I’m trying to write my New Year’s resolution and I’m finding it really hard. I have one million things that I wish I can do and one million things I wish I can change this year. Still, I need to be realistic and work on a doable list for 2010.

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          Whenever an expat writes a piece in which he criticizes “us”, we get angry and suggest to him that if he doesn’t like it here he can leave! His response, usually, is that we need to get educated about constructive

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Why do we get attacked each time we talk about women’s issues in Islam and be called “westernized”, thus giving the west the credit for freeing women? Why can’t “Islam” and “feminism” be in one sentence? I say let them accuse us of

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Commongroundnews.org has recently published the following article. I repost it here as I feel it complements my previous post “Why is the intolerance?” This article touches on one of the most dangerous misinterpretations of Qur’anic verses, in

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Rethink and reevaluate your stereotypes of others before attempting to fight their stereotypes of you.  Open up your eyes and heart to the different interpretations of any point before arguing your position. Try to look at life through others’ len

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