islam

What was the spiritual harvest of the month of fasting, prayer, deep reflection, and discipline?

Four New York Muslims take the anniversary of 9/11 to reflect on piety and patriotism, on sharing classrooms and rituals of community life, on the courage and goodness of New Yorkers, and on the horrific event that has shaped a generation of American Muslim life.

We must listen to our neighbors.

The Week in Religion, Poetically.

Despite condemnation by evangelicals and others, the utter ordinariness of demeaning Islam persists.

Let me be honest. I am not big on this idea of God as the fulfiller of our requisition lists.

Alright evangelical and/or fundamentalist pundits* opposed to the Ground Zero mosque, whom art thou? Are thee the faithful praying/hoping/waiting for the imminent return of Christ or are thee like the believers in Ephesus who forsook their first love in the name of zealotry (Revelation…

His opponents are playing Six Degrees of Bin Laden, Sherroding, smearcasting, and other ugly games.

Many commenters are proving the Pew Poll right: we know very little about Islam.

Obama has proposed working with like-minded Muslims, through nations and networks, to build partnerships. Though it’s an awkward place for an American president to stand—because it could backfire. The last time we helped develop a network of Muslims who came together for common cause, it got messy; al Qaeda emerged from the bloody aftermath.