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A mother’s dream, an American dream and gold star parents
I sat there observing Mr Khizr Khan. He appeared like all the uncles I had grown up with, relatable and authentic.
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This is how American Muslims feel about Trump running for president
“As an immigrant and especially as a Muslim immigrant, I am very apprehensive of the day Trump is elected!”
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Explaining Bakra Eid to a foreigner: “Why do you people sacrifice animals?”
Eidul Azha is not just for Muslims; it is for every member of the Abrahamic family including Jews and Christians.
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Why is Aylan Kurdi’s tragic death satire worthy, Charlie Hebdo?
There were many other ways to show satire marking the Syrian refugee crisis, but this was not the way to do it.
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Why did we have to rely on Brandon Stanton or Kim Driver to portray us positively?
Why do we need the western media to portray us positively? Why can’t we do it ourselves?
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Circumcision – a cultural norm or a religious duty?
Circumcision is a parental decision, but is it the right thing to do if the child has matured to a certain age?
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Preserving immigrant Islam
"It was embarrassing to explain why I didn’t wear shorts in PE, why I was fasting, why I did not drink or eat...
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Islam would never allow Farkhunda to be lynched
This cannot be my Islam, a word meaning peace cannot condone violence and bloodshed and burning alive of fellow humans
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Pakistan, the Pied Piper to our children
Today, the children of Pakistan are paying the ultimate price by disappearing into an abyss, an unpromising future.
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Do men play their role as fathers?
He let his two-year-old wailing and traumatised son sit on the toilet for some 90 minutes and refused to wash him.