“Including over 200 Other Muslims”

In the video below, Bill Clinton confronts a “9/11 was an inside job” person. The hijackers maniacs murdered over 3,000 Americans - including 200 other Muslims - and have continued to murder and maim for all these years since then:

Couldn’t agree more

Why Tell These Stories?

The reason I believe that it is good to tell stories like the ones I have told and the ones related here is so that the people coming behind us will not have to go through the same things that many of us had to go through. I really feel optimistic that we are headed [...]

Greed Can Make You Blind

Especially if you fall for this one.
Like many of you, I’ve gotten a number of emails from Nigeria claiming to have millions of dollars in free cash that they want to deposit into my bank account. All I have to do is give them my account number and password and whatever. However, today some scam [...]

Program of US Muslim History

I have previously mentioned that many programs are in the works to tell the story of Muslims here in the United States.  One such program will be on Saturday, February, 23rd 2008 from 12:00PM – 9:00PM as the Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center.
The afternoon will feature a walking tour of the American Islamic Heritage Museum [...]

On Obama and Change

Caroline Kennedy said in the NY Times about Barack Obama:
I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them. But for the first time, I believe I have found the man who could be that president — not just for me, but for a new generation [...]

Discover Engineering Family Day…

…at the National Building Museum in DC will be on February 16, 2008. The Building Museum has many nice events for children throughout the year. Click here for more information. It is part of Engineer’s Week

What is “The Kool-Aid”?

Dead Bodies surrounding the “punch bowl” of poisoned grape Kool-Aid (actually Flavor Aid) laced with potassium cyanide
I’ve gotten several emails asking me about the “No Kool-Aid Web-Ring: I Don’t Drink It” logo on the right.
“Drinking the Kool-Aid” usually refers to blindly following of a line of (indefensible) arguments without thinking them through. They refuse any [...]

Hijab Perception

An interesting post by a sister here in the DC area on the public perception of those who wear the hijab.
Some of the findings she posted:
A woman who wears hijab is perceived as older; more likely to be married (by 34%); more likely to be a devoted wife (by 25%) and good mother (by 12%); [...]

Recording History for American Muslim Generations

I mentioned in a previous post that several projects are being undertaken to record and teach some of the history of the Muslims in America. Some of you may be fuming and wondering: “Why on earth would they do something like that??”. Well the short answer is that history is a learning tool. We can [...]

Girls Hitting Puberty at 3?!

According to this article they are

GIRLS are starting to hit puberty at the age of THREE.
Shocked doctors blame hormones in food and water for some British toddlers showing signs of breast growth.
Other pre-school youngsters even experience periods that normally start in their teens – and have temper tantrums [...]