"Traveling While Muslim"
There's a long-standing discussion in the United States about DWB arrests (that "driving while black" is reason enough for the police to pull over a motorist). Now, evidently, this has been expanded to "traveling while Muslim". This story is simultaneously astonishing and sad: "Traveler from

posted 8:28:22pm May. 13, 2013 | read full post »

Prince Rahim Aga Khan Engaged to American Model
According to the Aga Khan Development Network, His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of Shi'a Ismaili Muslims, announced the engagement of his eldest son, Prince Rahim Aga Khan (age 42), to Kendra Spears, (age 24), a model from Seattle, Washington. The date of the marriage has not been set yet. (O

posted 4:07:55am May. 02, 2013 | read full post »

The Tsarnaev family: A faded portrait of an immigrant’s American dream
Marc Fisher, writing in The Washington Post, has penned a thoughtful narrative of the Tsarnaev family's life in the United States. Most interesting, perhaps, is the differing experiences of the two brothers, Ruslan and Anzor (the latter being the father of the accused Boston Marathon bombers, Tam

posted 3:25:59am Apr. 29, 2013 | read full post »

"She Who Tells a Story"
“She Who Tells a Story” introduces the pioneering work of twelve leading women photographers from Iran and the Arab world: Jananne Al-Ani, Boushra Almutawakel, Gohar Dashti, Rana El Nemr, Lalla Essaydi, Shadi Ghadirian, Tanya Habjouqa, Rula Halawani, Nermine Hammam, Rania Matar, Shirin Neshat, a

posted 6:30:53am Apr. 28, 2013 | read full post »

Is the Hijab Worth Fighting Over?
Check out the discussion going on here. In this writer's opinion, if the purpose of the hijab is "female modesty", it should not be worn in non-Muslim majority countries precisely because it calls extra attention to the wearer -- which is the opposite of modest.

posted 6:44:07am Apr. 26, 2013 | read full post »