Note: This post--and others down the pipeline--were intended for last Saturday (September 11.) Though I wanted them to correspond with the anniversary of the attacks, the pieces are still relevant, I hope. This first one addresses the "insensitivity argument" and the others will come later this weekend--I hope! Homework may once again get in …
Reflections on 9/11, Part 1
This weekend is a unique one. Today, Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the end of the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, Ramadan. Tomorrow, Americans of all faiths will mourn the ninth anniversary of the attacks on New York and the Pentagon. It seems quite ironic that these two days--arguably the most significant days for …
Democracy Now!’s Islamic center roundtable
My former professor John Esposito, Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison-D, Rabbi Irwin Kula, and Talat Hamdani, mother of a 9/11 victim, discuss the Park 51 project, the plan to build an Islamic center in Manhattan. Their voices and views have been--I believe--intentionally ignored in the mainstream media's coverage of this issue. This is what Democracy Now! does …
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Must watch vid and a birthday wish
Please take the time to watch this video, despite its length. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZpT2Muxoo0&feature=player_embedded. I tend to be a bit of a broken record--posting things related to the rising Islamophobia in our country, especially with this Islamic center issues--but the massive amount of fear-mongering needs to be countered with something, even if my tiny blog can't compete …
A bit disappointed; Jon’s brilliance; and our Sufi allies
A bit disappointed with Brian, Harry, and Barack A segment on tonight's NBC Nightly News urked me a little bit. The segment was about Obama's statements regarding the construction of the Cordoba House in Lower Manhattan, and how Muslims have the same religious rights as anyone else. When introducing the story, Brian Williams describes the …
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JORDAN DENARI DUFFNER 