Kim suddenly started hitting his chest. I thought he had a medical emergency but before I could call the stewardess, he explained that he was just nervous after watching a video about the immigration process before landing in Chicago. Kim is a junior at a high school in South Korea...
Posted October 7, 2011 | g:i A
The first time I visited the offices of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions, I noticed Apple's Macs all over the place. "Some people are trying to change the world!" I thought to myself. Here were individuals committed to engaging otherwise warring religious groups for...
Posted September 12, 2011 | g:i A
Since the tragic day of Sept.11, 2001, Muslim Americans have spent good amount of our time and resources praying, preaching and marching for peace. I feel a slight level of comfort reporting that based on Gallup and PEW surveys, FBI findings and a RAND Corporation report, Muslim Americans are less...
Posted June 26, 2011 | g:i A
You might have seen a government-required sign at a McDonald's restroom telling employees to wash their hands. Muslims do this as a part of living their faith, which is called sharia in Arabic. The Prophet Muhammad also encouraged Muslims to wash their hands before and after eating. Muslim parents raise...
Posted January 7, 2011 | g:i A
I was horrified to read about the New Year's Day bombing that killed 21 worshipers at the Coptic Christian Saints Church in Alexandria, Egypt. I join Muslim scholars around the world who have roundly condemned this act that directly contravenes Islamic teachings.
"Muslims are not only obligated not to...
Posted January 15, 2010 | g:i A
No other country can provide what is most needed right now in Haiti except the US: helicopters.
Helicopters go where there are no roads and the terrain is difficult to maneuver. But the 19 helicopters, which have just arrived, are not enough. Haiti needs 100 helicopters to save lives as...
Posted November 4, 2009 | g:i A
It was way past midnight in Chicago when I was awakened by a phone call. "Congratulations," someone was saying in Hindi, "Indira Gandhi is dead." It took me a while to properly understand what he was saying. He was an Indian, and I was shocked to hear his celebratory tone...
Posted May 30, 2009 | g:i A
President Barack Obama is planning to address Muslims from Egypt. But we American Muslims believe he would have made a better choice by engaging Muslims at home first.
He has been reaching out to Muslims since he took office. He mentioned Muslims in his inauguration speech; he gave his...
Posted May 29, 2009 | g:i A
It is 3 p.m. this Memorial Day.
And I am in a moment of remembrance.
I don't know much about the World Wars except through history books and can only relate to them in a distant way.
But I know of soldiers in Afghanistan, and other places....
Posted May 18, 2009 | g:i A
The Afghan Tragedy Continues After 30 Years
According to the CIA World Factbook, an Afghan's life expectancy is merely 44 years.
That's 20 to 30 years less than neighboring Pakistan and all other surrounding countries. It is just one result of the ongoing devastation in that country.
The...
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