So, I wrote the other week about how we should be open to learning from other faiths and cultures… AND… I reposted a few pieces about The Taqwacores… so… here’s the sermo… more →
either way, we can drive all night...wrote 1 month ago: I just finished reading Michael Muhammad Knight’s latest book, Tripping With Allah: Islam, Dru … more →
wrote 1 month ago: (This originally posted a couple of months ago!) I hate hate! If there is one thing that truly bring … more →
wrote 1 month ago: This is not exactly a review, but more of a discussion. It originally appeared one of my old blogs, … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Famous converts to Islam Last night I came across an article about white, converts to Islam b … more →
wrote 2 months ago: So, I wrote the other week about how we should be open to learning from other faiths and cultures … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Originally posted 11/15/11… Religion is always a hot button issue and in today’s social climat … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I hate hate! If there is one thing that truly brings forth a feeling of rage in me, it’s hatre … more →
wrote 3 months ago: … and I haven’t. Forgive me, please. Ok, so that’s out of the way. As I sit and ty … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Two white boys changed everything. But wait. Let me back up and tell you the story. This past year h … more →
wrote 4 months ago: From Wikipedia: The Taqwacores is the debut novel by Michael Muhammad Knight, depicting a fictitious … more →
wrote 5 months ago: For years now, people have been complaining about how the Saudi government is ruining Mecca with its … more →
wrote 7 months ago: The mythology of “America” kills many, many more people today than any myth of “Islam.” Should the m … more →
wrote 8 months ago: THE INNOCENCE OF WHITE PEOPLE, POPPING THE MARKS ~ Michael Muhammad Knight. So I’ve just received an … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Today we dove into the crazy world of Islamic punk, particularly its iteration as taqwacore. Have a … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Yeah, I know what you mean. However some of his actual research is pretty solid. It’s a mixed … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Hussein Rashid reviews Michael Muhammad Knight’s Why I Am a Five Percenter in Religion Dispatc … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I wear his face on my lapel pin. Allah “Who is that?” a desi kid asked me outside the mosque. I poin … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The following is excerpted from Why I am a Five Percenter, available from Penguin Books. DON’T GET M … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Punk Rock Muslims? In Buffalo? A lot of times art imitates life. Sometimes life imitates art. And so … more →