A moving article from Bart Ehrman who teaches in the area. From his blog. As probably all of you know, we have experienced a heart-wrenching tragedy here in Chapel Hill, as three young, happy, and good Muslim students were murdered… Read More ›
News
Today: commemorations held over the 25,000 people deliberately incinerated
Today commemorations are taking place in Germany to mark the 70th anniversary of the ‘bombing’ of Dresden. Over 25,000 people died in the British and American slaughter, which created a firestorm that left 33 sq km (12 sq miles) of the… Read More ›
Adam Deen: confronting the dark side
Interview on extremism – Talk Radio Europe. Adam founded the highly prestigious Deen Institute based in the UK. As always, Deen offers pertinent observations on the challenges facing the Muslim Ummah from ‘puritanical’ Muslims and Wahhabism.
Muslim Public Affairs Council statement
We are deeply horrified by the news of Muath al-Kaseasbeh, a Jordanian military pilot, being burned alive by ISIS while confined in a cage. We can find no words to express the depth of sadness that we feel. We stand… Read More ›
American Sniper illustrates the west’s morality blind spots
excellent article reblogged from the Guardian Say what you like about the film American Sniper, and people have, you have to admire its clarity. It’s about killing. There is no moral arc; no anguish about whether the killing is necessary… Read More ›
Don’t mess with this Pope
ont mess
Have I been misunderstanding the concept of freedom of speech?
rebogged from The Intercept France arrests a comedian for his Facebook comments, showing the sham of the West’s “free speech” celebration. Forty-eight hours after hosting a massive march under the banner of free expression, France opened a criminal investigation of a… Read More ›
I’m forwarding this as received. Make up your own minds…
Freedom of Speech in France: For the Powerful, By the Powerful, With the Powerful Leaving aside closer to home; allied British and American Troops repeatedly bombing and killing Al-Jazeera journalists, locking up Moazzam Begg for exposing British collaboration with the… Read More ›
Blogging theology: a new direction
Salam, today I start a new blog that will engage with the following subjects: * what it means to be Muslim in the West; * an emphasis on spirituality/sufism * responding to current affairs. I will no longer be polemically engaged against other religions. This… Read More ›
Blogging Theology 