With New York's Archbishop Timothy Dolan's elevation to Cardinal, Catholics and many who live alongside Catholics are hoping that the good works of the Church will grow. During the season of Lent, when Catholics deepen their connection with Jesus, and this lunar month when Muslims celebrate Prophet Muhammad's birth, my...
(10) Comments | Posted January 26, 2012 | 12:04 PM
One of Aesop's less well-known fables narrates the story of dolphins that were friendly to humans and helped to save an entire crew of Greeks whose ship was wrecked off the coast of Piraeus. The dolphins took the shipwrecked people on their backs and swam with them to shore. The...
(19) Comments | Posted October 13, 2011 | 1:01 PM
With the passing of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, another 10th year commemoration is upon us: the war in Afghanistan. It is a somber reminder that the United States has been caught in a cycle of retribution that is likely to extend long into the coming decade. At the local...
(53) Comments | Posted August 31, 2011 | 4:26 PM
Last week, a troubling piece of news came to the fore, announcing the NYPD's initiative to promote security through a wide surveillance of New York's Muslims and community institutions. Some of the City's Muslim leaders acted swiftly, questioning the constitutionality of such monitoring. The Police Commissioner...
(157) Comments | Posted August 12, 2011 | 6:10 PM
"Urgent," the message read:
"ATTIRE GUIDELINES AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE: The World Trade Center site is an active construction site. Please read the following guidelines carefully. These rules are strictly enforced by on-site security personnel and you may be denied access if they are not followed."
At...
(399) Comments | Posted April 12, 2011 | 7:00 PM
In the past decade, we have seen too many instances of violent extremism in the name of Islam. Always, there is a response from Muslims condemning it. However, the condemnation has rarely been heard.
Endorsing their support for an anti-war rally on April 9, 100 imams and Muslim leaders...
(852) Comments | Posted August 31, 2010 | 9:51 PM
As an American Muslim and a mother about to send my child to a high school located just blocks from Ground Zero, I am taken aback by protests around the country about the building of mosques -- the sacred and solemn spaces that I and my family seek out to...
(6) Comments | Posted February 27, 2012 | 5:20 PM