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Great news coverage - finally setting the record straight and clearing all the lies and misconceptions regarding this incident!
- They weren’t chanting Allah on the plane at all.
- They were accused of having one-way tickets (on the police reports) but they all had round-trip tickets.
- They didn’t pray on the plane - they prayed […]

43rd Annual ISNA Convention
Achieving Balance In Faith, Balance and Community
September 1-4, 2006
ISNA CONVENTION: VIDEOS ONLINE! (isna.tv)
Sessions of Particular Interest include:
First Things First: Understanding the Priorities and Purposes of the Sacred Law
Speakers: Umar F. Abd-Allah , Abdul Hakim Sherman Jackson
Measuring Ourselves: Achieving Personal Balance in an Unbalanced World
Speakers: Mokhtar Maghraoui, Suhaib Webb, Yusuf Z. Kavacki
Achieving […]

Before I post the letter, check out these responses to the letter as collected by Fox News . Here is one example:

Dear Mr. Lunatic,
First let me start by saying that you can go f*** yourself if you think for one second that you meant any of the words that you said to us. Secondly, […]

Source: Middle East Online
By Dr. Muqtedar Khan
Muslims and non-Muslims must not allow a few rotten apples to impose their thoughtless understanding of Islam on others, subvert free societies, distort Islamic teachings and undermine the hope for a harmonious relationship between America and its Muslims, says Muqtedar Khan.
Many Muslim cab drivers in Minneapolis […]

For Lincoln, Also A Day Of Penitence
Source: On Faith (Newsweek/Washington Post)
In 1789, declaring the first national day of thanksgiving, George Washington mentioned, “…the many and signal favors of Almighty God.”
He recommended a day dedicated “to the service of that great and glorious being.” In 1863, when Abraham Lincoln declared what would become an annual Thanksgiving […]

THE STORY OF THANKSGIVING, in the rich MaxSpeak tradition. (Source: Maxspeak.org)
MaxSpeak Summary: the Puritan Christian fundamentalists, of whom the Pilgrims were a subgroup, were murderous, treacherous swine who made a treaty with the indigenous people around Plymouth until they had enough forces to wipe them out. This they later did with smallpox and guns, unless […]

The latest general talk by Shaykh Husain on the importance of working hard.

You have to work hard in everything you do. Beacuse that is what drives your context. See, if you decide that I’m going to work hard at the deen but I’m going to be a lazy person at work - then what’s […]

Tariq Ramadan was recently interviewed by John Humphrys, an atheist who hosts a BBC Radio 4 program where he talks to various religious leaders to supposedly try to restore his faith in God. [Wikipedia]
John Humphrys: They [extremists] claim to find plenty of justification for that in the Qur’an, they will quote you plenty […]

Enjoy!

Lyrics (Source):

Wahdi fi dhulmati layli
Fi wahshati darbi
Hammi yuthqiluni
Dhanbi yu’limuni
Alone, in the darkness of my night
In the loneliness of my path
My worries weigh me down
My sins pain me
Wahdi, ad’uka wa arju
Min dhanbi ashku
Mali siwak
Ana fi himak
Alone, I supplicate to You and I hope
From my sins I complain
I have no one but You
I am at […]

(Props to The Polemicist)
Here is an amazing account of, Nabila Nazli, a Pakistani Mother who risked her own life to save the lives of her five children when a blazing fire destroyed her home here in Brooklyn, NY. (Also check out this NYTimes article).
She’s ‘Supermom’
Son, 10, in awe of her bravery saving family […]

Congratulations to Keith Ellison on becoming the first Muslim to be elected congressman in the United States. This past Tuesday, he won Minnesota’s 5th congressional district in the House of Representatives!
Subhanallah, what a landmark for Muslims not only across the US but across the world. Inshallah he will be the first of many Muslims […]

Cat Stevens returns to music as bridge builder (Reuters)
In a rare interview, Yusuf talked to Billboard in London to explain what brought about the return of the Cat.
Q: Why is the record being released under the name Yusuf rather than Yusuf Islam?
A: Because “Islam” doesn’t have to be sloganized. The second name is like the […]

Here’s a great documentary (source: MR) that follows Native Deen and 786’s trip to the UK this past summer where they were invited to perform for some huge concert. It’s a great look into what goes on behind the scenes when our favorite artists are touring around the world. It also follows two fans […]

Source: MujahideenRyder, others

Mostafa Tabatabainejad, a 23 year old UCLA Student, was repeatedly tazed with a gun after he was unable to produce a university ID at his library.
What happend to him is pathetic to say the least. There is no justification for the UCPD to exert that much aggression towards a student, despite his […]

The Brass Crescent Awards are the unofficial annual Muslim Blog Awards. Last year, Sunnisisters.com won the best blog award, deservedly.
Nominations for the 2006 Brass Crescent Awards end this Friday. And I would like to request that those of you who do regularly read ‘Muslim Blogs’ nominate who you think deserves such recognition.
Some categories this […]