"I wish to be cremated": On Writing My Un-Islamic Will
It was raining heavily that May morning in 2019.
Islam
New Zealand Attack: On Bridges and Walls
In memory of the horrendous attack at the mosques in New Zealand, a defence of migrants, refugees, and a plea for moderation to confront the extremism that threatens further attacks.
Against Hate: The US Supreme Court, Islam, and Justice in a Xenophobic Age (IV)
Reflections on the Supreme Court during the Trump Presidency as the tattered clothes of National Security conceal the viciousness of partisan politics and xenophobia.
The End of Nationalism?
Kosovo illustrates how nationhood can bring peace and hope to a community in spite of nationalism's legacy of war, historical revisionism, and oppression.
"Make America Hate Again": Islam and the Politics of Presidential Campaigns
“I am Muslim” is now an incomplete sentence, an utterance that must be finessed with a comma and another embedded sentence to mitigate the dismaying associations of the word “Muslim."
SCAR CITY
One week after the bombings in Boston and I still feel the urge to write about this so much.