that their religion – which they call Islam – would be unrecognizable to the Prophet Mohammed?
On the mere allegation that American pastor Saeed Abedini evangelized Christianity, Iran threw him in front of a member of its Revolutionary Court, whom many have called a “hanging judge.”Abedini now faces eight years in prison,which is nothing short of reprehensible, immoral and cowardly.
If Iran’s purpose was to...
